Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving and ...HomeExploreNearbyProfileCollectionsThemesExperimentsArtistsMediumsArtmovementsHistoricaleventsHistoricalfiguresPlacesAboutViewactivitySendfeedbackPrivacy&TermsHomeExploreNearbyFavoritesSigninLoading…Sculptureisthebranchofthevisualartsthatoperatesinthreedimensions.Itisoneoftheplasticarts.Durablesculpturalprocessesoriginallyusedcarvingandmodelling,instone,metal,ceramics,woodandothermaterialsbut,sinceModernism,therehasbeenanalmostcompletefreedomofmaterialsandprocess.Awidevarietyofmaterialsmaybeworkedbyremovalsuchascarving,assembledbyweldingormodelling,ormouldedorcast.Sculptureinstonesurvivesfarbetterthanworksofartinperishablematerials,andoftenrepresentsthemajorityofthesurvivingworksfromancientcultures,thoughconverselytraditionsofsculptureinwoodmayhavevanishedalmostentirely.However,mostancientsculpturewasbrightlypainted,andthishasbeenlost.Sculpturehasbeencentralinreligiousdevotioninmanycultures,anduntilrecentcenturieslargesculptures,tooexpensiveforprivateindividualstocreate,wereusuallyanexpressionofreligionorpolitics.ThosecultureswhosesculptureshavesurvivedinquantitiesincludetheculturesoftheancientMediterranean,IndiaandChina,aswellasmanyinCentralandSouthAmericaandAfrica.ShowlessReadmoreWikipedia17collectionsViewAllSMK-StatensMuseumforKunstDenmarkIndianapolisMuseumofArtatNewfieldsUnitedStatesNyCarlsbergGlyptotekDenmarkPrincetonUniversityArtMuseumUnitedStatesNasherSculptureCenterUnitedStatesThorvaldsensMuseumDenmarkHuntingtonMuseumofArtUnitedStatesCorningMuseumofGlassUnitedStatesBlantonMuseumofArtUnitedStatesFredericRemingtonArtMuseumUnitedStatesMuséed’ArtClassiquedeMouginsFranceCantorArtsCenteratStanfordUniversityUnitedStatesOhr-O'KeefeMuseumofArtUnitedStatesFOR-SITEFoundationUnitedStatesMuseodiSculturaAnticaGiovanniBarraccoItalySculpturebytheSea-BondiAustraliaMarshallM.FredericksSculptureMuseumUnitedStat