Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
Q

MODELING a sculpture

A

manipulating a plastic material such as clay or wax to create a form (additive)

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2
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ASSEMBLING a sculpture

A

grouping or piecing together distinct elements (additive)

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3
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CARVING a sculpture

A

a subtractive process - takes material away to make sculpture

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4
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CASTING a scultpure

A

a mold where liquid is poured in to form the shape (additive)

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5
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Basalt

A

Olmec Mexico - thought to be used because of the powerful

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6
Q

who used Limewood

A

Tilem Riemenschneider in Saints Christopher, Eustace, and Erasmus

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7
Q

most common modeling material

A

clay

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8
Q

most common used material for Casting

A

metal

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9
Q

what was made using the lost-wax process?

A

Yoruba head of a king

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10
Q

Perseus with the head of medusa used what form of sculpting (by Benvenuto Cellini)

A

lost wax - cannot make duplicates

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11
Q

the process of casting in today’s day

A

investment casting or indirect - able to duplicated

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