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.
Discover the styles & movements
Pawel Borzym
Sange
Quand il faut y aller, il faut y aller
Sange
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,101
Tatsuhiro Ide
Nite Nite (White)
Tatsuhiro Ide
Sculpture - 30 x 25.9 x 26.9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.2 x 10.6 inch
$5,500
Christophe Ruiz
Horizon Carbone (3)
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Horizon Carbone (7)
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Fragment Carbone (6)
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Horizon Carbone (1)
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
Horizon Carbone (2)
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,011
AC 5
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Fluctuatio 3
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 12.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 5.5 x 1.8 inch
$1,730
Woman Touring the Cosmos
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,894
Granite venus
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 27.5 x 8 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.8 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch
$2,104
Carpe Diem
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 16 x 14 x 6 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 5.5 x 2.4 inch
$3,228
Fluctuatio 2
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 16 x 12.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 4.9 x 2.2 inch
$2,895
Cyclops Queen
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Painting - 40 x 113 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 44.5 x 1.4 inch
$4,560
I am the Walrus
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 57 x 107 x 30 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 42.1 x 11.8 inch
$7,557
Amor & Venus Natura
Ezu Zapata Urrutiabeascoa
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 6 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch
$3,895
Eddy Firmin
Se faire maître (Couteau de précision)
Eddy Firmin
Sculpture - 30.5 x 26.7 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 12 x 10.5 x 9 inch
$2,247
Signe émotionnel Pays/Culture
Eddy Firmin
Print - 124.5 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 49 x 33 x 1 inch
$3,933
Signe émotionnel Culture/Protection
Eddy Firmin
Sculpture - 68.6 x 68.6 x 43.2 cm Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 17 inch
$5,169
Se faire maître (Boîte à outils)
Eddy Firmin
Sculpture - 33 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm Sculpture - 13 x 14 x 13.5 inch
$5,618
Se faire maître (Moine)
Eddy Firmin
Sculpture - 38.1 x 25.4 x 26.7 cm Sculpture - 15 x 10 x 10.5 inch
$3,371
Alex Radionov
Ballerina on a cube
Alex Radionov
Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch
$6,293
Stefanoiu Vasile
Lesson about the cube
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 40 x 23 x 14 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.1 x 5.5 inch
$2,247
Orpheus and Eurydice
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 77 x 46 x 12 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 18.1 x 4.7 inch
$11,237
Contemporary man
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 65 x 87 x 47 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 34.3 x 18.5 inch
$6,742
The flight wing
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 70 x 37 x 28 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 14.6 x 11 inch
$1,686
Hydro erosion
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
$5,057
Water and fire
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 41 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$2,809
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Réverbération Mandarine
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 69 x 65 x 68 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 25.6 x 26.8 inch
$9,349
Vol de Nuit
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$4,178
Nocturnal Passages
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Painting - 216 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 85 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,178
Reveiller White
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 82 x 74 x 79 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 29.1 x 31.1 inch
$12,066
Kénose Perle
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 67 x 34 x 34 cm Sculpture - 26.4 x 13.4 x 13.4 inch
$69,679
Eclairage Smoke
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 52 x 43 x 48 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 16.9 x 18.9 inch
$6,763
Eclairage Rouge II
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 55 x 38 x 46 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 15 x 18.1 inch
$6,763
Chrysalis
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 40 x 42 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 16.5 x 15.7 inch
$17,968
John Westbay
Picnic of Grandmas
John Westbay
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,000