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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Emre
Good Boy Jeff - Green patina (1)
Emre
Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€18,000
André Guillarmain
Escaliers bleus
André Guillarmain
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Escaliers tentaculaires
André Guillarmain
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Irina Drozd
Mehnoush Modonpour
Ignorance #1
Mehnoush Modonpour
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 24 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 9.4 inch
€1,300
Mahsa and the lion
Mehnoush Modonpour
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.6 inch
€880
Irakli Tsuladze
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Love Meeples
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
€250
Love Colors
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€250
Saw Keith haring
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Painting - 12 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 4.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€300
Henri Iglésis
Petit Bonhomme Rose F1
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 49 x 34 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 13.4 x 7.9 inch
€2,000
Petit Bonhomme Bleu Mat F2
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 72 x 54 x 23 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 21.3 x 9.1 inch
€3,000
Petit Bonhomme Orange
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 73 x 54 x 15 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 21.3 x 5.9 inch
€3,200
Petit Bonhomme Bleu
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 73 x 54 x 15 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 21.3 x 5.9 inch
€3,500
Big teddy rouge brillant
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 85 x 70 x 21 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 8.3 inch
Price upon request
Petit Bonhomme inox poli miroir F2
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 25 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch
Price upon request
Petit bonhomme rouge Basquiat
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 78 x 54 x 12 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 21.3 x 4.7 inch
Price upon request
Petit Bonhomme rose F2
Henri Iglésis
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 25 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch
Price upon request
Blaise Simon Balazs
1985 Sculpture Cubintra
Blaise Simon Balazs
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,950
1987 Cubintra Variation XVI
Blaise Simon Balazs
Painting - 29.5 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,150
1985 Oiseau Bird Saint John Perse
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 28 x 38 x 0.5 cm Print - 11 x 15 x 0.2 inch
€650
Vallées illuminées 1987 Enlightened Valleys
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 28 x 38 x 0.5 cm Print - 11 x 15 x 0.2 inch
€750
Mélancolie Melancoly Souvenirs de Slovenia Memories
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 30 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
€950 €475
1987 Poésie Une robe rigide Poetry
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 31.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
€650
1987 PARIS Cubintra Art et Communication
Blaise Simon Balazs
Print - 22 x 14 x 0.5 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.2 inch
€750
Efi Mashiah
Penny Face 'James Dean'
Efi Mashiah
Painting - 190.5 x 160 x 12.7 cm Painting - 75 x 63 x 5 inch
Sold
Large White Rolls Royce
Efi Mashiah
Sculpture - 36.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 14.5 x 3 x 3 inch
Sold
Babette Degraeve
Jongetje met hond (Little boy with dog)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 20 x 8 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.1 x 4.3 inch
€875
Klimmend mannetje
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 90 x 75 x 45 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 29.5 x 17.7 inch
€8,750
Kleine pup met krulstaartje (Small pup with curly tail)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 12 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
€750
Bronzen Knuffel VI (Stuffed animal VI)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch
€1,375
Kleine kijkende pup
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 11 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch
€750
Zenoy
Untitled (Multi) Drawing
Zenoy
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.75 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
€2,041
Alexander Sviyazov
School Child
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 30.5 x 18 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 12 x 7.1 x 4.9 inch
€5,500
Granny Shura
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 55.5 x 31 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 21.9 x 12.2 x 7.7 inch
€11,000
Tipsy Holiday
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 31.5 x 21 x 18.3 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 8.3 x 7.2 inch
€7,000
A Man with a Cock
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 53 x 37.5 x 35 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 14.8 x 13.8 inch
€8,500
A Man leaned against the Water Column
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 45 x 51 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 20.1 x 9.1 inch
€7,000
The River Barysh
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 41 x 24.5 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.6 x 6.9 inch
€8,000
A Man with a Rake, Hayfield
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
€6,500