What other kinds of creations can sculptors make besides statues?
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Sculptors can do all sorts of three-diemnsional objects that need not be statues in the proper sense. In Minimal art, sculptors like Carl Andre or Donald Judd made works consisting of steel plates arranged on the floor or of colored boxed installed on the wall in rows. Dan Flavin was a sculptor who worked with fluorescent light. He arranged tubes of differently colored fluorescent tubes to create works that gave a room a completely different light. Tony Cragg is one of the most versatile sculptors, using a great variety of materials, from clay to glass, to plaster, styrofoam, wood, metal, and so on. In his early work (1980s) he arranged scrap plastic into images on the walls. He explored all kinds of plastic possibilities. Check his website at http://www.tony-cragg.com/. Of course, there are many more sculptors working today who also explore different areas of sculptural activity.
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I would think that a sculptor, would also make paintings, busts, and any other physical art. This can also expand to include engineer and inventor. Leonardo da Vinci was a sculptor, but he was also an inventor, artist and engineer. Part of being a sculptor means he'd have to understand about things like strength of materials, which is an engineering science. He wouldn't want his work to collapse on a patron or some other aficionado after all. So it is logical that a sculptor would also have to learn or possess other talents in order for the sculptor to sculpt.
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