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Term which describes a three dimensional moving sculpture

Mobile

Occurs when the artist uses the same visual effect a number of times in the same composition

Repitition

Occurs in artwork when we experience a sense of movement caused by repeated and regulated visual units; the use of measured accents

Rhythm

Sculpture is a sculptural form which exhibits shallow depth and is intended to be seen frontally

Relief

Is a measurable area of defined or occupied space

Volume

Is the comparative relationship between the parts of a whole

Proportion

Is a term often interchangeable with composition, which refers to the organization of all the elements of an artwork

Design

Refers to a form that is characterized by considerable amounts of space. The form may also exhibit extended appendages

Atectonic

Is used in a design to restore order by eliminating elaborate appendages

Economy

Is a sculptural technique meaning to shape a pliable material

Manipulation

Differences achieved by opposing, contrasting, changing or diversifying elements in a composition to add individualism and interest is called variety, its counterweight is called

Harmony

Is the physical bulk of a solid body material

Mass

Exists in a composition when a sense of equilibrium is achieved through implied weight, attention or attraction

Balance

Is a sculptural technique in which liquid materials are shaped by being poured into a mold

Casting

Can be described as visual pathways in a work of art that directs ones eye travel

Movement

Is a sculptural term which refers to a process where the sculptor might be carving wood or stone

Subtraction

Is a sculptural term that means building up, assembling or putting together

Addition

Is a quality of simple massiveness, lacking any significant extrusions or intrusions

Tectonic

Refers to the area between or bounded by the contours of an object

Silhouette

Is a term which refers to the process of replacing one material with another material

Substitution