Chapter 12 Notes Key Questions/Fill in the Blank 1. Due to its monumental size, Viola Frey's Stubborn Woman, Orange Hands is supported using an armature. 2. Sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides is called in-the-round or freestanding 3. What work is an example of an assemblage? Pablo Picasso's Bull's Head. 4.What is also called a substitution process? Casting. 5. A typical example of a low-relief sculpture is a coin. 6. Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of kinetic sculpture. 7. Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project is an example of site-specific art. 8. A subcategory of constructed sculpture—seen in the works of Deborah Butterfield—that involves the use of familiar objects in new ways is assemblage. 9. Robert Longo's Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence is an example of a high-relief sculpture. 10. Julio González was the first sculptor to use the welding torch. 11. What are the principal techniques of sculpture? Modeling, casting, carving, constructing, and assembling. 12. How are the most public monuments made? Granite. 13. What are some recent innovations in how sculptors work in a space? Installation and sitespecific artworks. Definitions additive sculpture: sculptural form produced by adding, combining, or building up material from a core or (in some cases) an armature assemblage: sculpture made by assembling found or cast-off objects that may or may not contribute their original identities to the total content of the work casting: a process that involves pouring liquid material such as molten metal, clay, wax, or plaster into a mold; when the liquid hardens, the mold is removed, and a form in the shape of the mold is left freestanding: describes any piece or type of sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides kinetic sculpture: sculpture that incorporates actual movement as part of the design relief: sculpture in which three-dimensional forms project from the flat background of which they are a part site-specific: any work made for a certain place, which cannot be separated or exhibited apart from its intended environment subtractive sculpture: sculpture made by removing material from a leather block or form

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