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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsculpturesculp‧ture /ˈskʌlptʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun    1 [countable, uncountable]AVS an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artistsculpture of  a sculpture of an elephant  an exhibition of sculpture2 [uncountable]AVS the art of making objects out of stone, wood, clay etcCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + sculpturea stone/marble/bronze etc sculpture (=made of stone, marble etc)Opposite the chapel is a bronze sculpture of Cardinal Schwarzenberg.an abstract sculpturean abstract sculpture of the universemonumental sculpture (=built as a monument)the monumental sculpture of ancient Greeceverbsmake a sculptureHe will be making a new sculpture for the exhibition.create/produce a sculptureLocal artists were asked to create sculptures for the garden.phrasesa piece of sculptureThis is a magnificent piece of sculpture.an exhibition of sculpturea large exhibition of modern sculptureExamples from the Corpussculpture• It's a sculpture garden above the eye-level of the birds.• the history of European painting and sculpture• a life-size bronze sculpture• Once moved by sculpture, she had a glimmer of its purpose.• This revolution, however, was not launched until a generation after that in sculpture.• In addition to paintings and collages, he does junk sculptures, carved-wood creations, drawings.• All over the enormous lobby were living mobile sculptures.• Sculptural monographs often contain little information on this topic, and photographs of sculptures insitu are missing.• This is the first of a series of biennial exhibitions which will include painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video.• The idea that these people could have designed the Parthenon or carved the sculptures of Praxiteles is laughable.