Sculptors use various materials such as clay, stone, wood and various metals to create a three-dimensional object. The materials may be hand-formed, welded, cast, carved or built up to create representational and abstract works of art in all shapes and sizes.
Types of Sculpture
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- Free-standing sculptures are designed to be surrounded by space on all sides and viewed from all angles
- Relief sculptures are mounted on a background
- Statues are three-dimensional representational reproductions of people, gods, events or animals
- Busts are representational sculptures of people from the chest up
- Kinetic sculptures involve physical motion
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Fast Facts
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Michelangelo's David is the world's most well-known sculpture
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The giant Great Sphinx of Giza sculpture is made from a single stone
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Gargoyle sculptures are designed to serve as water spouts for roof drains
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The Statue of Liberty is the worlds largest hammered copper sculpture
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Sculptures are more enduring than most other works of art
