Artists
Top 5 Sculptures
From a dancer pointing their toes to a red stone circle in the desert: be surprised by sculpture with our Top 5 from Tate's collection
What exactly are sculptures? You could think of them as art in 3D (three dimensions). Sculptures can be made by carving, modelling or placing materials together. They can be made out of stone, wood, clay or any other material the artist wants to use!
The artist Lawrence Weiner calls himself a sculptor (someone that makes sculptures), although he mainly make artworks with words on walls. Do you think this is sculpture?
So sculpture can be lots of things. It could even be you!
1.  Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, Edward Degas
Edgar Degas
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (1880–1, cast c.1922)
Tate
Edgar Degas often drew and painted ballet dancers and then he made this sculpture of his favourite ballet student at the Paris Opera. He made her out of bronze and dressed her in silk and made her a tutu. This is one of the most popular artworks at Tate. We've even made a film about her!
2. Spring, Dame Barbara Hepworth
Dame Barbara Hepworth
