Sculpture and Installation Ch. 11 – Flashcards
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A sculpture that projects from a background surface and is meant to be viewed frontally is called a:
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Relief
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A freestanding sculpture that can be viewed from any angle is known as a:
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in-the-round sculpture
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The defining characteristic of sculpture is the idea of:
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depth
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The four categories for sculptural processes are:
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Modeling Casting Carving Assembling
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The carving process is:
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a subtractive process is more than direct casting is more aggressive than modeling
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The sculpture "The Scraper" is an idealized figure from which civilization?
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Greek
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Which concept conceives of a space and everything in it is a work of art?
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Installation sculpture
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What is a high relief sculpture?
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A sculpture's form that projects more highly from the background.
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What is a material that is popular for modeling and easily manipulated?
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Clay
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What is the the key difference between the process of lost-wax casting as practiced in ancient times and that same process today?
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Today, multiples can be made from that procces
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What is an Earthwork Sculpture?
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A work of art made for a specific place using natural materials found there, especially the Earth itself
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Why was sculpting the human figure so widely done?
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Humans wanted to leave a part of themselves behind. To portray a being in sculpture is to bring it into the world, to give a presence that is close to life itself. Memorialize heroes. Religious Reasons. Used in African sculpture/shrines.
