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What is the difference between a sculptor and a carver?
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The difference between a sculptor and a carver is what they create. A sculptor creates works of art through a variety of processes, such as molding, carving and casting. A carver uses tools to remove material from a piece of wood or stone to create a shape that can be reproduced. Carvers make decorative objects as well as tools. Explore a large selection of sculptures and carvings on 1stDibs.
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Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Pink 2 XL - Blown-glass Sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary pink glass bubble tabletop sculpture is by Cheryl Wilson Smith.
Cheryl Wilson Smith is known for her uniquely beautiful glass work—its form, colour and texture are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Hope (3/30) - Joyful Figurative Mixed Media Sculpture with Glossy Yellow Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim’s contemporary sculptures translate optimism into form. Her works feel playful at first glance, then quietly persistent the longer you live with them. Working in metal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
ROBY DWI ANTONO - BIAS II. Limited ed. Sculpture Contemporary Modern Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BIAS II
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Glazed ceramic sculpture
Edition: 75 + AP
Size: 24.5 x 29 x 26 cm
Condition: In perfect conditions
BIAS II is a limited-edit...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Synthesis 1 by Tom Price - Light Sculpture, 6.7 Ft High Column
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis 1 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, acrylic and LED, dimensions are 205 × 50 × 50 cm (80.7 × 19.7 × 19.7 in).
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Slip by Peter Brooke-Ball - Abstract Sculpture, Bronze, Black and Gold
Located in Paris, FR
Slip is a stone sculpture by contemporary British artist Peter Brooke-Ball (Foundry: Pangolin Editions). Dimensions are 24 × 18 × 10 cm (9.4 × 7.1 × 3.9 in). The dimensions include t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Silver, Bronze
Singularity II by Wouter van der Vlugt - Free Form Wood Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Singularity II is a wood sculpture (walnut) by Wouter van der Vlugt, dimensions are 42 × 65 × 55 cm (16.5 × 25.6 × 21.7 in).
It is a unique signed piece and it comes with a certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood


