Quiz 2 Art in Three Dimensions
________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.
An open
This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.
mass
A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________.
nearly every angle
Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.
organic
A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.
relief
By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.
subversive
These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art.
three-dimensional
Because a form exists in "real" space, we can experience it not only visually, but also through our sense of ________.
touch
The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.
volume
When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.
actual
This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.
bas-relief
Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.
depth
In the Roettgen Pietà from fourteenth-century Germany, the artist ________ the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering.
distorted
The spiraling open volume of Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the Third International was intended to give the design a feeling of ________.
dynamism
To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.
foreground
A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.
form
Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.
geometric
An upright stone that has an incised relief on its surface, such as the Maya sculpture (1.2.7), is known as ________.
a stela