sculpture
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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
Much like paper must be folded into the correct shape to create an origami sculpture, proteins inside cells must form precise three-dimensional structures before they can function properly.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The artist’s eponymous 2025 sculpture, crowned with an array of Bantu knots, ties the entire show together, joining materiality, traditional cultural identity, and the outward-looking nature of the exhibition in a single work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Maybe the Faces of Elysian Valley, a traffic circle sculpture that Huckle said “looks like Easter Island in the middle of Cypress Park.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
They wrapped the statue up, shipped it to Athens, and invited the country’s most senior sculpture experts.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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A veritable bestiary of nearly 100 sculptures by dozens of artists offers the opportunity to bask in the diverse glory of the animal—and creative—kingdoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
She found she could make sculptures relatively quickly, in small batches, and that had emotional value, all while caring for a small child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
She finds a protective quality in Bayouth’s sculptures, almost as if they’re a “little guardian.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Each smaller than a grain of rice, the sculptures pays tribute to Nobel Prize-winning physicist CV Raman and aerospace engineer and former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, besides Sarabhai.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
There are paintings and framed photographs all over the walls and glass boxes full of pottery and sculptures spread out all over the floor space.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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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
Natalie Tanner was one of the first people to move into the development, and said she was promised sculptured gardens, which are yet to materialise.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
Ingrid Simmel, who was on a day trip to buy a wood-carved sculptured of Jesus Christ as a newborn in his crib, said she was worried but not surprised about the retired pope’s worsening health.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
On the other side of the fireplace sits the reconfigured lounge, which includes a sofa and an accent wall rendered in abstract, sculptured wood.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
Danny was looking at me, his sculptured face wearing a serious expression.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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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
After two years of intense production, sculpturing the work in public was “the fun part,” she added.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
The moon was just rising, molten white; he had to catch that moment with its surreal, sculpturing incandescence.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 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
Mr. Fabian pointed out the marvellous sculpturing of the arch, the tiers of niches with their protected figures, the two spires and other beauties, then he led his friends inside the cathedral.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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