SCULPTURE Unit Test Review (Introduction to Art)

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences. What is a site specific sculpture?

Site specific sculptures are sculptures that form an integral relationship with the particular site where they exist.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. A large piece of stone with deep carvings showing a man on horseback and soldiers walking beside him. Define and describe the attributes of a high relief? Examine the relief sculpture above. Explain what attributes make it an example of a high relief.

A high relief is a form of relief that extends at least halfway out of the background. You can see in this relief sculpture that the sculpted parts curve back into the background to created spaces(men and the horses). This action creates strong shadowing and overlapping, and the objects appear to be projecting out of the surface. These attributes can be seen in this relief sculpture and are attributes of a high relief.

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences. Define and describe the attributes of a low relief sculpture. What is another term used to describe a low relief sculpture?

A low relief sculpture has less projection from the background plane than high relief. A low relief can also be called a bas relief.

This is a low relief. Its images are projected off the background, but not so much that they extend at least one-half, or that they curve back into the background creating shadows. This is a sunken relief. Its figures and images are carved into the flat background.

A natural sculpture is inspired by forms and processes from nature. Weather, environment. Seasons, etc.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Red leaves floating in a puddle. They are concentrated in the middle around an empty circle and fade as the circle extends outward. Describe the example displayed above of a site specific sculpture and the environment it is located in. How would the meaning of this sculpture change if it was removed from its natural environment?

A site specific sculpture is a sculpture that has an integral relationship with the particular site where the exist. The photograph shows a site specific sculpture, which is located in an environment with lots tree which are covered in leaves like the ones in the picture. The leaves are red, which indicates fall or perhaps a type of tree, and they are in water surrounded by rocks. It may be part of a stream or river bed. If the sculpture was removed from its natural environment, away from the trees, the meaning would be completely different because it would be separated from its place of origin.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. In sculpting, what is assemblage? What feature is unique to assemblage sculpture? In what type of art is assemblage most common?

Assemblage is an additive process where artists construct work by putting together objects and attaches them in some way. Assemblage sculpture can include a variety of materials in the same sculpture, where as other types of sculpture may only be made out of one or perhaps two materials. Assemblage allows the artist a great degree of freedom. Assemblage sculpture is most common in modern art.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. In sculpture, what does carving refer to? What influences the materials an artist chooses when creating a carving? Provide one example of a carving from the lecture, including the name and material it was sculpted out of. The definition of carving is: Using tools to cut, or chip, solid material in order to form something (such as a sculpture). What influences the materials an artist chooses, when creating a carving is the appearance, an example can be made out of wood,

Carving is the use of tools to chip away at a base in order to produce the sculpture. The materials an artist chooses depends on cost, and availability of both tools and materials. An example of a carving is, Fu Lions, which was sculpted out of ivory.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. How is casting done in sculpture? What is the lost wax method?

Casting is a substitution process in which the artist models an image in a soft medium such as wax, which is then replaced with something more durable such as bronze. The lost wax method is the technique for casting where wax is carved then heated after a mold is made, then heated so that the wax melts, leaving an impression

Answer the following in list form. List the primary materials used in sculpture.

Material Used In Sculpture 1.Cast bronze (lost wax) 2.Bronze (bonded or cold cast) 3.Marble (bonded or cold cast) 4.Sculptured marble 5.Clay and terra-cotta 6.Fiberglass 7.Soapstone 8.Aluminum 9.Durastone

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences. Three Egyptian figures and hieroglyphics carved into stone. Examine and describe the image above. What type of relief sculpture is it? Justify your answers.

There are three figures, two of which look like females who are looking at the center figure, placing his hat/crown on his head. There are many carved symbols surrounding the figures that are most likely some type of language. This is a sunken relief. Its figures and images are carved into the flat background.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Example 1: A stone medallion with shallow carvings. Example 2: A piece of stone with an Egyptian scene etched into it. Examine the two example of reliefs above. What type of relief sculpture is each? Justify your answers.

This is a low relief. Its images are projected off the background, but not so much that they extend at least one-half, or that they curve back into the background creating shadows. This is a sunken relief. Its figures and images are carved into the flat background.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. A marble sculpture of a sad, seated woman holding the body of an emaciated man on her lap. Name the sculpture shown above and its artist. Where is this sculpture located? What can we notice about this sculpture?

This sculpture is entitled Pieta, and was sculpted by Michelangelo. It is located inside St. Peter's Basilica, inside the Vatican. The main thing we can notice is that the light hits the different figures and parts of the sculpture so that each casts shadows onto one another.