It Is One Of The Plastic Arts. Durable Sculptural Processes Originally Used Carving The Removal Of Material And Modelling The Addition Of Material, As Clay, In Stone, Metal, Ceramics, Wood.
Materials But, Since Modernism, There Has Been Almost Complete Freedom Of Materials And Process. A Wide Variety Of Materials May Be Worked By Removal Such As Carving.
Sculpture Is An Important Form Of Public Art. A Collection Of Sculpture In A Garden Setting Can Be Called A Sculpture Garden. There Is Also A View That Buildings Are A Type Of Sculpture.
Were Usually An Expression Of Religion Or Politics. Those Cultures Whose Sculptures Have Survived In Quantities Include The Cultures Of The Ancient Mediterranean, India And China.
Well As Many In Central And South America And Africa.The Western Tradition Of Sculpture Began In Ancient Greece, And Greece Is Widely Seen As Producing Great Masterpieces In The Classical Period.
The Very Large Or "Colossal" Statue Has Had An Enduring Appeal Since Antiquity; The Largest On Record At 182 M 597 F Is The 2018 Indian Statue Of Unity.