Art Apprectiation Ch. 11
Human Figure
Basic subject foe sculpture through out time
Huma Bhabba
Scavenged materials. African influence
Dan Flavin
Sculpting with light, minimalism art
Jeff Koons
"Michael Jackson and Bubbles" -Ceramic blend, mostly porcelain -ceramic cast in a liquid form called slip -->Slip= powdered clay, water, defloculant
Easter Island Triqures
"Moai" -Monolithic figures carved by Rapa Nui people on Easter Island
Antony Garmley
"Quantum Void III"
Tilmen Schneider
"Virgin and Child" -Limewood, Native to Southern Germany
Olmec, 1500-300BCE
"Colossal Head" -Carving; Basalt stone, went to great lengths to transport
Roxy Paine
"Conjoined"
David Smith
"Cubi XXI" 1964 -Steel, Welded
Rachel Whiteread
"Daylight". Sculpture of a window, made up of the space a window holds - Exploring domestic realm -Negative space; fill it, take out space
Cave, Timil Nadu, India 7th century
"Durga Fighting the Buffalo Demon" -->High relief
Maya, Late Classic period, 200-900C.E.
"Figure of a Voluptuous Lady" -Terra Cotta -Built by hand -group of objects
Kiki Smith
"Honey Wax" -uses body because form we all share
Louis Bourgeois
"Maman" (1999) -->Sculpture in the Round -->Metaphor for mom being protective, patient
Modeling
Additive Process. Sculpture begins with framework or nothing and adds material until sculpture finished. very direct method of working
Assembling
Additive process. Individual pieces, segments, objects brought together to form a sculpture
Low Relief
Also called bas-relief. Figures project only slightly from the background
Installation
Artist modifies space in some way, asks us to enter, explore, experience it -Bourgeois "Red Room"
"Bodhis Attva"
Central India, 12th century -->Lotus blossoms- symbol of purity
Synthetic Resin
Clear liquid, cures through quick chemical reaction. Resemblance to natural resin that comes from pine trees, insects, amber
Bronze
Common casting material
High Relief
Forms dramatically project from the background by generally at least half their depth
Relief
Forms project from but remain attached to a background surface. Meant to be viewed frontally
"In the Round"
Freestanding art, can be viewed from any angle; completed on all sides
Casting
Indirect Process. Involves mold, which liquid or semi liquid is poured and allowed to harden
Martin Puryear
Inspired by African elements. Puts it up to viewer to interpret. Assembled wood
Earthwork
Made for a specific place using natural materials found there -Andy Goldsworthy
Contrapposto
Meaning counterpoise; sets body in a gentled S-shaped curve that implies potential for human emotion -Invented by the Greeks
Lost-wax Process
Most common method for casting. Wax original destroyed in process of making each sculpture cast unique
Clay (Terra Cotta)
Most common modeling material
Wood and Stone
Principle materials historically used for carving
Jessica Stockholder
Started out as a painter, 3D painting. Nonrepresentational composition
Carving
Subtractive Process. Sculpture begins with block of material and cuts, chips, gouges away until form emerges.
Sculpture
Works of art dealing with 3D space -->height, width, depth