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