Sculpture or Statue?
How are we using the word : Sculpture and Statue? Is it any different meaning or other explanation?
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A scuplture means that it is carved (verb, "to sculpt"). As the other members have mentioned, "statue" suggests that it is a human or animal form.
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every statue is sculpture but not every sculpture is statue
sculpture = anything carved of stone
statue = human figure carved out of stone
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To add to that, 'sculpture' can be used instead of 'statue' but 'statue' can't always be used instead of 'sculpture'.
For example:
'What a lovely sculpture of a house!' - here it has to be sculpture as the house is neither animal nor human.
'What a lovely statue/sculpture of a dog' - here the dog is animal, so you can use either.
If you can't depict what the object is, the best bet is to use sculpture :)
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