"Sculptor" redirects here. For the constellation,see Sculptor(constellation).
The Dying Gaul,a Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic work of the late third century BCE Capitoline Museums,Rome.Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping hard or plastic material,commonly stone(either rock or marble),metal,or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by carving;others are assembled,built up and fired,welded,molded,or cast. A person who creates sculptures is called a sculptor.
Because sculpture involves the use of materials that can be moulded or modulated,it is considered one of the plastic arts. The majority of public art is sculpture. Many sculptures together in a garden setting may be referred to as a sculpture garden.