As I’ve said many times. There’s nothing wrong with creating art. The problem is bowing to it. It’s that simple. Create art. God gave commands to do it, as you’ve shown. Just don’t bow to it. I didn’t say it. God did.
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.I don’t think you can toss off the literal in graven images and hold to the literal in bow.
The commandment is clearly about other gods, false god, serving and worshiping false gods.
It’s the ‘god’ part that breaks the commandment.
Markbsnr referred to the Gospel of Matthew -- you know of the Gospel of Matthew, right? you then quote Exodus.
Secondly, Exodus clearly talks later of graven images.
These images are not worshipped, neither are the statues you've indicated.