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Recent Examples of sculpture
Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Born in 1973 in Huancayo, Peru, and dividing his time between Huancayo and Berlin, Paucar uses performance, sculpture, and video to explore such topics as the assassination of Indigenous leaders, environmental threats, and surveillance technology.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2026
Peter Lyon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Modeling in clay was a way to process the paintings and sculpture the young man was discovering in the art metropolis of the Western world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
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Noun
The sculpture focuses on the children of the Holocaust, specifically those who were on the Kindertransport, a rescue mission that saved thousands.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Born in 1973 in Huancayo, Peru, and dividing his time between Huancayo and Berlin, Paucar uses performance, sculpture, and video to explore such topics as the assassination of Indigenous leaders, environmental threats, and surveillance technology.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Co-developed with NISMO, Nissan’s in-house racing and customizing arm, the Hyper-Force’s carbon-fiber body is sculptured like a fighter jet with the sole purpose of going as fast as possible.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Modeling in clay was a way to process the paintings and sculpture the young man was discovering in the art metropolis of the Western world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpture
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Best Shopping Artigianato Artistico Ampezzano Cortina is home to centuries-old crafts traditions, including furniture making, deer-antler carving, and more.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2026
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Enter Caviar Club, a new Las Olas spot with $15,000 wines, tableside steak carving and $2,000 caviar tastings.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Through his vital performance, and no doubt, director Peter Ellenstein’s shaping and sculpting the portrayal, what could be at worst a pooh-bah’s laundry list makes for a consuming evening.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, this design element slims and smooths the waist, so not only is the denim an optical illusion, but so is the sculpting panel.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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That insight helps teams validate digital models earlier in development.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other new entries are DSquared2 (which featured a hot celebrity) and Dolce & Gabbana (which generated heated controversy for its model casting).—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the late 1700s, while visiting England, American presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson allegedly carved off pieces of a wooden chair said to belong to Shakespeare.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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This approach turned him into a wildly creative and curious rhythm guitarist — turns out carving out that space between Garcia and Lesh meant pioneering chord voicings and strange vamps rarely heard in rock ‘n’ roll.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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