Vocab

Question 1

Cantilever

Answer 1

In architecture, a beam or structure that is anchored at one end and projects horizontally beyond its vertical support.

Question 2

Contrapposto

Answer 2

a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees

Question 3

Sfumato

Answer 3

The term sfumato was coined by Italian Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, and refers to a fine art painting technique of blurring or softening of sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another through the use of thin glazes to give the illusion of depth or three-dimensionality. This stems from the Italian word sfumare meaning to evaporate or to fade out. The Latin origin is fumare, to smoke. The opposite of sfumato is chiaroscuro.

Question 4

Chiaroscuro

Answer 4

The term chiaroscuro refers to the fine art painting modeling effect of using a strong contrast between light and dark to give the illusion of depth or three-dimensionality. This comes from the Italian words meaning light (chiaro) and dark (scuro), a technique which came into wide use in the Baroque Period.; Sfumato is the opposite of chiaroscuro.

Question 5

Raku

Answer 5

Raku generally refers to a type of low-firing process that was inspired by traditional Japanese raku firing. Western-style raku usually involves removing pottery from the kiln while at bright red heat and placing it into containers with combustible materials. Once the materials ignite, the containers are closed. This produces an intense reduction atmosphere which effects the colors in glazes and clay bodies.

Question 6

Greenware

Answer 6

Greenware is the term given to clay objects when they have been shaped but have not yet been bisque fired, which converts them from clay to ceramic. Greenware is unfired pottery. It is very fragile

Question 7

Terracotta

Answer 7

A type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.

A type of clay with a brownish- orange color

Question 8

Earthenware

Answer 8

ceramic ware made of slightly porous opaque clay fired at low heat

Question 9

Stoneware

Answer 9

a strong opaque ceramic ware that is high-fired, well vitrified, and nonporous

a clay that produces dark opaque pottery