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Sculpture Types
Terms ending in "-ive"
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Sculpture
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Miscellaneous
100
Sculpture that moves
What is Kinetic?
100
Artwork that is realistic in presentation.
What is "objective"?
100
This sculptor is known for her work with found wood objects.
Who is Louise Nevelson?
100
This sculpture medium comes from trees.
What is wood or paper?
100
If you see artwork from 10 feet and it is interesting enough that the viewer wants to look at it more closely, this theory might be true.
What is the 10 and 2 Theory?
200
Sculpture that possesses movement
What is a mobile?
200
Constructing sculpture by adding or combining multiple pieces.
What is "additive"?
200
This famous English sculptor is best known for his abstract pierced human figures.
Who is Henry Moore?
200
When fired, this earthen material becomes a hardened, glass-like medium.
What is clay?
200
Creating a sculpture using found objects
What is assemblage?
300
Sculpture viewed from one side and rests on a wall
What is Relief?
300
Artwork that is not representational of anything realistic.
What is "non-objective"?
300
This French Modernist sculptor is known for his work that suggests motion.
Who is Jean Debuffet?
300
You can bend and twist this metal that is in the form of a thread or slender rod.
What is wire?
300
Depiction of realistic forms in a simplified manner
What is abstract?
400
Freestanding artwork that is viewed from all sides
What is Sculpture in the Round?
400
Constructing a sculpture by removing parts of an existing medium such as clay, stone, or plaster.
What is "subtractive"?
400
This famous sculptor is known for his mobiles and wire sculpture.
Who is Alexander Calder?
400
This sculpture medium may not hold up in warm temperatures.
What is ice or wax?
400
The inner framework or support for a sculpture
What is armature?
500
Stationary Sculptures
What is a Stabile?
500
Portrayal of human or anamalistic figures.
What is "figurative"?
500
This Russian born artist is best known for his abstract work.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
500
Look around the house or junk yard to find this sculpture medium.
What are found objects?
500
This term describes a small scale model or "rough draft" for a sculpture.
What is a maquette?