Deck 14: Sculpture

Question 1

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

A) carving
B) casting
C) modeling
D) constructing
E) earthworks

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of these is not an additive process of sculpting?

A) chiseling
B) casting
C) modeling
D) constructing
E) earthworks

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In freestanding sculpture,the artist entices the viewer to move around the work by creating a series of changing ________.

A) planes
B) colors
C) textures
D) ideas
E) materials

Question 5

What is one of the main reasons that the creation of the Olmec colossal heads is so impressive?

A) they are lifelike individual portraits
B) they were created without metal tools
C) they can be seen from space
D) they were done by children
E) all of the other answers

Question 6

If a sculptor wanted to create a relief that was visible from more than one angle,bas-relief would be a good method to use.

Question 7

When a sculpture is designed to be viewed from one side,and protrudes dynamically from its background plane or is carved with deeply incised marks,this is called ________.

A) high relief
B) bas-relief
C) in the round
D) freestanding
E) placid design

Question 8

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

Question 9

Which of these is not a subtractive method of sculpting?

A) casting
B) carving
C) chiseling
D) sawing
E) drilling

Question 10

Sculptural monuments were important forms of public relations,as well as a source of civic pride.Giambologna's Rape of a Sabine was intended to communicate the growing power and influence of Florence in a dynamic and beautiful way.Can you think of other circumstances where a sculpture has been used to support the power of community or a community leader? Do you know of any contemporary sculptures or memorials that serve a similar purpose to Bologna's work?

Question 11

Which of these materials can be used to create a sculpture?

A) wax
B) stone
C) plastic
D) ice
E) all of the other answers

Question 12

Unlike freestanding sculpture,this type of sculpture is created to be viewed from one side only.

A) relief
B) in the round
C) dynamic presence
D) modeling
E) oast

Question 13

Michelangelo planned a grand sculptural scheme for the tomb of ________,although it was never completed.

A) Pope Julius II
B) King Henry VIII of England
C) King Francis I of France
D) Emperor Constantine
E) Cosimo de' Medici

Question 14

Michelangelo believed ________ to be the finest and most challenging of all the visual arts.

A) sculpture
B) painting
C) drawing
D) digital art
E) architecture

Question 15

If the intention of Giambologna's Rape of a Sabine was to show off Florentine political might,then a large-scale sculpture in the round was a good choice as it can be displayed to many people.

Question 16

The sculptural process in which the artist carves only in shallow depth is called ________.

A) bas-relief
B) high relief
C) in the round
D) freestanding
E) pinch

Question 17

Another name for freestanding sculpture is ________.

A) in the round
B) bas-relief
C) high relief
D) dynamic presence
E) modeling

Question 18

When an artist is using the subtractive method of carving in stone,it makes no difference whether or not the intended final shape extends beyond the dimensions of the original stone.

Question 19

All sculptures have this characteristic in common:

A) they exist in three-dimensional space
B) they are made of solid materials
C) they are meant to last for many years
D) they are created for beauty
E) all of these answers

Question 20

This nineteenth-century British sculptor,who created the Memorial to King Leopold of the Belgians in a church in Esher,England,was a favorite sculptor to the British royal family.

A) Susan Durant
B) Giambologna
C) Michelangelo
D) Naum Gabo
E) Antony Gormley

Question 21

Ancient Greek sculptors sometimes created cast sculptures from ________,an alloy of copper and tin.

A) bronze
B) silver
C) steel
D) aluminum
E) brass

Question 22

What method of sculpture is the artist using when he or she gathers objects and fabricates them into an artwork?

A) assemblage
B) casting
C) carving
D) bending
E) repoussé

Question 23

This American artist created a large earthwork titled Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake in Utah in 1969-70.

A) Robert Smithson
B) Marcel Duchamp
C) Susan Durant
D) Damien Hirst
E) Naum Gabo

Question 24

This sculpting process involves adding a liquid or pliable material to a mold.

A) casting
B) chiseling
C) constructing
D) earthworks
E) readymades

Question 25

Artists who model forms using soft,pliable materials,such as clay or wax,sometimes employ this kind of support when creating their work.

A) an armature
B) a kiln
C) calipers
D) a patina
E) a chisel

Question 26

Wood is not strong enough to create freestanding sculptures more than about four feet tall.

Question 27

Sculptures created using this method often require the movement of large amounts of soil from one location to another.

A) earthworks
B) casting
C) constructing
D) chiseling
E) readymades

Question 28

The name of this bronze-casting process relies on a modeled original form made from a pliable material.This method is known as ________.

A) lost-wax casting
B) clay bonding
C) gum molding
D) cotton stretching
E) gobbing

Question 29

This Spanish artist combined a bicycle seat and handlebars into a form that was reminiscent of a bull's head.

A) Pablo Picasso
B) Naum Gabo
C) Marcel Duchamp
D) Georgia O'Keeffe
E) Lázló Moholy-Nagy

Question 30

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 ________.

A) readymades
B) weaving
C) casting
D) earthworks
E) lost-wax

Question 31

This African-American artist created the work The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (2.4.18)from an assemblage of found objects.

A) Betye Saar
B) Kara Walker
C) Edmonia Lewis
D) Faith Ringgold
E) Elizabeth Catlett

Question 32

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

A) Constructivists
B) Dadaists
C) Fauves
D) Social Realists
E) Cubists

Question 33

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living,by Damien Hirst,is an example of the broad range of materials that can be used in a work of art.It presents a ________ suspended in a tank of formaldehyde.

A) shark
B) lamb
C) pine tree
D) buffalo
E) sword

Question 34

This Constructivist artist,originally named Naum Neemia Pevsner,studied physics,mathematics,and engineering in college.

A) Gabo
B) Duchamp
C) Michelangelo
D) Durant
E) Hirst

Question 35

Over time,exposure to the elements can add this surface coloration to metals.It can also be created with the use of chemical preparations.

A) patina
B) glaze
C) flashing
D) shingling
E) repoussé

Question 36

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.

Question 37

Sometimes a sculpture can teach us about the way people from a particular culture lived.For example,the two figures on the sarcophagus from Cerveteri (2.4.11)helped researchers to understand that men and women held relatively equal status in ancient Etruscan society.Are there other sculptures in this Chapter that give us an insight into the way people lived? If so,which ones? How do they accomplish this? If not,are there examples that you can find from other Chapters or sources?

Question 38

What method of sculpture is the artist using when they assemble component parts in order to create an artwork?

A) construction
B) casting
C) carving
D) bending
E) repoussé

Question 39

An artist cannot turn a trash can into a readymade artwork.

Question 40

This earthwork,constructed by the prehistoric inhabitants of North America,is located in Ohio.

A) Great Serpent Mound
B) Old Faithful
C) Cahokia Mounds
D) Pyramid of the Moon
E) Pyramid of the Sun

Question 41

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork:
a.construction
b.casting
c.earthworks
d.carving
e.kinetic
Damien Hirst,The Physical Impossibility [. . .]

Question 42

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

Question 43

This process involves taking over a pre-existing image or object and altering its appearance in a way that changes its original meaning or purpose.

A) appropriation
B) pre-selection
C) felting
D) repoussé
E) exchanging

Question 44

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork:
a.construction
b.casting
c.earthworks
d.carving
e.kinetic
Sculpture of the Lady Sennuwy

Question 45

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork:
a.construction
b.casting
c.earthworks
d.carving
e.kinetic
George Rickey,Breaking Column

Question 46

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

A) he employs someone to spin it around
B) it is driven by a water wheel
C) it is motorized
D) it is driven by a pulley system
E) it does not move without wind

Question 47

What term does Antony Gormley use for the figures in his works,such as the small three-dimensional human models in his installation Asian Field?

A) humanotypes
B) corpographs
C) personifications
D) portraits
E) none of the other answers

Question 48

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork:
a.construction
b.casting
c.earthworks
d.carving
e.kinetic
Robert Smithson,Spiral Jetty

Question 49

This Greek-born artist created the installation work Star Fountain (2.4.22),which uses constantly changing light to imply movement.

A) Athena Tacha
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Niki de Saint Phalle
D) Georgia O'Keeffe
E) Antony Gormley

Question 50

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

A) Lázló Moholy-Nagy
B) Naum Gabo
C) Damien Hirst
D) Susan Durant
E) Marcel Duchamp

Question 51

Identify the medium or process used to create each artwork:
a.construction
b.casting
c.earthworks
d.carving
e.kinetic
Riace Warrior A

Question 52

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.

A) installation
B) casting
C) conceptual
D) carving
E) modeling

Question 53

A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called ________ sculpture.

A) a kinetic
B) an armature
C) a swivel
D) a fluted
E) a motion-detector