 Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely, traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely.However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.Conceptual art is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns.