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The documentary film "An Inconvient Truth" about former vice president Al Gores campaign to warn the public about climate change is an example of
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art edifying and persuading
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aesthetic perception
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innate or learned ability to appreciate a work of art
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langston hughes
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american poet helped establish "Jazz Poetry"
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Yellow is a
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primary color
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a watercolor paiting to which an opague white has been added is called a
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gouache
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photography fostered
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pictorialism
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symmetry
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exact duplication of elements on either side of a central axis
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mobile
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type of kinetic sculpture in which parts move often by air currents
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electicism
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movement that stresses the inclusion or combination of several different styles in one composition or work of art
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the elegant landscape gardens at Versailles are an example od
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formal landscape design
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the key focus of the 20th and 21st century has been
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conceptual, incorporating the intenetion of the artist
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those who apply graffiti are
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challenging social norms
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the purposes of art
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1. offerring a representation of the would around us 2. expressing feelings and emotions 3. revealing beauty 4. illuminating the spiritual 5. edifying and persuading 6. providing new perspectives
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five broad functions of art
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1. providing aesthetic pleasure 2. offering political and social commentary 3. assisting in physical and emotional healing 4. creating historical airtifacts from a specific time and place 5. enabiling commerce in advertising products and services
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Erinch Fromm argued
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that all great art is by its very essence in conflict with the society with which it exsists
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These made renaissance art more expressive than medieval art
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1. Development of single point perspective 2. portrayal of emotion 3. realism in portraying the human body
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green is a
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secondary color
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purple is a
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complementary color for yellow
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orange is a
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complentary color for blue
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green is a
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complementary color for red
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The following purpose aft art is met by a baroque composer writing requiem mass is
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illuminating the spirit
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funtion of art is best reflected in an anti-war protest song is
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political and social commentary
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artists often employ
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shading and perspective to achieve the effect of three dimensions on a flat surface
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the use of the same visual element several times in a work of art is called
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repetition
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the strength and purity of its color is its
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intensity
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a natural and comforting arrangment of visual element is called
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harmony
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the following purpose of art is most clearly reflected in a documentary on the Nasa Space Shuttle Program is
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representing the world
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The uneven distribution of elements throughout an artwork is
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asymmetry
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a sense of feeling of depth, either actual or implied is called
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space
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line
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has the properties of direction, width, and length
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the surface quality of meaterials, either actual or implies is
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texture
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an artists use of color is sometimes called
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palette
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intentsity
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the strngth or purity of a color
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asymmetry
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the uneven distribution of elements throughout an artwork
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content
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the meaning of the work of art
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positive space
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the space occupied by the primary objects in a work of art
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balance
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a sense of equilibrium in an artwork, achieved through weight, attention, or attraction, or visual elements
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collage
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a composition made of various materials paper (paper, cloth, wood) glued on a surface
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color
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the perception of reflected or emitted light in terms of hue, value, and intensity
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value
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the relative lightness or darkness of a color
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form
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the shape or mass of an object within an artwork or compisition
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artistic media
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the materials (and techniques) employed to create works of art
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texture
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the surface quality of materials, either actual or implied
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space
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a sense of feeling of depth, either actual or implied
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artistic form
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elements (lines, shapes, colors) of a work of art organized to affect participants
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line
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a path of a moving point through space
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focal area
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a place to which a viewers eye is drawn in a work of art
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hue
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a common name of a color and its position in the spectrum
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art
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skill and imagination to create aesthetic objects
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found object
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when art is assembled from common everyday objects
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negative space
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the space around the primary objects in a work of art
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unity
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when all elements in a work of art give a sense of oneness or self contained completeness
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rule of thirds
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the tule of thmb that in a more interesting composition the focal point is not in the center but in an outlying areas
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palette
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the range or set of colors characteristics of a particular artist
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visual principle
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the use of repetition, balance, unity, and focal area by artists to arrange visual elements to the greatest effect
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repetition
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the recurrence of the same visual element in a work of art
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aquatint
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is a method of etching that imatates the broad tint of a water color
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lithography
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uses a flat or planogrphic surface. a printing technique employing the antipathy of aol and water; a flat surface with a design area (image) that is ink. receptive is printed and the non printed are is repellent
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fresco
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a painting technique that applies water-based paint to wet surfaces; also resulting artwork
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pastel
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a soft, colored chalk stick or crayon made of pigments and a gum binder, usually applied to paper; also resulting artwork
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naturalism
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representational art which retains some of the natural appearance of the objects depicted
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aerial or atmosphereic perspective
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the use of light, atmospher, and haziness to indicate depth or distance
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gouache
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watercolor to which an opaque white has been added
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serigraphy
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a printing technique that forces ink through a stencil (image) on a screen stretched with a fine silk or similar fabric, also called silk screening or screen painting
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relief printing
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a technique in which the intended painting surface is left raised with remaining area cut away
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linear perspective
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the use of foreshortening and a vanishing point to create the illusion of depth
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naturalistic art
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representational art that retains some of the natural appearances of the object depicted
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intagilo
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a printing technique in which an image is printed from a recessed design incised or etched into the surface of a plate
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chiarascuro
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a way to create the illusion of depth through gradations of light and dark; italian for "light dark"
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impasto
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the thick application of paint creating a textured surface on the canvas
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oil paint
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a paint made of color pigments mixed in slowly drying oil; its main binding agent for pigment is linseed oil
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drypoint
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a printmaking technique (intaglio) involving drawing directly onto the surface of a metal plate with a sharp pointed tool, often with a diamond point
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alfred stiegitz
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was an american photographer was a leading advocate of pictorialism
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drawing is not confined
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to the use of dry media
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serigraphy is also known as
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screenprinting
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photogrpahy as a visual art requires the photographers to
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1. design an image 2. compose an image 3. execute an image
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a water based paint that uses egg, glue, or casein as a binder is called
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tempera
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one advantage of this media for painting is that it does not yellow with age
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acrylic
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chiaroscuro
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technique that creates the illusion of depth through gradations of light and shade
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staright or pure photpraphers were advocated by
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group f/64
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in drawing using dots for tone, texture, and shading is called
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stippling
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two dimensional art that is naturalistic that it appears to have depth and distance has been dupped by the french
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trompe l'oiel
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the printmaking technique of intaglio
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prints on image from a recessed design incised or etched into the surface of the plate
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the use of perspective
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is the least likely factor for a three dimensional artwork having greater impact than a two dimensional artwork
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the three dimensional artwork's silhouette is
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typically the most prominent line
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casting a sculpture is an example of
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subsitution
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in sunken relief sculpture
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the image is carved into the stone or material
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ephemeral
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is a type of sculpture that is transitory, designed to make a statement
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relief sculpture
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a scuplture employing three dimension attached to a background mean to be seen from one side
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proportion
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the relative relationship of shapes or forms to one another in regards to size, height, width, length, or depth
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capital
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a decroative device generally palced at the top of a column as a transition for the eye
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linear scuplture
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a sculpture employing two dimenional materials
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scale
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the size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, or its enviorment
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high relief
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sculoture relief in which forms extend from the background to at least half their depth
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subsitution
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when the sculptor molds or casts an artwork
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full round sculpture
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a sculpture employing three dimensions and meant to be viewed from any and all angles
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ephemeral
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sculpture designed to make a statement and then cease to exist
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manipulation
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when a sculptor shapes the material by hand
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negative
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mold from which a sculpture is cast
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low relief
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sculpture relief that projects very little from the background, also called bas relief
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mobile
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a type of kinetic sculpture in which parts move often by aircurrents
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sunken relief
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scuplture in which the image or design in modeled below the original surface of the background, which is not cut away
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relief
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in printing, a technique in which the intended printing surface is left raised with remaining areas cut away
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bust
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a sculpture that represents a man or a women from the chest up
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subtraction
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when the sculptor carves or cuts away unwanted material to create the work
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addition
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when a scultor adds or combines material (sometimes called built sculpture)
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mass
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the size shape and volume of three dimensional forms
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the size or apparant size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people or its envorment is
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scale
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a sculture employing three dimensions attached to a background and meant to be seen from one side is called
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relief sculpture
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frederick law olmestead is known for his design of
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central park
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a projecting beam or bracket stabilized by the weight of wall from which it extends is called a
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centilever
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manipulation
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is when a sculptor shapes the material by hand
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marcel duchamps bicylce wheel is an example of a
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found object scultpture
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when a sculptor casts an artwork he or she is using the process of
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subsitution
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a kinetic sculpture in which parts move often by air currents is called a
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mobile
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a key factor in landscape design
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1. the function of design 2. those for whom the space is created 3. the influence of the particular site and surrondings
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architects who design buildings based on the purposes of the structure are following
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functionalism
