chapters 12-14

Question 1

in masonry, stone that is cut or shaped before use is referred to as

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dressed

Question 2

frank lloyd wright was

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an architect

Question 3

a good example of a low relief sculpture would be

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a coiin

Question 4

true or false
the statement, “the space was the scene of a riot in which the police arrested people protesting the european union’s debt policy toward third world nations” is about olafter eliasson’s “weather project”

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false

Question 5

true or false

david adjaye designed the kaufmann residence (aka falling-water)

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false

Question 6

weaving consists of the interlacing of lengthwise and cross fibers called

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warp and weft

Question 7

kinetic sculpture is

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csculpture that moves

Question 8

what time of stone did michelangelo use to carve “awakening slave”?

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marble

Question 9

when a sculptor works with soft materials, they often use a(n) ________ to prevent sagging

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armature

Question 10

modeling is a(n)

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additive process

Question 11

the islamic cultures of the middle easy reached a high point of metalwork production during the 13th and 14th centuries when techniques of shaping and inlaying were practiced with unparalleled sophistication. an example of this is

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“d’arenburg basin”

Question 12

true or false

a sculpture that is not freestanding but projects from a background surface is in relief

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true

Question 13

because a tree has unique growth characteristics which remain visible in the finished objects, wood is said to possess a

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vitality or living spirit

Question 14

___________ clays fire at the lowest temperature

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earthenware

Question 15

in terms of sculpture, casting is also called the ____________ process

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substitution

Question 16

____________ combine the centering skills of a potter, the agility and stamina of an athlete, and the grace of a dancer to bring qualities of breath and movement into crystalline form

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glassblowers

Question 17

true or false

a sculptural installation intended only for a particular location is called site-specific art

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true

Question 18

true or false

architecture is strictly a science concerned with physics

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false

Question 19

the seagram building, designed by lugwig mis van der rohe and philip johnson is an example of

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steel frame construction

Question 20

true or false

modeling is usually a subtrctive sculptured process

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false

Question 21

when creating a stone arch, the top stone is called the

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keystone

Question 22

true or false

glass has been used for at least 40,000 years as a material for practical containers of all shapes and sizes

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false - 4,000 years

Question 23

the guggenheim museum bilbao designed by frank gehry has a thin exterior skin of

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titanium

Question 24

true or false

faith ringald’s artwork draws upon her happy memories of her childhood in chicago

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false - NYC

Question 25

a ceramic glaze has a silica base that causes it to vitrify during firing. this means the glaze becomes

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glassy