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is more aggressive than modeling, more direct than casting, & is a subtractive process |
The carving method |
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The Indian sculpture "Durga Fighting the Buffalo Demon" is an example of: |
a high-relief sculpture |
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Four basic methods for making a sculpture are: |
modeling, casting, carving, and assembling |
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The additive process of sculpture includes: |
assembling and modeling |
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is not meant to be viewed in the round, not finished on all sides and often used to decorate architecture |
relief sculpture |
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In sculpture, the most popular modeling material is: |
clay |
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Fired clay is sometimes called: |
terra cotta |
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A process that dates back to the 3rd-millennium B.C.E. |
lost-wax |
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Casting is known as: |
a replacement method |
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Sculptors often create a "sketch" to test ideas before proceeding to their medium of choice by using |
clay |
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a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture |
Assemblage |
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A high-relief sculpture is different than low-relief sculpture in that: |
high-relief projects boldly from the background and elements of high-relief may be in the round, unattached to the background |
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Contrapposto (meaning counter poise or counterbalance) was developed as a pose for sculptures of the human figure, by… |
Ancient Greeks |
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intended to be temporary and transitory, as self-financing works, as works that have as the subject matter the entire process of the project and to bring together a temporary community of people focused on a particular idea |
The artworks of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are |
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Serpent Mound and "Spiral Jetty" are known as… |
earthworks |
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Carved in a broad style of plain surfaces and subtle modeling, Colossal Head is thought to represent… |
Olmec rulers |
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No definite line separates the |
art object from the craft object |
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Wood is not very durable because: |
cold and heat distort it, water rots it, and insects can eat it away |
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The principle ingredient of glass is: |
sand |
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Although the chemical composition of ______ changes when exposed to extreme heat, _______ doesn’t change chemically when its pliability is altered by heat |
clay / glass |
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The most common way to _______ a hollow glass vessel is by blowing |
shape |
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The Arts and Crafts movement came about as a reaction to the… |
Industrial Revolution |
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Islamic cultures have focused a great deal of aesthetic attention on: |
carpets and rugs |
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Wood is a popular craft material because it is abundant and relatively |
easy to work |
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Lacquer is made from |
the sap of a tree |
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The Ancient Olmecs of Mesoamerica prized __________ for its translucence, which they associated with rainwater. |
jade |
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Forging is when metal is shaped by |
hammer blows |
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The chair of Hetepheres was well preserved by Egypt’s ________ climate. |
dry, desert |
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Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building. |
Wainwright Building |
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Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are: |
weight and tensile strength |
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Stacking and piling is another term for: |
arch and vault |
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The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the: |
Greek orders |
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The Byodo-in, in Kyoto, Japan is an elegant example of: |
post and lintel architecture |
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The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called: |
tensile strength |
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Built for the World’s Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction. |
Eiffel Tower |
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Most famous for his design of the geodesic dome: |
Buckminster Fuller |
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Fallingwater (the Kaufmann House in Mill Run, Pennsylvania) is a prime example of the "organic" architecture of |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
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A _______ is a horizontal form supported at only one end, Frank Lloyd Wright was among one of the first architects to use the ________ for domestic architecture |
cantilever |
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_______ rotated 360 degrees on its axis is called a dome. |
An arch |
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The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are: |
the shell and the skeleton and skin. |
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According to the author, a ________ is actually an arch extended in depth, as if there are "many arches placed flush one behind the other." |
barrel vault |
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A _________ buttress is an arched exterior support system found on Gothic Cathedrals. |
flying |
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The Taj Mahal was built by the 17th-century Moslem emperor as a ________ for his wife. |
tomb |
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The round opening in the dome of the Pantheon is called a(n) |
occulous |
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The skeleton-and-skin structure, the Crystal Palace, was designed by ___________ in 1851. |
Joseph Paxton |
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