art plastique

Definitions of art plastique
  1. noun
    the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
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    sculpture
    a three-dimensional work of plastic art
    buste
    a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
    gravure
    a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
    modelage
    sculpture produced by molding
    statue
    a sculpture representing a human or animal
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    oeuvre d'art
    the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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