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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Paolo Ambrosio
Old man with dog 2011
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 90 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,800
Il vestito è al servizio del corpo, 2020
Paolo Ambrosio
Sculpture - 99 x 46 x 22 cm Sculpture - 39 x 18.1 x 8.7 inch
€3,000
Modella, 1975
Paolo Ambrosio
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
€117
Senza titolo 1981
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,700
Canto degli spiriti sull'acqua 1984
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,900
Trasparenze incerte 1987
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€900
Respiri di una notte d'estate. 1981
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€1,900
Carl Jaunay
Lectrice assise sur bord de livre Love
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€2,400
Lectrice sur bord de livre Elle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,400
Couple cœur à la main sur socle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 29 x 8 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.1 x 3.5 inch
€990
Sabrina Seck
The Other Side
Sabrina Seck
Painting - 200 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€15,500 €12,400
Inga Makarova
Welcome to Cabaret
Inga Makarova
Fine Art Drawings - 114 x 74 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 44.9 x 29.1 x 0 inch
€3,600
Ex Boyfriends (Blue)
Inga Makarova
Painting - 168 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 66.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
€5,800
Ex Boyfriends (Black)
Inga Makarova
Painting - 167 x 134 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65.7 x 52.8 x 1 inch
€5,800
Gardani Art
Zebra in turquoise, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Gardani Art
Painting - 119.4 x 99.1 x 1.8 cm Painting - 47 x 39 x 0.7 inch
€1,738
Marilyn Butterfly, Unique Wall Sculpture,
Gardani Art
Sculpture - 86.4 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 2 inch
€4,539
All we need is Love
Gardani Art
Painting - 96.5 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 38 x 36 x 1.5 inch
€2,897
Rainy sketch, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Gardani Art
Painting - 79.8 x 54.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 21.5 x 2 inch
€2,511
Queen Elizabeth II, Original painting on canvas, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Gardani Art
Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 3.8 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 1.5 inch
€5,987
Wrapped with Chanel Red
Gardani Art
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 inch
€3,380
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
La Línea Roja, From the La Luz series
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Sculpture - 24.9 x 65.8 x 65.8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 25.9 x 25.9 inch
€1,835
Fire
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 74.9 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 1 inch
€1,931
Composición con Herramientas. Triptych
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 40.6 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 35 x 1 inch
€1,545
Hue, Saturation and Lightness, Painting wall installations.
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 129.8 x 38.9 x 2.8 cm Painting - 51.1 x 15.3 x 1.1 inch
€1,738
Red tone cube in human scale
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 167.6 x 78.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 66 x 31 x 2 inch
€1,931
Black glitter bucket
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€966
Blue tone cube
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€966
Untitled
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€676
Ralph Posset
Meltdown - Black structure
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 23 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.9 x 2 inch
€850
Meltdown- Resistance
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 29 x 22 x 4 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,000
Meltdown - Building Metropolis
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 27 x 24 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 2.4 inch
€1,000
Meltdown- Another brick on the wall (red)
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 12 x 9 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.6 inch
€400
Meltdown - Bronze delight
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
€900
Meltdown - Stairway to hell
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 29 x 30 x 4 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Meltdown - Green and pink
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 22 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.9 x 2 inch
€900
Sarkis Sislian
Installation 1
Sarkis Sislian
Sculpture - 60.5 x 60.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 23.8 x 6.7 inch
€3,360
Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Assembler Naranja N°1
Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3.1 inch
€966
Assembler Naranja N°3
Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3.5 inch
€966
La Gota Fría
Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Sculpture - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3 cm Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 1.2 inch
€966
Assembler Gris
Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Sculpture - 52 x 52 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 20.5 x 6.3 inch
€966
Roy van der Laars
The Godfather
Roy van der Laars
Sculpture - 112 x 120 x 30 cm Sculpture - 44.1 x 47.2 x 11.8 inch
€4,950
Luxury love table
Roy van der Laars
Design - 70 x 30 x 40 cm Design - 27.6 x 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€6,500
Love grenade gold
Roy van der Laars
Sculpture - 43 x 20 x 9 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch
€875
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Waiting (hope)
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 135 x 115 x 1 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch
€5,000
Waiting (Mother & Child)
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€5,000
Family portrait 3
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 180 x 310 x 1 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 122 x 0.4 inch
€9,000
The bookshelf
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 145 x 130 x 1 cm Sculpture - 57.1 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
€4,500
Nostalgia 2
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 150 x 125 x 1 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
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Untitled 1
Kirubel Melke Alemu
Sculpture - 147 x 147 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 57.9 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Jean-Marc Calvet
Les vieux Amants
Jean-Marc Calvet
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
Nous nous sommes tant aimés
Jean-Marc Calvet
Painting - 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
€5,200