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sculpture (enc)

Sculpture

Noun1.sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art
bronze - a sculpture made of bronze
bust - a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
carving - a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)
marble - a sculpture carved from marble
mobile - sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
clay sculpture, modeling, mould, moulding, molding, mold - sculpture produced by molding
plastic art - the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment, relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
stabile - a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal
solid figure, three-dimensional figure - a three-dimensional shape
2.sculpture - creating figures or designs in three dimensions
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
modelling, modeling, moulding, molding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art
Verb1.sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
grave, sculpt, sculpture - 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"
shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
2.sculpture - 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"
carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

 

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