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
$2,775
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
$4,995
Chirurgie plastique en pratique
Julien Wolf
Sculpture - 36 x 25 x 23 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.8 x 9.1 inch
$4,329
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
$316
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
$2,775
Miss Bomb - Camp-belle's bleu & jaune
Dom'One
Sculpture - 71 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 13 inch
$2,775
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
$2,164
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Les signes de l'ame 4
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 103 x 62 x 3 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,884
Cartographies Humaines
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 46.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 18.3 inch
$1,609
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
$14,430
La Mémoire du Monde 2
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 98 x 78 x 20 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 30.7 x 7.9 inch
$8,880
À l'intérieur de nous
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 158 x 107 x 4 cm Painting - 62.2 x 42.1 x 1.6 inch
$7,548
Traversées de L'existence
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Painting - 111 x 119 x 4 cm Painting - 43.7 x 46.9 x 1.6 inch
$6,105
Biomorphisme et Ancestralité
Hyacinthe Ouattara
Sculpture - 500 x 400 x 2 cm Sculpture - 196.9 x 157.5 x 0.8 inch
$21,089
Vincent Duchêne
Minion Tomato Soup
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 29 x 14 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.5 x 7.5 inch
$1,276
Minion Tomato Soup Campbells
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 20 x 7 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.4 inch
$832
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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Minion Keith Haring
Vincent Duchêne
Sculpture - 20 x 17 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.7 x 2.8 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
$16,650
Happiness Music Dinner
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 109 x 222 x 0.5 cm Photography - 42.9 x 87.4 x 0.2 inch
$38,849
Make your Choice
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 57 x 135 x 0.5 cm Photography - 22.4 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch
$15,540
No Gluttony Here
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 114 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 44.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$18,248
No Lust Here
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 120 x 114 x 5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 44.9 x 2 inch
$18,248
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
$19,979
Goddess of oxygen
Philippe Shangti
Photography - 114 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 44.9 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$30,524
Awa Seni Camara
Lieven D'Haese
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
$9,879
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
$5,217
The special hole
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 38 x 16.5 x 13.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.5 x 5.3 inch
$5,383
The visionary (Small)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,663
The visionary II (Small)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 33 x 21 x 24 cm Sculpture - 13 x 8.3 x 9.4 inch
$3,663
IIXV Walking (Small)
Lieven D'Haese
Sculpture - 30 x 27 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.6 x 6.7 inch
$3,663
Tulio Pinto
Cumplicidade#29 - AP1
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 140 x 44 x 96 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 17.3 x 37.8 inch
$38,849
Corner situation
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 210 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch
$23,309
Cumplicidade#25
Tulio Pinto
Sculpture - 95 x 110 x 140 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 43.3 x 55.1 inch
$33,299
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
$1,221
Jaillissement
Adrienne Jalbert
Painting - 228 x 129 x 4 cm Painting - 89.8 x 50.8 x 1.6 inch
$15,540
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
$1,110
Electronic Orange (AJ23)
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 23 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch
$3,219
Sphère aux perles
Adrienne Jalbert
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$7,770