Thursday, December 3, 2009

III. Mass and Volume - Definitions

Volume - the amount of space occupied in three dimensions; cubic contents or cubic magnitude


Weight - Either the actual (physical) or the apparent (visual or compositional) heaviness of an object.


Gravity - the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.


Presence - a quality related to an object's size, position, and purpose in and with its surroundings. It can be manipulated in order to exemplify certain characteristics of either.


Absence - The opposite of presence. Takes advantage of the space surrounding a sculpture or the absence of some other anticipated characteristic.


Primary Contours - The outer edges of a physical object.


Secondary Contours - The inner edges of a physical object.


Contours - The outline and other visible edges of a mass, figure or object.


Mass - Refers to the effect and degree of bulk, density, and weight of matter in space; the area occupied by a form such as a building or sculpture. As opposed to plane and area, mass is three-dimensional.

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