3d art final semester 1

4 types of sculpture

carving, casting, modeling, assembling

armature

a skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay, wax, plaster, or paper is added

assemblage

the counterpart of a collage, assemblage involves the transformation on non-art objects and materials into sculpture through combining techniques such as gluing and welding

bisque ware

unglazed, fired clay that has become ceramic

composition

the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art

fat clay

highly plastic clay or clay at its most workable stage

shape vs. form

shape- a flat, enclosed area that has 2 dimensions, viewed from one side

form- describes objects that are 3 dimensional, having length, width, and depth; viewed from multiple sides

glaze

layer of glass that is fused onto pottery

reasons to use- hygienic, decoration, increase in strength

greenware

any unified clay sculpture, can be leatherhard or bone dry

kiln

the device in which pottery is fired

kiln controller

digital or computerized unit that can store firing programs and give you more control over firings; can use “easy fire” or make your own custom programs

kiln firings: bisque

first firing- bone dry greenware goes in, can be nested or stacked, can touch

temp- cone 04-06 (low fire)

most fragile pieces go in the top shelf

kiln firings: glaze

glaze/second firing- bisqued and glazed pieces

cannot touch

cone 05

every piece is placed on top of cookies or prongs

kiln furniture

props/posts- hold up shelves

prongs- used when glaze has been applied to entire piece

cookies- disks or sections of bisqued clay pieces used to protect the shelves fucking a glaze firing

papier mâché

french for “chewed paper”

substance made of paper mixed with glue or layers of paper glued and pressed together

plasticity

property of a material, enabling it to be shaped and hold its shape

refractory

ceramic materials that are resistant to high temperatures

short clay

clay that is non-plastic or poor in working qualities, breaks/cracks easily

surrealism

cultural and creative movement that mixes aspects of the subconscious, dreams, and irrational to create a new world that differs from reality