铜雕艺术主要表现了造型、质感、纹饰的美，多用于表现神秘有威慑力的宗教题材。佛像按照制作材质的不同一般分为：铜佛像、金佛、石材佛像、玉佛、玻璃钢佛像、树脂佛像、脱胎佛像（大庄严佛像制）、木雕佛像等等。较为盛行的且保存时间持久的是铜佛像。
The art of bronze sculpture mainly shows the beauty of shape, texture and decoration, and is mostly used to show mysterious and intimidating religious themes. According to the different materials, Buddha statues are generally divided into: bronze Buddha, Golden Buddha, stone Buddha, jade Buddha, fiberglass Buddha, resin Buddha, birth Buddha (made of Dazhuang strict Buddha), wood Buddha and so on. The most popular and long-lasting one is the bronze Buddha.