从发展上看，雕塑可分为传统雕塑和现代雕塑。传统雕塑是用传统材料塑造的可视、可触、静态的三维艺术形式；现代雕塑则用新型材料，利用声、光、电等制作的反传统的四维、五维雕塑、声光雕塑，软雕塑、动态雕塑等。

From the point of view of development, sculpture can be divided into traditional sculpture and modern sculpture. The traditional sculpture is visible, shaping with traditional materials can form three-dimensional art touch and static; modern sculpture is made of new material, the use of sound, light, electricity and other production of anti traditional four-dimensional, five dimensional sculpture, acousto-optic sculpture, sculpture, sculpture and other dynamic soft.

按传统的材质，按环境和功能又可分为城市雕塑、园林雕塑、室内雕塑、室外雕塑、案头雕塑、架上雕塑等。

According to the traditional materials, according to the environment and function, it can be divided into urban sculpture, garden sculpture, indoor sculpture, outdoor sculpture, desk sculpture, sculpture on the shelf, etc..

由于雕塑的材料相当多种，有粘土、石、木、金属、石膏、树脂、象牙等。遂发展出几种类别：

There are many kinds of sculptures, such as clay, stone, wood, metal, plaster, resin, ivory, etc.. Several categories were developed:

木雕：木雕的历史相当悠久，早期的主题多半以宗教为核心，除雕塑宗教偶像之外，也用于祭坛、宗教场所的装饰。在木造建筑兴盛的国家，木雕是随着建筑一同发展的。现代的木雕则有相当多元化的风貌，艺术家喜用抽象形来表现。此外，木雕也是印刷术发明的重要功臣，详细请看木刻版画

Woodcarving: the history of wood carving is very long. The early themes are mostly religious. Besides sculptures, religious idols, they are also used for the decoration of altars and religious places. The wooden building prosperous countries, together with the development of building with wood carving is. Modern wood carving has quite a variety of styles, artists like to express in abstract form. In addition, wood carving is also an important contributor to the invention of printing, in detail, please see woodcut prints

石雕：石雕发展的地区跟适合雕刻的石头产在哪里是很有关系的，产石发达的地区，石雕的历史也相当悠久。过去石雕的作品常被用来当做花园的摆饰、门口的标志、或是陵寝建筑装饰等，基于石头厚重（不易被偷窃）、雕刻细节不易因风吹雨打而破坏，石雕作品多以户外环境为主。常见的石雕材料是大理石。

Stone carving: the development of stone carving area is closely related to where the stone is suitable for carving. Where stone producing areas are developed, stone carving has a long history. In the past the stone carving works are often used as garden ornaments, door signs, or the architectural decoration, based on thick stone (not easy to be stolen), is not easy to be damaged because of the details of sculpture and stone carving works exposed to wind and rain, in the outdoor environment. The common stone carving material is marble.