Definition

Sculpture 1 Definition: The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone,metal,etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.

Sculpture 2 Definition: Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc.
Sculpture 3 Definition: To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.
sculpture 4 Definition: creating figures or designs in three dimensions
sculpture 5 Definition: a three-dimensional work of plastic art
sculpture 6 Definition: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
sculpture 7 Definition: create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

What is Sculpture ?

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard, plastic material, sound, text, light, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, glass, or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by finding or carving; others are assembled, built together and fired, welded, molded, or cast. Sculptures are often painted.[1]
Because sculpture involves the use of materials that can be moulded or modulated, it is considered one of the plastic arts. The majority of public art is sculpture. Many sculptures together in a garden setting may be referred to as a sculpture garden.
Types of sculpture
Some common forms of sculpture are:
Free-standing sculpture, sculpture that is surrounded on all sides, except the base, by space. It is also known as sculpture "in the round", and is meant to be viewed from any angle.
Sound sculpture
Light sculpture
Jewelery
Relief - the sculpture is still attached to a background; types are bas-relief, alto-relievo, and sunken-relief
Site-specific art
Kinetic sculpture - involves aspects of physical motion
Fountain - the sculpture is designed with moving water
Mobile (see also Calder's Stabiles.)
Statue - representationalist sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object
Bust - representation of a person from the chest up
Equestrian statue - typically showing a significant person on horseback
Stacked art - a form of sculpture formed by assembling objects and 'stacking' them
Architectural sculpture