sculpture meaning
ENWSculpture
- Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts.
- 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,
- 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.
FR sculpture
- NounPLsculpturesSUF-ure
- (uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor.
- (countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
- Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
- (zoology) The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
- (uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor.
- VerbSGsculpturesPRsculpturingPT, PPsculptured
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In their sculpture the Yoruba celebrate their multideity universe [ … ] .
- They filed in through a side entrance at about 7:45 p.m., dressed in sportcoats or suit jackets, and huddled in front of a 14-foot-high sculpture with hands men’s, women’s, children’s intertwined.
- It’s a small sculpture in the form of a bird with the head of a woman, a type of mythical creature known as a kinnari.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of sculpture in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary