Final Exam Study Guide for ART 100 01 FA25

Final Exam Study Guide: ART 100 01 FA25

Instructor: Howard McLean
Date Posted: November 19, 4:30 PM

Sculpture Terminology

• Free Standing Sculpture

  • Definition: A sculpture that can be viewed from all sides.

• Carved Panel

  • Definition: A sculptural form that is created with very little depth, allowing figures to project from the background.

• High Relief Sculpture

  • Definition: A type of carved panel where the figures project with a great deal of depth from the background.

• Bust

  • Definition: A statue of a person that depicts only the head and shoulders.

• Subtractive Sculpture

  • Definition: A sculpting method that involves removing material to produce a sculptural form.

• Additive Sculpture

  • Definition: A sculpting process in which the artist builds a form by adding material.

• Cast Sculpture

  • Definition: A sculpture made by pouring a liquid material into a mold.

• Armature

  • Definition: The framework or skeleton that supports a sculpture.

• Assemblage

  • Definition: Artwork created from three-dimensional materials, including found objects.

• Kinetic Art

  • Definition: Art that is usually three-dimensional and includes moving parts.

Architectural Elements

• Post and Beam

  • Definition: A horizontal beam supported at each end by vertical posts or walls.

• Arch

  • Definition: A semicircular form supported by colonnades, used to create great spans.

• Barrel Vault

  • Definition: The extension in depth of a single arch by lining up one arch behind another.

• Dome

  • Definition: A hemisphere defined as a continuous arch rotated 360 degrees on its axis.

• Buttress

  • Definition: Stone supports extending inward from a series of columns, helping to secure the outer walls of a structure.