noun
plastic art; sculptural art
Technical term referring to the art of shaping three-dimensional forms, encompassing both carving (彫刻) and modeling (塑造).
彼は大学で彫塑術を専攻した。
He majored in plastic arts at university.
この美術館には近代彫塑術の優れた作品が展示されている。
This museum exhibits outstanding works of modern plastic art.
塑造 refers to modeling or molding, one of the two main techniques covered by 彫塑術.
Compound of 彫 (carving), 塑 (modeling), and 術 (art/technique). The term was coined to describe the plastic arts as a unified field.