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| modeling | molding or constructing a shape |
| carving | cutting or chipping away material from an unshaped block |
| casting | a modeled version of the desired shape is converted into a mold |
| assemblage | put together from various three-dimensional materials |
| freestanding | a sculptural type; the sculpture stands unattached on the floor or ground so you can walk around it |
| relief | a sculptural type; sculpture is attached to, and projecting from a backing wall or panel |
| low relief | the sculpture projects slightly |
| high relief | the sculpture projects farther |
| installation | a work of art erected or arranged (usually temporarily) in a particular site or exhibition space |
| ceramic | a sculptural material; clay and other forms of workable earthen material |
| plaster | a sculptural material; easily molded, not as durable as clay, used to create a mold for metal casting |
| metal | a metal that is melted and cast for sculpture |
| stone | the most venerable material of all; worked with chisel, saw and drill |
| wood | carved by a knife; the most perishable |
| glass | material that must be melted, shaped, colored; very laborious process |
| form | refers to the elements of the sculpture's visual or aesthetic aspect: shape, line, color, composition and mass |
| space | zone surrounding a sculpture |
| negative space | in modern sculpture, a void or hollow |
| positive space | in modern sculpture, a filled or protruding space |
| proportion | the relative size and overal relationship of a figure's parts |
| portrait | a maske, head, bust or life-size figure |
| religious/mythological | often sculptural groups depicting stories or dramatic scenes |
| historical | commonly depicted in relief on buildings or arches |
| heroic | statues glorifying fallen leaders |
| abstract | the preferred mode of many contemporary sculptors |
| frieze | any historical band of sculptural decoration;typically used to decorate classical buildings |
| mobile | a type of sculpture in which different parts move freely or are moved by a motor |
| patina | the coating of greenish oxidation that forms on bronze sculpture over time |
| texture | the feel of a sculpture's surface to the touch |
| site | the place where a sculpture is placed |
| style | the distinctive manner of sculpting pecuilar to an individual or group |
