monumental sculpture

collocation in English

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monumental
adjective
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/ˌmɒn.jəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌmɑːn.jəˈmen.t̬əl/
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sculpture
noun[C or U]
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/ˈskʌlp.tʃər/us
/ˈskʌlp.tʃɚ/
the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in ...
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Mostmonumentalsculptureof the first millennium that has survived was broken up and reused as rubble in the re-building of churches.
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Goln is an area that contains furthermonumentalsculpture.
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An estimated 200,000 travelers view themonumentalsculptureannually.
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The work is amonumentalsculpturein the form of intersecting triangles made of aluminum.
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From his early work mostly in painting he moved to print making then small andmonumentalsculpture.
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Formonumentalsculpture, sculptors typically create a small model or maquette, then progressively larger models.
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Monumentalsculpturecovers large works, and architectural sculpture, which is attached to buildings.
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The site is famous for having some of the world's oldest known temples andmonumentalsculpture.
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One of fourmonumentalsculpturegroups that flank the entrances.
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She made sculptures of every size: from ash trays to a few meters highmonumentalsculpture, that were sometimes exposed in parks and large lobbies.
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Monumentalsculptureis therefore distinguished from small portable figurines, small metal or ivory reliefs, diptychs and the like.
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It is amonumentalsculpturewith tilting faces and extending branches.
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A bronzemonumentalsculptureto the city's mining heritage also overlooks the park site.
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The maquette was used to create a full-size version in polystyrene, which was used to create a mould for amonumentalsculpture.
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Several currents or movements in contemporary art, such as environmental sculpture, site-specific art, and land art, counterpose themselves philosophically to plop art, as well as to traditional publicmonumentalsculpture.
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He has made monumental sculptures, hydrospatial walks, hydrowalls, etc.
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By 1968 he was recognized as a master in this area and started creating monumental sculptures and reliefs in architectural environment.
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More recently, he has worked on monumental sculptures, often connected with a specific landscape.
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He has created more than fifty monumental sculptures in the last forty years of his career.
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Her work ranges from large monumental sculptures to sculptural paintings and small table sculptures and jewellery.
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