Art Appreciation Chapter 11

relief

A sculpture in which forms project from but remain attached to a background surface is called a

the shining metal seems at odds with the animated organic form

Roxy Paine's steel sculpture Conjoined is inventor because

false

True of false: Since the Renaissance the human from has infrequently been the subject of sculptors' work

in the round

Which of the following is the term for a freestanding sculpture that can be viewed from any angle and is finished on all sides?

casting

Which of the following types of sculpting includes using a specifically shaped container into which the liquid is poured and then allowed to cool and Harden

viewers were completely immerse, the artist provided different points of view

Which statements best describe Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's total installation The Happiest Man

limewood

____ is a soft, uniformly-grained, material that can be carved easily and was frequently used as a sculptural material is southern Germany during the Renaissance

bring together individual objects to form a sculpture

assemblage is the art of

primitivism

early 20th century European interest in art from other cultures thought to be less sophisticated and less complex, which brought about works such as Paula Modersohn-Becker Kneeling Mother with a Child as Her Breast was called

slip is poured, plaster absorbs, excess slip, cast is released, cast dries, cast is glazed

places the steps for ceramic casting in the correct order

low

the French term bas-relief means ____ relief, which is when the figures protrude only a small degree from the background

contrapposto

the distinctive counterbalanced S-shaped stance, characteristic of Greek, Roman and Renaissance figural sculptural is called ____

convert power, give a being presence

the human form is used in sculpture for the following reasons

assembling

the use of found objects as a sculptural material is an example of what type of sculptural technique

Ancient Greece

what culture is most closely associated with a tradition of sculpture that considered the human boy itself worthy subject

clay

what is the most common sculptural material used for modeling

bronze

what metal is most frequently used in the casting process

clay modeling, wood carving

which of the following are examples of direct sculptural methods

flows freely when poured, can create smooth rounded shapes, is extremely durable

which of the following are the advantages of using bronze to cast sculptures

wood and stone

which of the following are the principal materials used for carving

art should be about a pure and honest aesthetic

which of the following best describes what the Minimalist artists were trying to accomplish

wide range of color pigments, appearance of more traditional sculptural materials

which of the following characteristics best describe synthetic resin as a sculptural material

basalt s volcanic stone, which is associated with the spiritual power of the natural world

why do scholars believe that the Olmec artists chose basalt as the material to carve their monumental sculptures

the wax mold is melted away so that it can be replaced by the metal

why is the lost-wax process of casting suitably named