Deck 9: Sculpture

Question 1

A(n) _____, often used with architecture as wall decorations, grows out of a flat, two-dimensional background, and its projection into three-dimensional space is relatively shallow.

A)installation
B)kinetic sculpture
C)relief sculpture
D)sculpture in the round
E)earth art

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sculptor David Smith uses the industrial techniques of ___________ and ____________ that he learned while working in an automobile factory.

A)welding and casting
B)low relief and high relief
C)casting and wood carving
D)welding and soldering
E)soldering and casting

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Art that leaves the gallery and interacts directly with nature is referred to as ______.

A)casting
B)performance art
C)earth art
D)installation
E)none of these are correct

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When an artist creates living sculptural events that are ephemeral art experiences, they are making ______.

A)earth art
B)freestanding sculpture
C)relief sculpture
D)installation art
E)performance art

Question 5

All of the following are true about African sculpture except ______.

A)wood carving is the most important sculptural art of Africa
B)sculpture in wood is carved from a single piece of a tree
C)the shape of the sculpture is limited by the size and shape of the tree
D)casting is the most important sculptural art of Africa
E)none of these are correct

Question 6

Artwork that combines more than one media is referred to as ______.

A)relief
B)installation
C)mixed media
D)casting
E)none of these are correct

Question 7

In _________________ methods of sculpture, the sculpture is carved out of hard materials such as wood or stone.

A)casting
B)performance
C)subtractive
D)additive
E)kinetic

Question 8

Artwork that combines sculpture, video, projection, and installation as well as characters named Cyc, Sug, and Coo, describes the work of _______.

A)Patrick Dougherty
B)David Smith
C)Louise Nevelson
D)Tony Oursler
E)Robert Smithson

Question 9

During the 1985 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City, _______ created a Postmodern, raucous fun-house in a minor hallway of a major museum.

A)Joseph Beuys
B)Kenny Scharf
C)Robert Smithson
D)Nancy Holt
E)Laurie Anderson

Question 10

Robert Smithson is credited with creating the most famous and archetypal earthwork, which is titled ______.

A)Spiral Jetty
B)Closet, No.7
C)Sun Tunnels
D)Walking Man
E)Cubi XII

Question 11

Most Assyrian relief sculptures commemorate ______.

A)military victories of Assyrian kings
B)royal farms and livestock
C)hunting expeditions of Assyrian kings
D)portraits of the Assyrian king's family
E)both a and c are correct

Question 12

Alexander Calder is credited with inventing what type of sculpture?

A)low relief sculpture
B)high relief sculpture
C)kinetic sculpture
D)freestanding sculpture
E)sculpture in the round

Question 13

When making a sculpture out of clay, artists will often form the clay around a metal skeleton, called a(n) ___________, for extra strength.

A)mobile
B)armature
C)casting
D)maquette
E)none of these are correct

Question 14

Freestanding sculpture is described as ______.

A)a sculpture that inhabits three-dimensional space
B)a sculpture that does not have a single viewpoint
C)a sculpture that has a single viewpoint
D)a sculpture that is flat and two-dimensional
E)both a and b are correct

Question 15

In _______________ methods of sculpture, the sculpture is built up by modeling a flexible material like clay or plaster or building an installation.

A)casting
B)relief
C)subtractive
D)additive
E)performance

Question 16

The Colossal Olmec head is carved out of volcanic basalt, an extremely hard stone, using only ______.

A)metal tools
B)stone tools
C)wooden tools
D)bone tools
E)none of these are correct

Question 17

"I wanted the form, but I didn't care for the carving.I wanted something more immediate because my creativity was faster." This quote describes___________________, the artist who used found wooden objects to assemble large sculptures.

A)Robert Smithson
B)Louise Nevelson
C)David Smith
D)Tony Oursler
E)none of these are correct

Question 18

Which of the following was not part of Joseph Beuys performance How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare?

A)Beuys touched the rabbit's paw to each one of the viewers in the gallery.
B)Beuys' head was covered in honey and gold leaf.
C)Beuys touched the rabbit's paw to each one of his drawings and paintings.
D)Beuys carried a dead hare in his arms.
E)Beuys discussed the meaning of his pictures with the dead hare.

Question 19

Most cast metal sculptures are made to be hollow by using a process called the _______.

A)lost wax method
B)maquette
C)low relief
D)subtractive method
E)additive method

Question 20

In the plaque showing a king mounted on a horse with attendants from the Court of Benin, Nigeria, the central warrior chief is carved in _______________ or almost in the round.

A)middle relief
B)freestanding
C)low relief
D)high relief
E)none of these are correct

Question 21

Compare and contrast two-dimensional art with three-dimensional art.

Question 22

Explain the lost wax process and the benefits of producing a sculpture in this method.

Question 23

Why is the work of Laurie Anderson, who created Performance of "United States Part II," considered innovative? How has Laurie Anderson achieved celebrity status with her art? Has she succeeded in breaking down boundaries in art with her work? How?

Question 24

Describe the work of Louise Nevelson.Specifically, discuss her use of materials and how she utilizes the elements and principles of art in her sculpture.Be sure to cite examples of her work in your answer.

Question 25

Compare and contrast Alexander Calder's Untitled, 1978 with Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York, 1960.How are these two pieces similar? How are they different?

Question 26

Why is it important to view pieces like Gianlorenzo Bernini's Apollo and Daphne from multiple vantage points?

Question 27

Why are sculptures like Mother and Child and Seated Male with a Lance so important in African culture? What do these sculptures symbolize?

Question 28

Discuss the mystery surrounding the creation and placement of the Colossal Olmec heads found in La Venta, Mexico.

Question 29

Name and describe the function of the three types of metal tools used by sculptors when working on stone carving.

Question 30

Explain the difference between kinetic sculpture and sculpture in the round.Which artists in this chapter best illustrate the difference?