What does sculpture mean?
Definitions for sculpture
ˈskʌlp tʃərsculp·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
sculpturenoun
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
sculpture, carvingverb
creating figures or designs in three dimensions
sculpt, sculptureverb
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
"sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
sculpt, sculpture, graveverb
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
Wiktionary
sculpturenoun
The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
sculpturenoun
A work of art created by sculpting.
sculpturenoun
Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
sculptureverb
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
sculptureverb
To represent something in sculpture.
sculptureverb
To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sculpturenoun
Etymology: sculptura, Latin; sculpture, French.
Then sculpture and her sister arts revive,
Stones leap’d to form, and rocks began to live. Alexander Pope.Nor did there want
Cornice or freeze with bossy sculptures graven. John Milton.There too, in living sculpture, might be seen
The mad affection of the Cretan queen. Dryden.To Sculptureverb
To cut; to engrave.
Etymology: from the noun.
Gold, silver, ivory vases sculptur’d high,
There are who have not. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast. Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures, and until recent centuries large sculptures, too expensive for private individuals to create, were usually an expression of religion or politics. Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa. The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's statue of David. Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body, with the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished art works.
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sculpture
Sculpture is a form of visual art that involves the creation of three-dimensional objects or structures using materials like clay, metal, stone, ice, wood, or any other materials that can be modeled or carved. Sculpture can be free-standing or relief (attached to a background), can be abstract or realistic, and is often used as a form of expression or representation in visual arts. Its purpose can range from decorative or functional to communicative or symbolic.
Webster Dictionary
Sculpturenoun
the art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials
Sculpturenoun
carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc
Sculptureverb
to form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave
Etymology: [L. sculptura: cf. F. sculpture.]
Freebase
Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions, and one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving and modelling, in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since modernism, shifts in sculptural process led to an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded, or cast. Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost. Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures, and until recent centuries large sculptures, too expensive for private individuals to create, were usually an expression of religion or politics. Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the Ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in South America and Africa.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sculpture
skulp′tūr, n. the act of carving figures in wood, stone, &c.: carved-work: an engraving.—v.t. to carve: to form, as a piece of sculpture.—n. Sculp′tor, one who carves figures:—fem. Sculp′tress.—adj. Sculp′tūral, belonging to sculpture.—adv. Sculp′tūrally.—adjs. Sculp′tūred, carved, engraved: (bot., zool.) having elevated marks on the surface; Sculptūresque′, chiselled: clean cut: statue-like. [Fr.,—L. sculptura—sculpĕre, sculptum, to carve.]
Entomology
Sculpture
the markings or pattern of impression or elevation on an elytra or other body surface.
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Rank popularity for the word 'sculpture' in Nouns Frequency: #1941
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sculpture in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sculpture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sculpture in a Sentence
It's not for someone to put a sculpture in their backyard, we have stipulations that the project be available to the public. And we think there may be also projects that are brought forward by civic entities, or universities or libraries where it may not be sculpture, it may be benches or street lighting.
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture.
The British Museum is a museum of the world, for the world and nothing demonstrates this more than the loan of a Parthenon sculpture to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
A heart of stone is a sculpture? (Un cœur de pierre - Est une sculpture ?)
Interfacing street sculpture in public space creates an installation environment that turns regular space into art space. Signs and people and everything around a street sculpture—they all become part of it. A two-dimensional work, being confined to surfaces, doesn't have as much of a capacity.”
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- تمثال, نحتArabic
- esculturaCatalan, Valencian
- socha, sochařstvíCzech
- Bildhauerkunst, SkulpturGerman
- γλυπτική, γλυπτόGreek
- skulptarto, skulptaĵoEsperanto
- esculpir, esculturaSpanish
- esittää, veistää, muovata, kuvanveisto, veistosFinnish
- sculptureFrench
- dealbhóireachtIrish
- escultura, esculpirGalician
- शिल्पकलाHindi
- szoborHungarian
- արձանArmenian
- sculturaItalian
- 彫刻Japanese
- ქანდაკებაGeorgian
- 조각Korean
- вајарство, ваја, изваја, скулптураMacedonian
- skulpturNorwegian
- beeldhouwen, beeld, beeldhouwwerkDutch
- skulpturNorwegian Nynorsk
- rzeźba, rzeźbiarstwoPolish
- esculturaPortuguese
- sculpta, sculpturăRomanian
- скульптура, ваяние, изваяниеRussian
- kip, вајарствоSerbo-Croatian
- skulpturSwedish
- kinyaguSwahili
- శిల్పకళ, శిల్పంTelugu
- điêu khắcVietnamese
- sculteure, scultreyeWalloon
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