plastic art

/ˌplæstɪk ɑrt/

Other forms: plastic arts

Definitions of plastic art

1. noun

   the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
   types:

   sculpture

   a three-dimensional work of plastic art

   bronze

   a sculpture made of bronze

   bust

   a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

   carving

   a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

   marble

   a sculpture carved from marble

   mobile

   sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents

   clay sculpture, modeling, mold, molding, mould, moulding

   sculpture produced by molding

   embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief

   sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

   stabile

   a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support

   statue

   a sculpture representing a human or animal

   type of:

   art, fine art

   the products of human creativity; works of art collectively