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Sculpture has been used as a form of human expression since prehistoric times. In fact, the earliest known works of sculpture date from around 32,000 B.C.

They were, of course, far from how we imagine sculptures today, mostly either utilitarian objects decorated with sculptural forms or small animal and human figures carved in bone, ivory, or stone. Researchers suspect that these earliest forms of sculpture had been used mostly for spiritual and religious purposes.

Fast forward to Greek sculpture, which shaped the way we perceive human creativity and skill as something eternal. Then you look back at its revival in Roman art that opened up new horizons still relevant today, and then you look at the great Renaissance master Michelangelo or French sculptor Rodin or Jeff Koons, the sculptor of today, and you wonder.

Can there be anything more profound and beautiful than these incredible sculptures? Well, the answer is below thanks to a beautiful Facebook account titled “Sculpture.” We wrapped up some of the most incredible pictures of sculpture shared on this page, so enjoy!

#1

Bruno Walpoth, Wood Sculpture

Bruno Walpoth, Wood Sculpture

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    Leah Jeffrey, Scrap Metal Sculpture

    Leah Jeffrey, Scrap Metal Sculpture

    Leah Jeffrey Report

    #3

    Artist: Luo Li Rong

    Artist: Luo Li Rong

    Sculpture Report

    #4

    Artist: Matthew Simmonds, Rock Carving

    Artist: Matthew Simmonds, Rock Carving

    Sculpture Report

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    #5

    Nichola Theakston

    Nichola Theakston

    Nichola Theakston Report

    glowworm2
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love them. The Sphynx kitty is my favorite.

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    #6

    Gaku, Broccoli Carving

    Gaku, Broccoli Carving

    Gaku Report

    #7

    Zhanna Martin

    Zhanna Martin

    Zhanna Martin Report

    #8

    Artist: Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia, Moonlight Shadow, Bronze, 2019

    Artist: Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia, Moonlight Shadow, Bronze, 2019

    Sculpture Report

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    #9

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture Report

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    #10

    Mitchell Grafton

    Mitchell Grafton

    Mitchell Grafton Report

    #11

    Fanni Sandor

    Fanni Sandor

    Fanni Sandor Report

    #12

    Christopher Guinet

    Christopher Guinet

    Christopher Guinet Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? How? Also I want pretzels now.

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    #13

    Matt Buckley

    Matt Buckley

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    #16

    Chris Maynard, Cut Feather

    Chris Maynard, Cut Feather

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    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is straight up ridiculous! So detailed and delicate

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    #17

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture Report

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    #18

    Artist, Ostinelli & Priest, Ceramic

    Artist, Ostinelli & Priest, Ceramic

    Sculpture Report

    #19

    Alex Chinneck

    Alex Chinneck

    Alex Chinneck Report

    Kayjunmoon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this. Can someone tell me where it is?

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    #20

    Artist: Hans Op De Beeck

    Artist: Hans Op De Beeck

    Sculpture Report

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    #21

    Vaishali & Naya, Miniature Paper Sculpture

    Vaishali & Naya, Miniature Paper Sculpture

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    #22

    Lee Sangsoo

    Lee Sangsoo

    Lee Sangsoo Report

    #23

    Christopher Robin Nordstrom, Miniature Japanese Building

    Christopher Robin Nordstrom, Miniature Japanese Building

    Christopher Robin Nordstrom Report

    #24

    Ikuo Inada, Wooden Sculpture

    Ikuo Inada, Wooden Sculpture

    Ikuo Inada Report

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    #25

    Anna Nazarenko

    Anna Nazarenko

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    #26

    Nichola Theakston, Ceramic

    Nichola Theakston, Ceramic

    Nichola Theakston Report

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the roughness of the surface and the calm expressions

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    #27

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Report

    #28

    Artist: Daniel Popper

    Artist: Daniel Popper

    Sculpture Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really captures the relief at taking a bra off

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    #29

    Johnson Tsang, Ceramic

    Johnson Tsang, Ceramic

    Johnson Tsang Report

    Kayjunmoon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can anyone give some context to this? BP curators could you curate please instead of just slapping a collection of pictures? You claim to be a platform for lovers of design but lovers of design would like some context, background.

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    #30

    Wilfried Grootens

    Wilfried Grootens

    Wilfried Grootens Report

    Mulberry Juice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like an iris (the one in an eye not the flower)

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    #31

    Sculpture Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is happening in this picture? 😆

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    #32

    Artist: Gerard Mas

    Artist: Gerard Mas

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    #33

    Johnson Tsang, Ceramic

    Johnson Tsang, Ceramic

    Johnson Tsang Report

    college.lesbian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    slightly creepy yet beautiful? kinda reminds me of the disney short called Bao

    SarDemMin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of a 3D ultrasound of my kid

    A C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creepy AF.... Great for Halloween

    Karen Grace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, babies faces Are very expressive. Not crazy about the squished together part. Would be curious to know the intent or purpose for these.

    Deanna Crichley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought of buns in the oven. Like dinner rolls, and how they squish together when they bake. Not a comforting thought, tbh.

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    WeatheredRobot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of those videos of people getting pushed onto packed trains in China..

    Francesa Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Second row from the bottom, second from the left- just tasted lemon for the first time.

    Amanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want first one but of my child's faces

    Greg Stewart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True art. Taking the familiar and making you really look.

    Alexander Petrusa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of reminds me the "vag..a" expo...

    d
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I came across this, the top pic, I would pay the price if it emptied my purse. Every single one brings my blood pressure down.

    Rosie Red
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can appreciate the talent but it's really creepy.

    J.B.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No.....no no no noooo...hell no. This is nightmare fodder.

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    #35

    Artist: Brian Mock, Welded Metal Sculpture

    Artist: Brian Mock, Welded Metal Sculpture

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    #37

    Artist: Valérie Hadida

    Artist: Valérie Hadida

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    #38

    Diana Beltrán Herrera

    Diana Beltrán Herrera

    Diana Beltrán Herrera Report

    MeOw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That cardinal reminds me of Flapjack from TOH (The Owl House, It's a great show btw)

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    #39

    Warren King, Cardboard Sculpture

    Warren King, Cardboard Sculpture

    Warren King Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cardboard?? How did they get that sheen?

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    #41

    Artist: Hans Op De Beeck, Dancer, 2021

    Artist: Hans Op De Beeck, Dancer, 2021

    Sculpture Report

    Tiki Stanford
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The detail is incredible. I would not be surprised if she got up and walked away.

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    #42

    Oliver Marinkoski

    Oliver Marinkoski

    Oliver Marinkoski Report

    #43

    Artist: Anton Smit

    Artist: Anton Smit

    Sculpture Report

    Peppy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of sculpture artists factor in weathering and ageing as part of the art

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    #44

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia

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    #45

    Matthew Chambers, Ceramic

    Matthew Chambers, Ceramic

    Matthew Chambers Report

    Angela B
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is magnificent! Simplicity and the same time complex. I love it!

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    #46

    "Black Maiden In Veil Of Midnight", 2022, Morel Doucet, Slip-Casted White Earthenware

    "Black Maiden In Veil Of Midnight", 2022, Morel Doucet, Slip-Casted White Earthenware

    Morel Doucet Report

    #47

    Artist: Jason Decaires Taylor, Museum Of Underwater Sculpture

    Artist: Jason Decaires Taylor, Museum Of Underwater Sculpture

    Sculpture Report

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    #49

    Artist: Willy Verginer, Wood Sculpture

    Artist: Willy Verginer, Wood Sculpture

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    #50

    Artist: Valérie Hadida

    Artist: Valérie Hadida

    Sculpture Report

    #51

    Vestige, K. William Lequier, Glass Sculpture

    Vestige, K. William Lequier, Glass Sculpture

    K. William LeQuier Report

    M Kawai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen this artist's work before, so amazing

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    #52

    Berit Hildre

    Berit Hildre

    Berit Hildre Report

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    #53

    Paul Harvey

    Paul Harvey

    Paul Harvey Report

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    #54

    T.a.g. Smith

    T.a.g. Smith

    T.A.G. Smith Report

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    #56

    Matt Small, Scrap Metal Mosaic Portrait Sculpture

    Matt Small, Scrap Metal Mosaic Portrait Sculpture

    Matt Small Report

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The creativity and imagination of discovering that metal can be laid like tile!

    #57

    César Orrico

    César Orrico

    CÉSAR ORRICO Report

    Anton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Mask. Everyone's got one. Throw it away and you'll feel weightless and free.

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    #59

    Edge Sculpture, Robin

    Edge Sculpture, Robin

    Robin Report

    #60

    Tach Pollard, Wood Sculptor

    Tach Pollard, Wood Sculptor

    Tach Pollard Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slenderman: The Younger Years

    #61

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Sculpture

    Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia Report

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    #62

    Steampunk Mask, Dmitriy Bragin

    Steampunk Mask, Dmitriy Bragin

    Dmitriy Bragin Report

    Andrea
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    C3PO's uncle from the dark side

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    #63

    Jui-Lin Yen

    Jui-Lin Yen

    Jui-Lin Yen Report

    Tiki Stanford
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just looked it up https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/sculptures-by-jui-lin-yen/

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    #64

    Green Hermes, 2022, Massimiliano Pelletti, Green Onyx

    Green Hermes, 2022, Massimiliano Pelletti, Green Onyx

    Massimiliano Pelletti Report

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really beautiful. It's so unusual to see someone using onyx this way.

    #65

    Mila Zemliakova, Textile Art

    Mila Zemliakova, Textile Art

    Mila Zemliakova Report

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    #66

    “Forest Of Coexistence”, 2021, Kang Dong Hyun, Stainless Steel & Urethane Paint

    “Forest Of Coexistence”, 2021, Kang Dong Hyun, Stainless Steel & Urethane Paint

    Kang Dong Hyun Report

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    #67

    Martin Eichinger

    Martin Eichinger

    Martin Eichinger Report

    #68

    Irma Gruenholz, Clay Sculpture

    Irma Gruenholz, Clay Sculpture

    Irma Gruenholz Report

    #69

    “Staircase To Heaven”, Strijdom Van

    “Staircase To Heaven”, Strijdom Van

    Sculpture Report

    In too many fandoms
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would probably want to climb that and end up a) getting stuck there b) being chased by security guards c) dying by falling d) somehow all of the above

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    #70

    Helena Oplakanska

    Helena Oplakanska

    Sculpture Report

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    #71

    "Catch Your Breath", Debra Baxter

    "Catch Your Breath", Debra Baxter

    Catch your Breath

    Debra Baxter Report

    #72

    Sabin Howard

    Sabin Howard

    Sabin Howard Report

    #73

    Artist : Krzysztof Śliwka

    Artist : Krzysztof Śliwka

    Sculpture Report

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    #74

    Henrique Oliveira

    Henrique Oliveira

    Henrique Oliveira Report

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    #75

    “Dream Dancer”, 2009, Keith Wallace Smith, Porcelain, Terra-Cotta, And Rope

    “Dream Dancer”, 2009, Keith Wallace Smith, Porcelain, Terra-Cotta, And Rope

    Keith Wallace Smith Report

    #76

    Portrait Of A Man, 2018, Martin Janecký, Glass

    Portrait Of A Man, 2018, Martin Janecký, Glass

    Martin Janecký Report

    Aboredpanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Making this out of glass is impressive

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    #77

    Patrick Berthaud

    Patrick Berthaud

    Patrick Berthaud Report

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    #78

    Artist: Kraig Varner, Sleeping Beauty

    Artist: Kraig Varner, Sleeping Beauty

    Sculpture Report

    Kel_how
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I slept like that, I wouldn't be able to walk the next day

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    #79

    En Iwamura, Ceramic

    En Iwamura, Ceramic

    En Iwamura Report

    #80

    “Breaking Ground” 2014, Michele Mathison, Steel And Enamel

    “Breaking Ground” 2014, Michele Mathison, Steel And Enamel

    Michele Mathison Report

    #81

    Venere Di Arles, 2022, Massimiliano Pelletti, Calcare Grottoso

    Venere Di Arles, 2022, Massimiliano Pelletti, Calcare Grottoso

    Massimiliano Pelletti Report

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    #83

    Mark Coreth

    Mark Coreth

    Mark Coreth Report

    #84

    Ikuo Inada, Wooden Sculpture

    Ikuo Inada, Wooden Sculpture

    Ikuo Inada Report

    #85

    Peter Hayes

    Peter Hayes

    Peter Hayes Report

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    #86

    Isabel Miramontes

    Isabel Miramontes

    Isabel Miramontes Report

    JMC5003
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the second one but the first one makes me uncomfortable, for some reason.

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    #87

    Martin Janecký

    Martin Janecký

    Sculpture Report

    #88

    Mark Coreth

    Mark Coreth

    Mark Coreth Report

    #89

    Judit Varga, Ceramic

    Judit Varga, Ceramic

    Judit Varga Report

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    #90

    Christy Keeney

    Christy Keeney

    Christy Keeney Report

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    #91

    Judit Varga, Ceramic

    Judit Varga, Ceramic

    Judit Varga Report

    #92

    "Portrait Of A Baby", 1942, Augusta Savage

    "Portrait Of A Baby", 1942, Augusta Savage

    Augusta Savage Report

    #93

    Sharif Bey, Mixed Media

    Sharif Bey, Mixed Media

    Sharif Bey Report

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    #94

    Artist: Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia, Moonlight Shadow, Bronze, 2019

    Artist: Joan Coderch & Javier Malavia, Moonlight Shadow, Bronze, 2019

    Sculpture Report

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    #95

    Emily Young

    Emily Young

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