Sculpture is known to be an amazing form of art; it is the visual art that functions in three different dimensions, creating a touchable piece of art by carving and modeling in either metal, ceramic, stone or even wood. Today, sculptures use a wider range of materials. Most of the ancient sculptures that survived are mostly made of stone rather than the other delicate materials; however, some other vintage ones in different materials still exist, they are incomplete and cannot promise to survive for longer while those that were made of wood had vanished almost completely, but those sculptures that have not worn away with time exist in the ancient Mediterranean civilizations, India and China, as well as many in South America and Africa.
This form of art flourished in ancient Greece, for Greece is the place where great masterpieces and works of art were originally created. The art of sculpture began taking a more religious route and it was known as the Gothic Sculpture, but later, it evolved from being religious to just express religious motifs and it remains so until the recent times with the addition of expressing politics too. By all means, it is a form of art that still has a lot of lovers and passionate people who have taken it as a career and became professional sculptors. Here we present you a list that features 10 of the best sculpture artists around the world.
10John Morris
John Morris’s work is unique and explorative, for he usually goes the extra mile to produce a masterpiece that is worth admiring. His works actually stem out from comprehensive and far-reaching sketching and designs; they are explorative, for he pushes beyond the ordinary by using extraordinary subjects that include the descriptions of styles and fashion photography, muscular structure, and skeletal bones. Morris is known for creating different proportions for the body by putting emphasis on some parts while making others very skinny. His point was to enlighten people on how the body images provided for us in the anime and comic portrayals of superheroes and heroines are full of surrealism. He skilfully does that by using several tools that include stainless steel, leather, brass and more in order to provide a fascinating contrast of the whole piece with the warm smoothness of the wood.
Slancik was born in Germany but grew up in the north of Serbia. He had a great passion for art and sculpture in particular. He studied mechanical engineering and stated that this field, despite being very different from the world of art, has helped him when it comes to the professional side of the sculpture. His work is mostly recognized by being dark in order to emphasize the fact that people are captivated by the materialistic aspects of life rather than the spiritual ones. Slancik work has been included in a lot of different exhibitions during the last few years, including “Noah`s Arch”, “Light Up the Dark”, Museum Subotica, “Indigo Family”, “Triplet”, “Return”, “The Ant”, “Mother and dirty children” , Art cinema Alexander and a lot more.
Marusia Nita is a symbolic sculptress, originally from Romania, but she is currently living in Florence, Italy, in order to work on several personal projects and teach the beginners sculpture and anatomy. Marusia graduated from Florence Academy of Art and the University of Art Bucharest; she is a great learner who wants to always know more and hone her skills; besides, she took an intensive course in architecture at The Florence Institute of Design International. She was originally specialized in computer graphics, but then she decided to shift her career to symbolic sculpture instead. She uses different techniques when it comes to sculpture and most of her works focus on representing the beauty of life and the form of human beings by using design and composition; her work emphasizes the fact that humans should listen to what nature has to say in order to learn more about it as well as ourselves.
Marc Heaton studied Fine Art Painting at Central St Martins School of Art & Design and Maurice Cockrill R.A. One year after his graduation, he opened his first Studio/Gallery in North Wales and kept on painting and presenting his own work; he got his work featured on the ‘Art Show’ on S4C Wales. Marc has almost learned everything about the field of art including portraits, paintings and sculptures; abstract, geometric, realism and surrealism. Marc’s work became popular for being humorous; he creates captivating characters as well as concepts.
Oceana Rain Stuart is an American contemporary, symbolic, fine artist from California who has been always working as an artist, stating that the beauty of the human form usually captures her heart, for she believes that the facial features, in particular, can hide a lot of stories. Her works are all focused on bronze sculpture. She owns an Art studio in Sausalito, in the San Francisco bay area where she exhibits most of her works of art; besides, she exhibits them internationally as well. Oceana is so passionate about art that she tries her best to bring the masterpieces to life by implanting emotional effervescence and philosophical meanings; she does that through sculpting the forms of the human body. International art appreciators all around the world collect Oceana’s statues and exhibit them in museums. The work of Oceana aims to share the specific potentials that usually stimulate her feelings during the process of molding and sculpting.
Richard MacDonald is one of the outstanding living metaphoric sculptors. MacDonald’s work has been featured in a lot of solo and group exhibitions and it was represented in important collections worldwide. Besides; his work of art is collected by people from all around the world and also by known figures including celebrities and heads of the state. MacDonald is involved with numerous charitable quests and the development of the arts through programs and art education that were implemented in schools and universities and that actually worked as a great motivation and inspiration for the upcoming generations. Without a doubt, he has received a countless number of awards, honors, and professorships; in addition, he received a recognition by Olympic Committee of the United States. MacDonald sends a message through his art stating that beauty is what makes people feel connected, for it motivates and makes them feel better about themselves as well as the world.
Christophe Charbonnel is a sculpture artist from Nantes and he has been working with sculpture for over seventeen years. He was originally a cartoonist and worked at Walt Disney studios, but he decided to shift his career to sculpture, thus he dedicated all of his time to practice and hone his own skills in sculpture and in no time he learned all the essential techniques and realized that this is exactly what he wants to do for the rest of his life. He really became one of the most prominent sculpture artists around the world and even his works were collected by public and private collections. Later, his work ignited the interest of the public sector, but he was more involved with his own business and his fans, for they are the ones who are interested in his epic works. Christophe has a lot of exhibitions and his works have been presented in several locations.
James William Kincaid is deemed to be an inventor, scientist, and artist. For the artistic dimension of his personality, he is an expert in almost all forms of art, but then he realized that sculpture is his real passion and what he is talented the most at, for he believes that he is capable of fixing and building almost everything. Consequently, Kincaid specialized his career in creating beautiful and perfect pieces of jewelry, so he receives demands over his website.
James Day is a talented artist whose passion lies in sculpture, for he was born to a sculptor who taught him to play with clay probably as soon as he was born. He is also talented in painting, drawing, sculpture and different forms of designs. James is capable of using almost all the essential tools that are related to the art of sculpture including clay, oil, acrylics and ink; James Day works are dominated by realism, surrealism, deco and cubism.
Nick Bibby was Born in County Durham and began drawing and painting as soon as he was able to hold a pen in his hands. He used plasticine and chewy sweets to create his very first sculptures as a kid. At the age of thirteen, he sold his first sculpture; later, he liked the idea, so he decided to work as a full-time sculptor and earned money while he was still a teenager. He was so brilliant and talented that it was obvious that an art career is waiting ahead for him. Bibby’s works are dominated by beauty; he loves drawing any creature that is full of life. Throughout the year, Nick Bibby got his work to be owned and admired by several collectors that include politicians, diplomats, authors, and celebrities.