Deck 10: Sculpture

Question 1

In casting,a mold is used into which __________.

A) clay is pressed
B) plaster is poured
C) molten material is poured
D) gesso is added

Answer 1

C

Question 2

To keep track of where they are when carving a block,wood sculptors may __________.

A) use rulers to measure the depth of their carving
B) take pictures of every step
C) respect the natural grain
D) draw the outline of the sculpture on the wood

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of __________.

A) junk art
B) earthworks
C) traditional sculpture
D) funk aesthetic

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The sculpture,Pod Pocha by Ursula von Rydingsvard employs both stacking of elements and carving away to suggest __________.

A) water rippling on the surface of an object
B) mountain peaks jutting out from a vast forest
C) the natural processes of geological layering and erosion
D) all of the above

Question 5

In Michelangelo's David the figure's head and shoulders are in a slightly opposite direction than his hips and legs,in a pose called __________.

A) hip check
B) serpentine
C) contrapposto
D) active

Question 6

A gouge,a mallet,and a scraper are tools used for __________.

A) carving wood
B) making maquettes
C) casting bronze
D) none of the above

Question 7

The carved ivory mask from Benin was carved for the king and __________.

A) never used
B) worn at his waist
C) worn as a mask at a ritual ceremony
D) hung on a wall of the palace

Question 8

In fifteenth-century Benin sculptors were supported by __________.

A) the military
B) public subscription
C) sales of their work
D) patronage of the king

Question 9

The Head of a Woman created by__________ uses a direct carving technique that preserves its stony texture and creates a deliberately "primitive" look.

A) Amedeo Modigliani
B) Michelangelo
C) Benvenuto Cellini
D) Thornton Dial

Question 10

Zoë Leonard creates sculptural installations,such as Strange Fruit (for David) from __________ materials.

A) ephemeral
B) cast
C) wood
D) static

Question 11

Carvings have __________ to minimize the labor involved in removing excess material.

A) projections
B) compact contours
C) open spaces
D) fine details

Question 12

When some materials for sculptures cannot support their own weight,a sculptor will use __________ for support.

A) laminate
B) an armature
C) a slip
D) torque

Question 13

The Greeks developed the __________ process of casting,which is still used.

A) lost-wax
B) foundry
C) slip
D) granite

Question 14

Artists like using stone for sculptures because of its __________.

A) permanence
B) malleability
C) size
D) all of the above

Question 15

For his monumental sculptures,such as the Torqued Ellipses ,Richard Serra uses computer modeling to work out __________.

A) basic coordinates
B) balance
C) layout and shape
D) all of the above

Question 16

Carving is a __________ process.

A) subtractive
B) additive
C) molten
D) unified

Question 17

Artwork made of impermanent found objects is referred to as __________.

A) classical
B) eternal
C) high-priced junk sculpture
D) ephemeral

Question 18

Artists use found objects to create artwork by a process called __________.

A) linkage
B) assembling
C) fused
D) connective

Question 19

A small clay or plaster model for a larger sculpture is called a __________.

A) laminate
B) maquette
C) puppet
D) carrara

Question 20

The ability of sculptural material to resist forces of pressure,like gravity,is called its __________.

A) projection
B) roughing out
C) tensile strength
D) blocking out

Question 21

Clay is a sculpture material that was commonly used in ancient civilizations.

Question 22

The lost-wax process of bronze casting can only be used for small objects.

Question 23

Stone can be polished to be very smooth.

Question 24

Modeling and carving mean the same thing.

Question 25

Michelangelo believed that one piece of marble was the same as another.