Chapter 5: Sculpture Flashcards
Times Square Sky is generally classified as which of the following?
low-relief sculpture
Which of the following is an example of environmental sculpture?
The Bus Driver
Spiral Jetty is an example of
earth sculpture
In most contemporary sculpture, there is one pervasive characteristic:
Sculpture remains true to materials.
Space sculpture emphasizes
spatial relationships
Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
Maya Ying Lin
Sculpture, more than painting, appeals to
the sense of touch
Arp’s Growth is an example of
sculpture in the round
Our bodies are more actively involved in the perception of
sculpture in the round
Sculpture that has grooves of various depths cut into the surface plane of stone while the surface remains clearly perceptible is
sunken-relief sculpture
The Pietá was sculpted by
Michelangelo
An example of “truth to materials” in sculpture is
a carving from wood, shaped so as to reveal the grain of the wood
Abstract sculptures
often makes the density of sensa its primary subject matter
Which of the following is true of contemporary versus traditional sculpture?
It is more likely to be made by assembling preformed pieces of material
Which type of sculpture especially brings out the three-dimensionality of objects?
sculpture in the round
