Sculptors
A sculptor is someone who creates sculptures. The broad term 'sculptor' does not only apply to artists, it can also be used in non-artistic contexts. For example, it may refer to someone working on a restoration site or creating replicas of existing sculptures. For a sculptor to also be defined as an artist, there needs to be a sense of artistic intention behind the objects they create. This person can be a professional or an amateur.
Sculpture is considered a major artistic discipline in the same way as painting. Some sculptors only work in the medium of sculpture while other artists have a multidisciplinary approach.
A sculptor seeks to create three-dimensional shapes out of one or several media. Sculptors can choose from a variety of materials for their sculptures. Some of the most frequently used media include stone (marble, granite etc), concrete, cement, wood and clay (which is used to create terracotta sculptures). Artists can also use metal to create sculptures, bronze has historically been the most commonly used but nowadays, sculptors can also choose aluminum or even steel.
Contemporary practices and technical developments have led to a growing diversity of materials being available for sculptors to use. Contemporary sculpture therefore uses a wider range of materials than modern sculpture did. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see artworks made of resin, glass or a combination of several different materials. Artists may also use new technologies such as 3D printers to help them create works.
Over the course of the history of sculpture, there have been a many different types of sculptures and artists have developed numerous techniques for creating three dimensional works.
In relief sculpture, the sculpted form stays attached to the background made of the same material. If the carving is shallow then the work is referred to as a bas-relief. If there is some undercutting and more of 50% of the depth is shown, the work is sculptured in high relief.
If a sculpture is described as in the round or free-standing, it means that the work is detached from the background, in the majority of cases this means that the viewer to walk around it and admire it from all angles.
A key basic distinction is sculpture is the contrast between modeling and carving. Modeling is an additive technique which creates forms by adding more material. This is more flexible for sculptors as they can generally add or subtract the material as they please, for example as they would when using clay. Carving is a subtractive method; the sculptor removes material from a solid block of material, for example wood or marble, to reveal the desired shape.
Some of the greatest artists in the history of sculpture include: Michelangelo, Antoine-Louis Barye, Rembrandt Bugatti, Camille Claudel, Auguste Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Cesar, Arman, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Richard Orlinski and Christophe Charbonnel.
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Julien Wolf
Terrasse Théâtre
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
€2,500
Essuie-tout en panne
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€4,500
Chirurgie plastique en pratique
Julien Wolf
Sculpture - 36 x 25 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch
€3,900
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Don't want to hear it
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
€285
Running out from the clouds
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 inch
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The Orchestra
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 29 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
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Dom'One
Miss Bomb - Camp-belle's Yellow anger
Dom'One
Sculpture - 71 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 13 inch
€2,500
Miss Bomb - Camp-belle's bleu & jaune
Dom'One
Sculpture - 71 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 13 inch
€2,500
Miss Cherry Wealth will come NB
Dom'One
Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€1,950
Hyacinthe Ouattara
En observant la Lune
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch
€5,000
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
€1,450
Corpus sous la neffe le mouvements des âmes est un signe de l'âme
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 400 x 300 x 10 cm Sculpture - 157.5 x 118.1 x 3.9 inch
€13,000
La Mémoire du Monde 2
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 98 x 78 x 20 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 30.7 x 7.9 inch
€8,000
À l'intérieur de nous
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 158 x 107 x 4 cm Painting - 62.2 x 42.1 x 1.6 inch
€6,800
Traversées de L'existence
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 111 x 119 x 4 cm Painting - 43.7 x 46.9 x 1.6 inch
€5,500
Biomorphisme et Ancestralité
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 500 x 400 x 2 cm Sculpture - 196.9 x 157.5 x 0.8 inch
€19,000
Vincent Duchêne
Minion Tomato Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 7.5 inch
€1,150
Minion Tomato Soup Campbells
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 20 x 7 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.4 inch
€750
Minion Campbell's Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 21 x 19 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.5 x 3.9 inch
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Minion Tomato Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 19 x 12 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.7 x 6.7 inch
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Philippe Shangti
No prostitution Here Geisha
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
€15,000
Happiness Music Dinner
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 109 x 222 x 0.5 cm Photography - 42.9 x 87.4 x 0.2 inch
€35,000
Make your Choice
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 57 x 135 x 0.5 cm Photography - 22.4 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch
€14,000
No Gluttony Here
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 114 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 44.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€16,440
No Lust Here
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 120 x 114 x 5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 44.9 x 2 inch
€16,440
Welcome On Board Rolls Royce
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
€18,000
Goddess of oxygen
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 114 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 44.9 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€27,500
Awa Seni Camara
Lieven D'Haese
Conversation with a tree after a night out in spring
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
€9,900
IIXV (New size with socle)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 148 x 55 x 50 cm Sculpture - 58.3 x 21.7 x 19.7 inch
€8,900
Consulting is an external memory
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 32 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
€4,700
The special hole
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 38 x 16.5 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.5 x 5.3 inch
€4,850
The visionary (Small)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
€3,300
The visionary II (Small)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 33 x 21 x 24 cm Sculpture - 13 x 8.3 x 9.4 inch
€3,300
Tulio Pinto
Complicity #34
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 68 x 150 x 150 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 59.1 x 59.1 inch
€32,000
Cumplicidade#25
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 95 x 110 x 140 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 43.3 x 55.1 inch
€30,000
Corner situation
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 210 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch
€21,000
Cumplicidade#29 - AP1
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 140 x 44 x 96 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 17.3 x 37.8 inch
€35,000
Emma Levine
Adrienne Jalbert
Spirale Spin 'AJ57)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
€1,100
Jaillissement
Adrienne Jalbert
Painting - 228 x 129 x 4 cm Painting - 89.8 x 50.8 x 1.6 inch
€14,000
Silk Sticks (AJ58)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 14.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 inch
€1,000
Electronic Orange (AJ23)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch
€2,900
Sphère aux perles
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€7,000