sculpture
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The ecclesiastical sculpture in rural Konotopie was consecrated by a local bishop in a ceremony on Saturday, a day chosen to coincide with the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Evolution is chiseling a sculpture, not constructing a building," Gokcumen said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The rep confirmed that — after its stop in Minneapolis — Secret Handshake plans to bring the sculpture to other cities soon, adding that L.A. “would be amazing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Its centrepiece is the mixed media sculpture of Martin the mammoth, which has ceramic yellow toenails and a latex tongue.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Relief remains tied to the background, from which it only partially emerges, in contrast to free-standing sculpture, which is fully liberated from it.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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“The Court of Pacifica” also included a fountain of 20 other sculptures representing the Pacifica community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I just think that when sculptures are known for doing that kind of work, experts can determine who did what.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The thesis is enlarged by a small group of sculptures, and works on paper and other supports, in many different mediums and techniques.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Velvet-coated sculptures of cactuses and otherworldly beaded plants provide some of the much needed levity that the show so hopes to achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Sandy, I submitted dress patterns and sample dresses I made. I talked about the sand sculptures in my essay.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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His charming, whimsical collection featured ruffled tutus, sculptured soft knits, peplum jackets, skirts with bustles and plenty of shearling fabric.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and theatrical styles, including pastel suits which featured in rock band Duran Duran's music video Rio.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
The new Mustang’s exterior has a familiar but more sculptured and modern design.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
The idea is that you place your hand inside the mouth of this large sculptured mask, and then let the magic of the Bocca della Verita be your lie detector.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
I had heard of the Wisconsin Dells but was not prepared for the weird country sculptured by the Ice Age, a strange, gleaming country of water and carved rock, black and green.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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A busboy is embraced by the beatnik art community when he develops an impressive but morbid method of sculpturing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
She covered them with fiberglass and then slathered on sculpturing epoxy, which allowed her to create ridges in the bark and lend texture to the vines.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2013
And indeed there was a time when sculpturing a star’s hair into the perfect beach wave or contouring winglike cheekbones was a prized job.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2013
This lab, for ages 5 and older, will include stories about Ganesh, a hunt through the galleries for his likeness and sculpturing his image in clay.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2012
The sculpturing of this plain, which, with some interruption, has continued to the present day, has given the region the chief elements of its present topography.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
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