Chapter 9 Quiz Art Appreciation 111 – Flashcards

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Bas-relief
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sculptures project only slightly from the background
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Armature
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a framework for supporting some sculptural media
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Richard Serra
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minimalist sculptor
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Terra Cotta
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reddish brown clay used in sculpture and pottery
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Modeling
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pliable material is shaped into a three-dimensional form
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Patina
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greenish-blue finish on bronze or copper due to oxidation
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Rasp
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a rough file used on stone
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Sylvie Fleury
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Styrofoam Dog Toy 4 sculptor
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Burnished
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make shiny by rubbing or polishing
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Assemblage
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preexisting objects are integrated into novel combinations
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___ is very likely the most demanding type of sculpture because the artist must have a clear concept of the final product from the very beginning of the process.
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Carving
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George Rickey's Five Open Squares Gyratory is an example of a ___.
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kinetic sculpture
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The American sculptor ___ was one of the early pioneers of the ___, the first form of art that made motion a basic element.
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calder; mobile
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Referring to sculptures such as ___, art critic Robert Hughes said such works were "everything that statues had not been: not monolithic, but open, not cast or carved, but assembled from flat planes."
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Picasso's Mandolin and Clarinet
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In recent years, artists have produced ___ sculptures by welding, riveting, and soldering.
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direct-metal
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Claes Oldenburg's Soft Toilet elevates an everyday object to a work of art and forces us to rethink its function in society. This is an example of ___.
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Pop Art
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In the lost wax process, molten metal is poured into a five-resistant mold known as a(n) ___.
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investment
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Janine Antoni's 600-pound cube, titled Gnaw, is made of ___ and sculpted by ___.
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chocolate; teeth
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In his Apollo and Daphne, the Italian Baroque sculptor Bernini captured the softness of flesh and the textures of hair, leaves, and bark, thereby showing us the potential of ___ as a sculptural material.
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marble
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