Another Grand Form Of Portrait Sculpture Is The Equestrian Statue Of A Rider On Horse, Which Has Become Rare In Recent Decades. The Smallest Forms Of Life-size Portrait Sculpture Are The "Head".
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.
Environmental Art, Environmental Sculpture, Street Art Sculpture, Kinetic Sculpture Involving Aspects Of Physical Motion, Land Art, And Site-specific Art.
A Distinction Between Sculpture "In The Round", Free-standing Sculpture Such As Statues, Not Attached Except Possibly At The Base To Any Other Surface, And The Various Types Of Relief, Which Are At Least Partly Attached To A Background Surface. Relief Is Often Classified By The Degree Of Projection From The Wall Into Low Or Bas-relief, High Relief, And Sometimes An Intermediate Mid-relief.
Which Remove Material From An Existing Block Or Lump, For Example Of Stone Or Wood, And Modelling Techniques Which Shape Or Build Up The Work From The Material.