Resin sculpture

In sculpture, as in other arts, several distinct sub-genres can be identified throughout history and continents. We can mention wood sculpture, nude sculpture, bronze sculpture, animal sculpture, or resin sculpture. The genre of sculpture is fundamentally characterized either by the themes of its castings or by the material used.

The use of resin as a medium is relatively recent in the history of art. It was not until the 20th century that sculptors gradually abandoned plaster or bronze casts in favor of this synthetic product. Resin is often used for sculpting portraits.

Resin has a number of advantages over other sculpting materials. Its chemical composition ensures a reasonable weight, which greatly facilitates transportation. It also has a great capacity to adapt to the various needs of creation and has strong resistance to environmental damage, whether it is inside or outside.

With this range of innovations, it has quickly become an essential material for modern sculpture. One of those who has been instrumental in popularizing polyester resin in the modern art world is Duane Hanson. The sculptor is one of the leading artists of hyper-realistic sculpture. He uses resin to make his casts directly on his models, whose chemical qualities allow him to reproduce the clothes, physiology and features of his models in minute detail. Rarely before had such a degree of fidelity of the represented subject been reached, and the merit of this is due, to some extent, to the revolution represented by the discovery of polyester resin.

If it is true that resin works wonders in the search for a faithful representation of nature, it is also true that this material was widely used in the sculptural art of the new realism, which resolutely frees itself from the need to be faithful to the physical characteristics of the model.

For example, the famous French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, whose real name was Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle, regularly used polyester resin to create her artworks, including her famous monumental female sculptures: the Nanas.

A recent scientific invention, resin has seduced a large number of sculptors, particularly in France, whether to accurately represent a model or to create hallucinated and pop figures.

Artsper presents a large collection of modern and contemporary resin sculptures by world-renowned artists such as Xavier Veilhan and Arman, as well as emerging artists such as Bernard Rives, Anne Juliette Deschamps and Maxime Davoust. The heterogeneity of these contemporary artworks is an eloquent testimony of the protean character of resin sculpture. Explore our selection to find the work that you'll love!

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Sculpture, Delicate (4), Adi Michael

Adi Michael

Sculpture . 34 x 30 x 18 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 11.8 x 7.1 inch

€3,641

Sculpture, La Nena 50, Idan Zareski

Idan Zareski

Sculpture . 50 x 32 x 42 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 12.6 x 16.5 inch

€7,700

Sculpture, Ice Cream Hermes, Mahelle

Mahelle

Sculpture . 15 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 2 x 2 inch

€200

Sculpture, White Field, Masaya Eguchi

Masaya Eguchi

Sculpture . 50 x 50 x 14.5 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 19.7 x 5.7 inch

€2,985

Sculpture, Plumpy Balloons, Cévé

Cévé

Sculpture . 125 x 80 x 60 cm Sculpture . 49.2 x 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€38,000

Sculpture, Wonderland, Frank Cianuro

Frank Cianuro

Sculpture . 15 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

€650

Sculpture, Gold Birds, Pinkhas

Pinkhas

Sculpture . 40 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€4,900

Sculpture, Felina, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Sculpture . 153 x 45 x 60 cm Sculpture . 60.2 x 17.7 x 23.6 inch

€4,500

Sculpture, Chat acrobate, Claude Feuillet

Claude Feuillet

Sculpture . 80 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€3,200

Sculpture, Michael Jordan, SpyDDy

SpyDDy

Sculpture . 22 x 22 x 2 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€150

Sculpture, Chimère de bronze, Skepa

Skepa

Sculpture . 56 x 44 x 18 cm Sculpture . 22 x 17.3 x 7.1 inch

€6,000

Sculpture, Poule faisane, Jean Amiel

Jean Amiel

Sculpture . 30 x 25 x 50 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 9.8 x 19.7 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Mr.NOBODY S Blanc, Mr.Nobody

Mr.Nobody

Sculpture . 30 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

€350

Sculpture, Hippossile, Pascal Hardy

Pascal Hardy

Sculpture . 65 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch

€4,500

Sculpture, Piaf Pikachu, Valerie Marty

Valerie Marty

Sculpture . 21 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€750

Sculpture, Ours polaire, Erick Birckel

Erick Birckel

Sculpture . 15 x 27 x 9 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 10.6 x 3.5 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Solaire, Pauline Couble

Pauline Couble

Sculpture . 53 x 15 x 22 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 5.9 x 8.7 inch

€2,400

Sculpture, GUGU, Guoyi Liu

Guoyi Liu

Sculpture . 40 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch

€950

Sculpture, Royal(e), Valer

Valer

Sculpture . 18.5 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture . 7.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch

€350

Sculpture, First Kiss, Valia

Valia

Sculpture . 17 x 17 x 8 cm Sculpture . 6.7 x 6.7 x 3.1 inch

€550

Sculpture, Do Phist n°5, Saname

Saname

Sculpture . 10 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture . 3.9 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch

€180

Sculpture, chouette 110, PatMoli

PatMoli

Sculpture . 110 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture . 43.3 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Iconic, Kady studio

Kady studio

Sculpture . 45 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch

€3,500

Sculpture, George Boy 2.0, Ben Koracevic

Ben Koracevic

Sculpture . 62 x 75 x 75 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 29.5 x 29.5 inch

€65,000

Sculpture, Stand, Tatsuhiro "TIDE' Ide

Tatsuhiro "TIDE' Ide

Sculpture . 31 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch

€4,000 €2,800

Sculpture, Carre gold, Hayvon

Hayvon

Sculpture . 22 x 24 x 6 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 9.4 x 2.4 inch

€190

Sculpture, No! #1, Gang Chen

Gang Chen

Sculpture . 39 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture . 15.4 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Bison, Erik Ebeling

Erik Ebeling

Sculpture . 24 x 33 x 18 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 13 x 7.1 inch

€2,276

Sculpture, Caviar (Dark Blue), Thomar

Thomar

Sculpture . 56 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 22 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€6,900 €5,865

Sculpture, Boxing Kangoo, Corner PLR

Corner PLR

Sculpture . 30 x 36 x 14 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 14.2 x 5.5 inch

€790

Sculpture, Piaf PopTag, Valerie Marty

Valerie Marty

Sculpture . 16.5 x 8.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture . 6.5 x 3.2 x 4.7 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Stèle de tubes, Arman

Arman

Sculpture . 52 x 36 x 5 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 14.2 x 2 inch

€8,400

Sculpture, Sillons, René Galassi

René Galassi

Sculpture . 195 x 35 x 22 cm Sculpture . 76.8 x 13.8 x 8.7 inch

€9,700

Sculpture, Picasso, Yuval Mahler

Yuval Mahler

Sculpture . 38.1 x 27.9 x 21.6 cm Sculpture . 15 x 11 x 8.5 inch

€4,005

Sculpture, Nina, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture . 30 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€2,100

Sculpture, Don't Let It Stop, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 20 x 28 x 40 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 11 x 15.7 inch

€190

Sculpture, Anthonin, Bruno Roudil

Bruno Roudil

Sculpture . 17 x 43 x 16 cm Sculpture . 6.7 x 16.9 x 6.3 inch

€410

Sculpture, Running Out, Santicri

Santicri

Sculpture . 26 x 16 x 6 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 6.3 x 2.4 inch

€500 €450

Sculpture, Cosmic white, Gio

Gio

Sculpture . 48 x 45 x 55 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 17.7 x 21.7 inch

€7,000

Sculpture, Christ Bullets, Alben

Alben

Sculpture . 42 x 34 x 7 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 13.4 x 2.8 inch

€3,100

Sculpture, Danger, FerkDaxxx

FerkDaxxx

Sculpture . 22 x 35 x 2 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€599

Sculpture, Gold Bar, Marc Boffin

Marc Boffin

Sculpture . 8.4 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm Sculpture . 3.3 x 1.5 x 0.6 inch

€210

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What is a resin sculpture?

A resin sculpture is a sculpture produced using the material fiberglass resin, a durable but lightweight material that is used to manufacture a wide range of goods. Resin is useful for sculpting portraits.

Do resin statues break easily?

While resin is a durable material, it breaks easier than more traditional materials used for sculpture, such as bronze. If a resin statue falls, there is a good chance of breakage or damage.

Do resin statues last?

Resin is a durable material, so resin sculptures will last for a long time. However, any paint on the surface of the resin may fade over time.Â