| A | B |
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| 2 types of forms | organic, geometric |
| negative space | background space or space between objects |
| positive space | space an object occupies |
| kinetic sculpture | sculpture that moves or is motorized |
| freestanding sculpture | sculpture that stands on its own |
| relief sculpture | sculpture that is raised from its base |
| 2 types of relief scilpture | high relief and bas (low) relief |
| form | the physical structure of a sculpture that emphasizes art lements and design principles |
| content | the emotions, passion, or message that the sculpture communicates |
| technique | skill and craftsmanship used in creating a sculpture |
| abstract sculpture | modern sculpture form that reduces an object or concept to its minimum |
| additive sculpture | sculpture that adds onto the medium |
| subtractive sculpture | sculpture that carves away the medium |
| incising | sculpture technique that cuts into the surface of a medium |
| stylization | repeated use of lines or pattern to produce a specific effect |
| wedging | process used to rid clay of air bubbles |
| scoring and slipping | porocess used to join 2 pieces of clay together |
| stages of clay | slip, plastic, leatherhard, bone dry, bisque |
| leatherhard | most workable stage of clay |
| gouge the bottom of clay tile | makes clay tile lie flat |
| relief of Confederate generals in Stone Mountain, GA | largest relief sculpture in the world |
| gods, myths, battles, rulers | subjects of ancient cultures' relief sculptures |
| found object sculpture | sculpture composed from everyday objects combined to create a new entity |
| Duchamps | shocked art world with his found object sculpture "Fountain" that was a urinal |
| Cornell | created "worlds within a box" style assemblages |
| Nevelson | created architectural assemblages, usually in a single color |
| Calder | invented mobiles as kinetic art form |
| Giacometti | created elongated human figures from metal or wire |
| plaster of Paris | gypsum heated to 150 degrees, used for building and carving |
| 6 stages of plaster | liquid, putty, rigid, set, cure, dry |
| set stage of plaster | when plaster radiates heat |
| method of mixing plaster | sift plaster through fingers into a bucket of water |
| plaster safety | wear mask when mixing, don't stir with fingers |
| stabile | kinetci sculpture that remains in a specific place |
| wallible | kinetci sculpture for hanging on a wall |
| mobile | kinestic sculpture that is suspended |
| proportion | the relationship of sizes of parts of an object or sculpture (the hand to the face) |
| scale | the relationship of the size of the sculpture to its surroundings |
| malleable | easily bended or manipulated, like wire |
| Henry Moore | sculptor whose works feature significant negative space |
| Brancusi | modern abstract stone sculptor |
| Rodin | 19th century French sculptor of "The Thinker" |
