plastic art; sculptural art
Technical term referring to the art of shaping three-dimensional forms, encompassing both carving (彫刻) and modeling (塑造).
He majored in plastic arts at university.
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.