chapter 12 Flashcards
in ________________processes the sculptor begins with a mass of material larger than the
finished work and removes material or subtracts from that mass until the work achieves its
finished form. An example is carving
subtractive
In ________________processes the sculptor builds the work, adding material as the work
proceeds. An example is assemblage
additive
_______ sculpture is meant to be seen from one side only—in other words, it is frontal,
meant to be viewed from the front—and it is very often used to decorate architecture
relief
Forms and figures carved in relief are spoken of as done in either ____________________ or
_____________________.
low relief; high relief
____relief is shallow, and flatter to the surface
low relief
___relief protrudes further from the surface into the viewer’s space
high relief
__________—or freestanding sculpture—literally demands
movement. It is meant to be seen from all sides, and the viewer must move around it.
sculpture in the round
___________________ are sculptural spaces which you can physically enter into or explore
either indoors or in a contained space out-of-doors, such as a plaza, where they are generally
referred to as installations.
environments
_______: large-scale out-of-doors environments made in and of the
land itself. An example artist is Andy Goldsworthy
earthworks
________: a subtractive process in which the material being carved is chipped,
gouged, or hammered away from an inert, raw block of material
carving
______: works made of clay
ceramics
___ employs a mold into which some molten material is poured and
allowed to harden
casting
__________________: the process of bringing individual objects or pieces
together to form a larger whole
assemblage
_____________: introduces sculptural and other materials into a space in
order to transform our experience of it
installation art
______________________________: the body is the medium. An example artist is Marina
Abramovic.
performance art
