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Western sculpture was first perfected in Greece

Sculpture is any three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression.

Sculpting is the art of assembling or shaping an object. It may be of any size and of any suitable material. The artist who does this is called a sculptor.

1 Traditional materials

Traditional sculpting materials are:

• stone
  • marble - see marble sculpture
  • limestone
    • Portland Stone
  • granite
  • basalt
  • sandstone
  • soapstone
  • pipestone
  • alabaster
  • jadeAn ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. Nephrite is a form of the amphibole, actinolite (a mineral that also includes a form of asbestos). The second, the mineral jadeite, is a pyroxene. Nephrite has the formula Ca(
• clayFor the town in the United States, see Clay, New York. Clay is a generic term for an aggregate of hydrous silicate particles less than 4 micrometers in diameter. It consists of small crystals of the minerals silica (SiO) and alumina (AlO). These elements,
  • porcelainPorcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic fired at a higher temperature than glazed earthenware, or pottery. It is white, but mildly translucent and can be decorated to provide colour. Chinese Porcelain Chinese porcelain is made from a hard pas
  • terracotta
• plasterThis article is about the building material. For the adhesive medical dressing, see Sticking plaster. Plaster of Paris or simply plaster is a type of building material based on calcium sulfate hemihydrate, nominally (CaSO). It is created by heating gypsum
• papier-mâchéPapier-mach (French, 'chewed-up paper') is a construction material that consists of pieces of paper, sometimes reinforced with textiles, stuck together using a wet paste (e. glue, starch, or wallpaper adhesive). The crafted object becomes solid when the p
• metalFor alternative meanings see metal (disambiguation). In chemistry, a metal is an element that readily forms cations and has metallic bonds, and it is sometimes said that it is similar to a cation in a cloud of electrons. The metals are one of the three gr
  • bronzeBronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper, usually with zinc and tin but not limited to those metals. First used during the Bronze Age, to which it gave its name, bronze made tools, weapons and armor that were either harder or m - see bronze sculpture
  • iron
  • copper
  • gold
• wood
• living plants