Sculpture Vocab

Which of the following sculptures would be considered an Assemblage?

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sculpture "in-the-round" means...

• it has rounded edges and the main form is spherical

• it was created through a carving method

• it was created through an additive method

• it is standing free with all sides shown and sculpted all the way around

Which of these would be considered Low Relief?

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Your cardboard project would be considered a(n) ______________

• construction

• assemblage

• kinetic sculpture

Select ALL that are true about kinetic sculptures.

• They are attached to a background

• They have interacting pieces

• They are static.

• They are designed to move, whether by natural phenomena or a motor

Select ALL that describe an installation artwork

• made only from natural materials

• typically site-specific (designed for a certain place)

• can be temporary or permanent

• transforms our perception of a space

"High Relief" describes a sculpture that is...

• Smoothly carved with a higher level of skill than low relief

• Shallowly carved so that forms are similar in depth to the background

• Deeply carved to make forms stand out from the background

Select ALL that describe this sculpting method

• Casting

• Carving

• Assemblage

• Additive

• Subtractive

This type of clay does not harden on its own and is typically polymer-based or oil-based

• Air-dry Clay

• Traditional Clay

• Modeling Clay

• Earthenware Clay

• Paper Clay

Earth art... (select all that are true)

• can be made with any material (natural or not)

• can be indoors or outdoors

• is often dealing with ecological issues

• must be made in harmony nature