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Intro to Art 1010 Study Guide Name ______________________________ Vocab and Key Terms Chap 12 Sculpture 1. Additive sculpture- sculptural form produced by adding, combining, or building up material from a core or in an armature. 2. Armature- a ridged framework serving as a supporting inner core for clay or other soft sculpting material. 3. Assemblage- sculpture made by assembling found or cast-off objects 4. Bas relief (low relief)- sculpture in relief in which the subject emerge only slightly from the surface; no undercutting is present. 5. Boss- a circular, often dome-shaped, decoration that protrudes from a flat surface. 1

Intro to Art 1010 Study Guide 6. Carving- a subtractive process in which a sculpture is formed by removing material from a block or mass of wood, stone, or other material, with the use of sharpened tools. 7. Casting- a process that involves pouring liquid material such as molten metal, clay, wax, or plaster into a mold; when the liquid hardens, the mold is removed, and a form in the shape of the mold is left. 8. Construction- creating a work of sculpture by putting together pieces that are already formed by the artist. 9. Freestanding- any piece or type of sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides. 2

Intro to Art 1010 Study Guide 10. High relief- sculpture in relief in which more than half of a significant portion of the subject emerges from the background; high-relief sculpture thus requires undercutting, in contrast to low relief. 11. Installation- an art medium in which the artist arranges objects or artwork in a room, thinking the entire space as the medium to be manipulated. 12. Kinetic sculpture- sculpture that incorporates actual movement as part of the design. 13. Lost wax- a casting method: first a model is made from wax and encased in clay. Or casting plaster; when the clay is fired to make a mold, the wax melts 3

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Intro to Art 1010 Study Guide away, leaving a void that can be filled with molten metal or other self- hardening liquid to produce a cast. 14. Low relief- (also called bas relief)- sculpture in relief in which the subjects emerge only slightly from the surface; no undercutting is present. 15. Mixed media- works of art made with more than one medium. 16. Mobile- a type of sculpture in which parts move, usually suspended parts activated by air currents. 17. Modeling- working pliable material such as clay or wax into 3-D forms 18. Mold a cavity usually created out of plaster, clay or plastic for use in casting. 4

Intro to Art 1010 Study Guide 19. Relief- sculpture in which 3-D forms project from thr flat backgrounf of which they are a part. 20. Site-specific- any work made for a certain place, which cannot be separated or exhibited apart from its intended environment. 21. Substitution- the process of making a work of art by casting, as opposed ti additive or subtractive process. 22. Subtractive sculpture- sculpture made by removing material from a larger block or form. Sculpere- Latin word meaning to carve. Refers to the creation of 3d figures forming designs from a single block mass of materials. 5