Art 108 exam 2

Low relief / bas-relief

The figures project only slightly from the background. Like a Coin and its engraving

High relief

The figures project significantly from the background, often with more depth and detail.

In the round

sculptures that are fully three-dimensional, viewed from all sides and not attached to a background.

Modeling

In sculpture manipulating a plastic material such as clay or wax to create a form. 2. In figurative drawing, painting, and printmaking, simulating the effects of light and shadow to portray optically convincing masses

Assembling

The technique of creating a sculpture by grouping or piecing together distinct elements, as opposed to casting, modeling, or carving. An assembled sculpture may be called an assemblage

Carving

In sculpture, a subtractive technique in which a mass of material such as stone or wood is shaped by cutting and/or abrasion.2. A work made by this method.

Casting

The process of making a sculpture or some other object by pouring a liquid into a mold, letting it harden, and then releasing it. Common materials used for casting include bronze, plaster, clay, and synthetic resins.

Mold

A casing containing a shaped void in which liquid metal, clay, or other material may be cast.

Load bearing construction

Stacking and pilling, Layers upon layers, Thick bottom thinner as rising

post and lintel

a structural system based on two or more uprights supporting a horizontal crosspiece

Corbeled Arch and vault

stacks one stone atop another, with each projecting slightly more than the one below it until eventually the opening is bridged.

Round Arch and vault

keystone, is wedged into place, the two sides of the arch meet and lean against each other

Dome

a convex, evenly curved roof; technically, an arch rotated 360 degrees on its vertical axis. Like an arch, a dome may be hemispherical or pointed.