Deck 11: Sculpture, Installation, Site-Specific Art, and 3d Design

Question 1

The American sculptor __________ was one of the early pioneers of the __________,the first form of art that made motion a basic element.

A) ​Picasso; constructed sculpture 
B) ​Nevelson; assemblage 
C) ​Hayden; light sculpture 
D) ​Calder; mobile 
E) ​Smithson; earthwork

Answer 1

  D

Question 2

Referring to sculptures such as __________,art critic Robert Hughes said such works were "everything that statues had not been: not monolithic,but open,not cast or carved,but assembled from flat planes." 

A) ​Bourgeois's Portrait of Robert 
B) ​Degas's The Little Dancer 
C) ​Nakian's Europa and the Bull with Cupid 
D) ​Picasso's Mandolin and Clarinet 
E) ​Rodin's The Walking Man

Answer 2

  D

Question 3

Due to its __________,clay is frequently used to make three-dimensional preparatory sketches for other sculptures.

A) ​strength 
B) ​flexibility 
C) ​color 
D) ​armature 
E) ​weakness

Answer 3

  B

Question 4

Michelangelo's The Cross-Legged Captive is an example of __________ sculpture.

A) ​additive 
B) ​bas-relief 
C) ​subtractive 
D) ​constructed 
E) ​mixed media

Question 5

Light sculptor Dan Flavin primarily designs using __________.

A) ​incandescent bulbs 
B) ​candles 
C) ​fluorescent tubes 
D) ​halogen flood lamps 
E) ​Chinese lanterns

Question 6

Wood has more tensile strength than stone,meaning that it can be __________ more.

A) ​polished 
B) ​heat treated 
C) ​broken and snapped 
D) ​bent and stretched 
E) ​handled

Question 7

In sculptural works such as Gay Liberation,George Segal produces__________ replicas of people.

A) ​bronze 
B) ​plaster 
C) ​wax 
D) ​delicate 
E) ​wood

Question 8

In recent years,artists have produced __________ sculptures by welding,riveting,and soldering.

A) ​cast 
B) ​direct-metal 
C) ​burnished 
D) ​forged 
E) ​light

Question 9

According to Marcel Duchamp,the function of a ready-made was to __________.

A) ​substitute cleverness for hard work 
B) ​prompt the viewer to think and think again 
C) ​get more use out of old objects 
D) ​put some fun back into art 
E) ​elevate the viewer's artistic taste

Question 10

Provide one explanation as to why Egyptian stone figures appear simplified and blocky.

Question 11

Louise Nevelson said,"I began using found objects.I had all this wood lying around and I began to move it around,I began to compose." Nevelson's compositions are considered __________.

A) ​assemblages 
B) ​ready-mades 
C) ​collages 
D) ​relief sculptures 
E) ​earthworks

Question 12

The painful realism of Kiki Smith's figures,complete with body parts and bodily fluids,was likely influenced by her career as a(n)__________.

A) ​doctor 
B) ​nurse 
C) ​coroner 
D) ​emergency medical technician 
E) ​lab technician

Question 13

Which of the following is not an additive sculptural process? 

A) ​Modeling 
B) ​Carving 
C) ​Casting 
D) ​Constructing 
E) ​Welding

Question 14

In the lost wax process,molten metal is poured into a fire-resistant mold known as a(n)__________.

A) ​kiln 
B) ​cast 
C) ​shell 
D) ​inner core 
E) ​investiture

Question 15

Janine Antoni's 600-pound cube,titled Gnaw,is made of __________ and sculpted by __________.

A) ​candy; tongues 
B) ​chocolate; teeth 
C) ​wax; toothpicks 
D) ​ice; a drill 
E) ​wood, a blow torch

Question 16

__________ is very likely the most demanding type of sculpture because the artist must have a clear concept of the final product from the very beginning of the process.

A) ​Casting 
B) ​Modeling 
C) ​Carving 
D) ​Relief 
E) ​Constructing

Question 17

Sherry Levine's Fountains after Duchamp pays homage to Marcel Duchamp's original Dada "ready-made" and is a classic example of __________.

A) ​mixed media 
B) ​Pop Art 
C) ​appropriation art 
D) ​postmodernist art 
E) ​constructed sculpture

Question 18

Which of the following materials cannot be used for casting? 

A) ​Wax 
B) ​Concrete 
C) ​Bronze 
D) ​Wood 
E) ​Iron

Question 19

Of the following,which material is more commonly used in assemblages? 

A) ​Stone 
B) ​Clay 
C) ​Metal 
D) ​Plaster 
E) ​Wood

Question 20

Claes Oldenburg's Soft Toilet elevates an everyday object to a work of art and forces us to rethink its function in society.This is an example of __________.

A) impressionist art​ 
B) ​kinetic art 
C) ​Pop art 
D) ​abstract art 
E) ​a readymade

Question 21

Discuss how constructed sculpture is produced; then describe and identify examples of three different types.

Question 22

Compare and contrast George Segal's Gay Liberation and Louise Bourgeois's Eyes.

Question 23

Why did the ancient Greeks likely value marble more for its durability than anything else?

Question 24

Who do many critics consider to be the most revolutionary contemporary sculptor to have worked with light?

Question 25

For thousands of years,sculpture has been created for a variety of purposes.Discuss at least five of these.

Question 26

Compare and contrast the visual and emotional effects engendered by Michelangelo's The Cross-Legged Captive with Louise Bourgeois's Portrait of Robert.

Question 27

In spirit and style,which of Picasso's two-dimensional works were very similar to his constructed sculpture?

Question 28

Explain why former National Gallery of Art director J.Carter Brown stated that "Among sculpture parks of the world,Storm King is King."

Question 29

Compare and contrast George Segal's Gay Liberation with Kiki Smith's Untitled based on their realism and intent.

Question 30

Explain how the lost wax process of casting works.

Question 31

Explain why Sylvie Fleury could easily be described as a Pop artist.