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/ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/ · sculp·ture
noun
- A three‑dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable materials and allowing them to harden, or by removing material from a solid block such as stone. The museum's new wing showcases a contemporary sculpture made of welded steel.
- Works of art produced by sculpting, considered collectively. She studied the ancient Greek sculptures to understand classical aesthetics.
- The three‑dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell. The nautilus shell's sculpture is a delicate spiral of ridges and grooves.
verb
- To fashion something into a three‑dimensional figure. The artist sculpted a likeness of the poet from a block of marble.
- To represent something in the medium of sculpture. He sculpted his memories of the war into a haunting bronze memorial.
- To alter the shape of a landform through natural processes such as erosion. Wind and water sculpted the sandstone cliffs over millennia.
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Did you know? Michelangelo's David, completed in 1504, remains one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world and was originally intended to stand atop the Florence Cathedral.