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sculpture
[skuhlp-cher]
noun
the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
such works of art collectively.
an individual piece of such work.
verb (used with object)
to carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture).
to produce a portrait or image of in this way; represent in sculpture.
Physical Geography.to change the form of (the land surface) by erosion.
verb (used without object)
to work as a sculptor.
sculpture
/ ˈʌʃə /
noun
the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc
works or a work made in this way
ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes
the gradual formation of the landscape by erosion
verb
(also intr) to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally
to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture
to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion
to decorate with sculpture
Other Word Forms
- sculptural adjective
- sculpturally adverb
- nonsculptural adjective
- nonsculpturally adverb
- resculpture verb (used with object)
- unsculptural adjective
- ˈܱٳܰ adjective
- ˈܱٳܰly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of sculpture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sculpture1
Example Sentences
A small marble sculpture thought to be a copy of the French artist Auguste Rodin's work has turned out to be the real thing, selling for almost $1m at an auction in France on Monday.
Lunchboxes, magazines, records, action figures and sculptures all but beg you to spend hours upon hours examining each and every one of them.
A West Yorkshire art gallery is attempting to raise sufficient funds to purchase a Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture "for the nation".
The chronological exhibition features over 50 pieces spanning painting, sculpture and works on paper that explore themes of identity, family, architecture and media-driven racism.
That upgraded car, jacked with hydraulics, could also dance, which may explain the little mirrored disco ball dangling within the narrow void of Rosales’ sculpture.
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