Skip to main content
Questions & Answers
Our trusted network of 1stDibs sellers answer common questions

What is the difference between a sculptor and a carver?

1 Answer
What is the difference between a sculptor and a carver?
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.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
Shop for Sculptures on 1stDibs
Synthesis 1 by Tom Price - Light Sculpture, 6.7 Ft High Column
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

"Hieroglyphics (MS Paint Toolbar)", Nostalgic 90s Wall-Hanging Fiber Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Hieroglyphics (MS Paint Toolbar)" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crocheted acrylic hanging from a wooden ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects, Wood

Swedish Fish, Hyperreal Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Swedish Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Pink 31425 - Abstract, Blown Glass, 2010+
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture of pink bubbles is hand-made from blown glass. Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, and texture fr...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Monumental Bull I by Pierre Yermia - Animal Art, Outdoor Sculpture, Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Bull I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 197 × 250 × 120 cm (77.6 × 98.4 × 47.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Shop All