But Ms. Ligon said sculptural effects were just the beginning.

Sometimes he carves sculptural effects into the sleeves or uses overcast stitching at the borders.

All the sculptural effects proper to water are here: necklace, flamboyant chute, spring, still tarn, spray.

"The opening gives it a very sculptural effect," Mr. Henry said.

The rebar has an almost sculptural effect, suggesting teepees that flare out like garden tables to support the vines.

Beside these sculptural effects, even hourglass-shaped jackets and long, full skirts look conventional.

The sculptural effect of these "ghost structures" is thrilling, and the airy feel to the courtyard is refreshing.

These are standard devices among younger experimental choreographers, but they are used to new and sculptural effect here.

Chewing gum, pressed flat into moulds as bas-reliefs, slightly raise figures above the surface to produce sculptural effects.

There are no fashionable expressionistic flourishes or idiosyncratic sculptural effects in the Constitution Center.