ART NOTES SCULPTURE UNIT

Assemblage — art that is made by assembling disparate elements, often everyday objects, scavenged by the artist or bought specifically.

Found objects — describes an object found by an artist, which is presented as a work of art with minimal modification.

Maquette — a model for a larger piece of sculpture created to visualize how it might look, what materials are needed, etc.

Installation — describes large-scale, mixed media constructions designed for a specific place; sometimes temporary.

Additive — a method of construction in which the surface is built up by adding more of a certain material

Subtractive — a technique for removing mass. Example: carving

In-the-round — a type of sculpture that can be seen from all angles; a freestanding or suspended structure

Craftsmanship — the skill and neatness used to create an artwork

Non-objective art — does not look like anything real or man-made

Relief sculpture — sculpture that has a raised surfaced, characterized by having a background and limited views. 3 kinds of relief sculpture:
bass (low), mezzo (medium), and alto (high)

Minimalism — art that is reduced to a bare minimum, simplistic, popular during the 1960s and 70s

Mobile — moving sculpture that balances, usually hanging,