Exam 14: Sculpture

How does the American artist George Rickey ensure that his kinetic sculpture Breaking Column moves even when there is no wind?

The carving technique Michelangelo used for his sculpture Awakening Slave makes the figure appear to be permanently trapped within the stone.

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork: -Robert Smithson,Spiral Jetty

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork: -Sculpture of the Lady Sennuwy

Which of these is not a subtractive method of sculpting?

The wooden statue of the Hawaiian war god Ku-ka'ili-moku (2.4.7)was created using this method of sculpting:

If an artist wanted to create a relief in which a tree appeared further away than a park bench,carving the park bench more deeply (in high relief)would achieve this effect.

Objects found or already existing outside of the context of art,which are used as component parts in a work or to create an entire sculpture,are called ________.

This Hungarian artist created works of art that were motorized,even featuring one as a character in a film.

The natural world is simply the "canvas" on which an artist creates their earthwork.Nature has no effect on the earthwork,even after the artist has finished the artwork.

This method of sculpture involves the construction of a space or the assembly of objects to create an environment,often encouraging a viewer to experience the work physically,using all of his or her senses.

This group of Soviet artists created an entire art movement out of the process of assembling artworks.

What distinguishes a sculpture as a piece of fine art,compared to a memorial or other three-dimensional object? Why?