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Third Dimension and depth
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True 3-dimension, not just our self-correcting 3-D that we use when looking at a painting or movie screen.
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Relief
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Meant to be viewed from one side only, have 3-D depth but don't occupy space as indep'ly as sculptures in the round, decorate arch/func'l obj's
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Freestanding/in the round
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Completely finished on all sides of sculpture
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Various viewpoints
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Each angle of a sculpture, should be interesting and under control, makes observers experience richer
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Modeling
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Manipulating a plastic sculpture such as clay or wax to create a form
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Terra Cotta
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Fired clay, very durable
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Casting
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Process of making a sculpture or other object by pouring a liquid into a mold, letting it harden and then releasing it; bronze, plaster, clay...
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Bronze
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Can be superheated until flows, will pour freely into tiniest crevices and forms and then hardens to xtreme durability; most common material4cast
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Lost-wax process
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Technique for casting sculptures or other objects in metal
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Carving
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Block of material is cut, chipped, and gouged away until the form of the sculpture emerges
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Wood
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Principal material for carving
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Stone
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Principal material for carving
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Assemblage
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Individual pieces or segments or objects are brought together to form a sculpture
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Earthwork
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Work of art made for a specific place using natural materials found there, esp'ly the earth itself
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Installation
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Implies a link b/w art and place, designed both physically and iconographically for the place it resides in
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