Constantin Brancusi
The space around or between the subject of an image or 3-D form.
What is Negative Space?
This artist won a competition when she was just a 21 year old college student to design a memorial in Washington DC
Who is Maya Lin?
shapes that are usually unpredictable and often found in nature. (opposite of geometric)
What is an Organic Shape?
3-D forms that come off a flat background.
What is a Relief?
Alexander Calder
Art that does not look exactly like the thing it represents. Uses texture, color, etc. to represent a thought or object.
What is Abstract art?
When material is removed or carved out of an existing mass.
What is subtractive sculpture?
When material is added to create a 3-D form.
What is additive sculpture?
Claes Oldenburg
The distribution of visual weight. (In a sculpture like a mobile, it is vital to have good _______.)
What is balance?
This artist produced a piece of "readymade art" for an exhibit in 1917, titled "Fountain." But it's not really a fountain ;)
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
a 3-D moving sculpture that hangs from the ceiling. It relies mostly on the principle of art called balance.
What is a mobile?
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Claes Oldenburg
A sculpture intended to be viewed from all sides.
What is a freestanding sculpture (or a sculpture in the round.)
He is one of the most famous British sculptors
Who is Henry Moore?
Our green foam sculptures are modeled after the abstract work of this artist.
Who is Henry Moore?
The object that is the inspiration behind this Henry Moore sculpture.
What is an Elephant Skull?
Auguste Rodin
A 3-D artwork that has parts that move, either by natural forces or by motors/cranks. Balance
What is kinetic sculpture?
These two sculptors were born in the same year in different countries, and are two of the most famous modern sculptors.
Who are Henry Moore and Alexander Calder?
A 3-dimensional figure. (As opposed to a shape, which is 2-Dimensional)
What is form?
These two artists were famous for both their cubist art, as well as their sculptures.
Who are Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp?