sculptor

/'skʌlptə/

Thân thiện

A sculptor carves a statue from a block of marble.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An artist who creates sculptures: A person who practices the art of sculpture, shaping or carving materials like stone, wood, metal, or clay into three-dimensional artworks.
   • (Capitalized) A faint constellation: A constellation in the southern hemisphere, named after the figure of a sculptor.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Artist):
  • Michelangelo was a famous Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.
  • The sculptor is working on a new piece from a block of marble.
• Noun (Constellation):
  • The constellation Sculptor is best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere.

Advanced Usage

• "Sculptor's studio": The workshop where a sculptor creates their art.
  • The sculptor's studio was filled with clay models and tools.
• "Sculptor-in-residence": An artist who holds a temporary position to create and often teach at an institution.
  • The museum appointed a sculptor-in-residence for the spring semester.

Variants and Related Words

• Sculpt (verb): To create a sculpture.
  • She learned to sculpt in bronze.
• Sculptress (noun, dated): A female sculptor. (Note: 'Sculptor' is now the standard gender-neutral term.)
• Sculptural (adjective): Relating to or resembling sculpture.
  • The building has a strong, sculptural quality.

Synonyms

• Carver: An artist who carves, especially in wood or stone.
• Modeler: An artist who shapes a malleable material like clay or wax.
• Statuary (noun, collective): Sculptured works or the art of making them.

Related Phrases

• Sculptor's tools: The instruments used for sculpting, such as chisels, mallets, and rasps.
  • He carefully laid out his sculptor's tools before beginning.
• Sculptor's vision: The creative idea or concept an artist aims to realize.
  • The final work perfectly captured the sculptor's vision.

Idioms

• To sculpt a career/life: To carefully shape or build one's career or life, as an artist shapes material.
  • Over decades, she sculpted a career as one of the nation's leading artists.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
2. an artist who creates sculptures

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Sculptor
• sculpturer
• carver
• statue maker