Art, Chapter 11, Sculpture and Installation

descriptions apply to carving?

It is more direct than casting It is more aggressive than modeling It is a subtractive process

According to Kiki Smith, why did she choose the human form as subject for her wok?

It is only from everyone has their own authentic experience

Louis Bourgeois' Maman is an example of what kind of sculpture?

Sculpture in the round

Direct sculpture methods

The sculpture uses his/her hands to shape the final piece

The ancient Human-Headed Lion, from about the 9th century BC E, was carved as a relief. what is a relief

It can be viewed from the front and side

lost-wax process in order

1. Put wax over the clay model 2. Add wax rods and metal pins 3. Add a clay casing 4. Heat the wax so it runs out 5. Pour in the bronze 6. Break the mold

The steps of ceramic casting in the correct order

1. Slip is poured into a plaster mold 2. Plaster absorbs water from the slip, causing it to solidify 3. Excess slip is pored out of plaster mold 4. The cast is released from the plaster mold 5. The cast dries completely 6. The cast is glazed and fired

the following characteristic best describe synthetic resin as a sculpture marerial?

A wide range of colored pigments in can be added to incorporate material The appearance of more traditional sculptural material can be easily mimiicked

earthwork

A work of art that is made for a specific place using natural materials found there

Beginning in the 1960s artist began to create works of in permanent sculpture to explore what ideas?

Bringing people together in a new way Bringing art closer to people's everyday lives Avoiding sales and ownership of an object

Indirect sculpture methods

During the process of creating a sculpture the artist dors not touch the final piece

What are the advantages of using bronze to cast sculptures?

Is extremely durable even for thin pieces Can create smooth rounded shapes Flows freely when poured, allowing for small detailed works

statements best describe IIya and Emilia Kabakov's total installation The Happies Man?

The artist provided different points of view from which to consider the content of historical Viewers were completely immersed within the composition

What reasons is the human form used in sculpture

To convey power of rulers To give a being presence

Subtractive

a block of marble and carving a human figure out of it is considered to be what kind of sculptural process

Synthetic resin

a clear liquid formulated for casting; it cures through a chemical reaction triggered by adding a liquid cstalyst

Limewood

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

Assemblage is the art of

bringing together individual objects to form a sculoture

Some people in the art field distinguish between assembling, which brings sculpture parts on or near each other, and__________, which joins the pieces through a process such as welding or nailing.

constructing

The Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghibert's bronze panel The Story Of Jacob and Esau was made using the lost-wax technique and combines both_______and_______relief carving, depending on the depth of the images

low, high

Ancient Greece

most closely associated with a tradition of sculpture that considered the human body itself a worthy subject

Casting

sculpting includes using a specifically shaped container into which the liquid is poured and then allowed to cook and harden

Contrapposto

the distinctive counterbalanced S-shaped stance, characteristic of Greek, Roman and Renaissance figurak sculpture

In the round

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

Assembling

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