3D Art History
Michelangelo crafted this renowned renaissance sculpture that portrays a biblical hero who defeated the giant Goliath from a single block of Carrara marble.
What is David? or Who is David?
This element of art is defined as three-dimensional (length, width, height) and can be viewed from many angles, has volume and takes up space.
What is form?
This is the Japanese art of paper folding.
What is Origami?
This is the type of liquid glass "paint" used to coat a ceramic piece.
What is glaze?
This is the process of shaping and sculpting a white stone into a desired form through the removal of material, often employing traditional tools and techniques to create intricate and detailed three-dimensional artworks.
What is marble carving?
Jeff Koons is most famous for a stainless steel sculpture depicting an inflatable creature. What is that creature?
What is a dog?
Balloon Dog
What term is used for the act of cutting away excess material from a sculpture to refine its shape and details?
What is carving / carve?
This is a dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease paper material.
What is a bone folder?
These three words are also known as the “three S’s” when attaching clay pieces together
What is score, slip and smooth?
I will also accept score, slip, stick & smooth as the 4 S's
This is the creative and technical process of conceiving and planning the structural and spatial organization of buildings, considering aesthetics, functionality, and environmental factors.
I will also accept Architecture Design
This artist is a costumer designer. She designed the costumes for many famous movies, including Black Panther, Malcolm X and Selma. We watched this documentary last week.
Who is Ruth E. Carter?
This is a pottery technique where a lump of clay is centered and shaped on a spinning bat or disc to create vessels and forms with symmetrical precision.
What is throwing?
I will also accept what is throwing on the wheel?
Commonly used to create sculptures, this white material is made by mixing water and paste of various minerals, and can be applied to walls, cast, or, once dried, carved.
What is plaster?
There are 3 basic hand building techniques in ceramics: Pinch, Coil and ________.
What is Slab?
I will also accept slab building or slab construction
This is the process of pouring molten copper and tin alloy into a hollow mold to create a positive sculpture.
What is bronze casting?
Which artist is known for creating "The Thinker," a bronze sculpture depicting a seated man contemplating, often considered a symbol of philosophy?
Who is Auguste Rodin?
This is a decorative technique used in ceramics, which involves layering underglaze or colored slip on the surface of leather-hard clay and then scratching away that layer to create a pattern or image.
What is sgraffito?
This term refers to a supportive framework or structure used as the underlying skeleton of a sculpture (you made one for your plaster piece).
What is an armature?
This is the stage of a clay project that has gone through its first firing in the kiln.
What is bisqueware?
This artistic method is an additive manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design. It works by building up layers until the object is formed.
What is 3D printing?
This is a Japanese contemporary artist known for her avant-garde and immersive installations featuring repetitive patterns, polka dots, and vibrant colors, often on pumpkin-shaped forms.
Who is Yayoi Kusama?
What is the name for the small-scale model that an artist creates before executing a larger sculpture?
What is a maquette? I will also accept Prototype
This is a wall-mounted or flat sculpture in which the three-dimensional elements are raised from a flat base.
What is a Relief?
I will also accept Relief Tile
There are three types of clay used in ceramics, stoneware, porcelain, and __________? this is the type of clay we use at SSS.
What is earthenware?
I will not accept "Red Clay"
This is a genre of contemporary art where artists create immersive and often site-specific environments or experiences by arranging and incorporating various elements such as objects, images, sound, and light within a space, challenging traditional boundaries and engaging the viewer in a unique and interactive way.
What is installation art?