Wednesday, December 9, 2009

IV. Degrees of Dimensionality - Definitions

Low reliefRelief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.


High relief - Sculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background.


Alter Ego - Another side of oneself; a second self.


Geometric abstraction -A form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective (non-representational) compositions.


In-the-round - A sculpture seen all around; not against the wall.


Non-representational - Not resembling or portraying any object in physical nature.


Anthropomorphic Abstraction – Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.


Mask - A covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.


Abstract - Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.

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