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Term which describes a three dimensional moving sculpture |
Mobile |
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Occurs when the artist uses the same visual effect a number of times in the same composition |
Repitition |
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Occurs in artwork when we experience a sense of movement caused by repeated and regulated visual units; the use of measured accents |
Rhythm |
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Sculpture is a sculptural form which exhibits shallow depth and is intended to be seen frontally |
Relief
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Is a measurable area of defined or occupied space |
Volume |
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Is the comparative relationship between the parts of a whole |
Proportion |
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Is a term often interchangeable with composition, which refers to the organization of all the elements of an artwork |
Design |
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Refers to a form that is characterized by considerable amounts of space. The form may also exhibit extended appendages |
Atectonic |
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Is used in a design to restore order by eliminating elaborate appendages |
Economy |
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Is a sculptural technique meaning to shape a pliable material |
Manipulation |
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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 |
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Is the physical bulk of a solid body material |
Mass |
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Exists in a composition when a sense of equilibrium is achieved through implied weight, attention or attraction |
Balance |
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Is a sculptural technique in which liquid materials are shaped by being poured into a mold |
Casting |
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Can be described as visual pathways in a work of art that directs ones eye travel |
Movement |
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Is a sculptural term which refers to a process where the sculptor might be carving wood or stone |
Subtraction |
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Is a sculptural term that means building up, assembling or putting together |
Addition |
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Is a quality of simple massiveness, lacking any significant extrusions or intrusions |
Tectonic |
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Refers to the area between or bounded by the contours of an object |
Silhouette |
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Is a term which refers to the process of replacing one material with another material |
Substitution |