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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Jacques Coquillay
L’aube
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 75 x 44 x 37 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 17.3 x 14.6 inch
$13,571 $12,214
Les vignes de Montmartre
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,696
Loguivy- de-la-Mer
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,809
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Jacques Coquillay
Painting - 65 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,166
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
The little self made man
Víctor Hugo Yáñez Piña
Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.1 x 4.3 inch
$5,428
Tanner Rhines
Bella's Last Adventure
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 17.78 x 12.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 5 inch
$679
Glass House
Tanner Rhines
Fine Art Drawings - 75.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 40 inch
$33,927
Thomas Dellert
Frida her life art and loves
Thomas Dellert
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$4,071
Fire Dance or Le sacre de Printemps
Thomas Dellert
Print - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,280
Vincent van Gogh The Sun catcher
Thomas Dellert
Painting - 191 x 161 x 10 cm Painting - 75.2 x 63.4 x 3.9 inch
$24,880
Titanic mini museum
Thomas Dellert
Sculpture - 165 x 120 x 10 cm Sculpture - 65 x 47.2 x 3.9 inch
$8,482
No more war (Anti War Art)
Thomas Dellert
Print - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,714
Target the fist of Muhammad Ali
Thomas Dellert
Print - 90 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,524
F the President... I did (Election 2020 Poster 1)
Thomas Dellert
Print - 70 x 150 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,750
Growing up with Coca Cola. after a work by James Rosenquist
Thomas Dellert
Print - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,750
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Buste Antique
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 14 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch
$1,583
Visual attraction
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 83 x 50 x 6 cm Painting - 32.7 x 19.7 x 2.4 inch
$2,714
What you see
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 55 x 65 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,174
Historical urbanity
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,262
Fragment de Buste Antique
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 14 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 5.5 inch
$1,470
New York - Back to the big white apple
Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,036
Lidia Kostanek
Femme fontaine
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 63 x 34 x 34 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 13.4 x 13.4 inch
$8,821
Nénuphar
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 20 x 23 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 9.1 x 7.9 inch
Price upon request
Jardin Intérieur
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 34 x 25 x 21 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 9.8 x 8.3 inch
Price upon request
Sainte Agathe
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 29 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
Price upon request
La cuirasse
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 42 x 33 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 13 x 7.1 inch
Price upon request
Majeur
Lidia Kostanek
Sculpture - 49 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
Price upon request
Alberto Blanchart
Vador Graffiti
Alberto Blanchart
Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 15.7 inch
$1,809
Stormtrooper Graffiti
Alberto Blanchart
Sculpture - 79 x 30 x 28 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 11.8 x 11 inch
$2,149
Wagon Graffiti
Alberto Blanchart
Sculpture - 12.5 x 48 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 18.9 x 4.1 inch
$2,149
Vador Graffiti
Alberto Blanchart
Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 15.7 inch
$1,809 $1,628
Antoine Dufilho
Porsche 992 -MÉTAL BRUT Microbillé
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 20 x 85 x 38 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 33.5 x 15 inch
$28,271
Porsche 992 - Black
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 17 x 85 x 38 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 33.5 x 15 inch
$28,271
Porshe Carrera GT
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 70 x 30 x 18 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 11.8 x 7.1 inch
$28,272
Formula One Blue
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 17 x 85 x 38 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 33.5 x 15 inch
$28,272
Porsche 911 Mate
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 16 x 33 x 76 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 13 x 29.9 inch
$20,356
Ferrari 250 GTO ST Noire
Antoine Dufilho
Sculpture - 17 x 80 x 36 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 31.5 x 14.2 inch
$24,880
Claude Gilli
Table - Paysage dans un nuage
Claude Gilli
Design - 70 x 60 x 65 cm Design - 27.6 x 23.6 x 25.6 inch
$10,178
Whatshisname
Popek Black Porcelain Edition
Whatshisname
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 6.7 inch
$1,696
Jeff Balloonski junior ( Rouge )
Whatshisname
Sculpture - 15 x 5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 2 x 3.1 inch
$486
Marcus Egli
Richard Di Rosa (dit Buddy)
La main au Pompon
Richard Di Rosa (dit Buddy)
Sculpture - 98 x 60 x 46 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 23.6 x 18.1 inch
$8,482
Les jumeaux
Richard Di Rosa (dit Buddy)
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 3 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,958