The art of creating three-dimensional figures or designs by carving or shaping materials like stone, clay, or wood.
From Latin 'sculpere,' meaning 'to carve.' The word entered English in the 1600s and has remained closely tied to the visual arts of shaping solid materials.
While painting works on a flat surface, sculpting is unique because viewers can walk around the artwork and see it from every angle—it's art that exists in the same 3D space as the person looking at it.
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