Photography
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Camera Obscura
A "dark room" or box with a small hole in one side, through which an inverted image of the view outside in is projected onto the opposite wall, screen, or mirror. The image is then traced. This forerunner of the modern camera was a tool for recording an o
Daguerreotype
An early photogenic process developed by Louis Daguerre in the 1830's, which required a treated metal plate. The plate was exposed to light, and the chemical reactions on the plate created the first satisfactory photographs.
Fixed
The chemical process of stabilizing light sensitive materials so they are no longer sensitive to light. The image created then becomes permanent.
Straight
Refers to photography that attempts to depict a scene as realistically and objectively as permitted by the medium, forsaking the use of manipulation both pre-exposure (e.g. filters, lens coatings, soft focus) and post-exposure (e.g. unusual developing and
Objective
(Of a person or judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering or representing the facts.
Subjective
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, taste, or opinions.
Freestanding Sculpture
Any piece or type of sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides.
Relief Sculpture
Sculpture in which three-dimensional forms project from the flat background of which they are a part. The degree of projection can vary and is described by the terms low-relief and high-relief.
Low Relief (bas-relief)
Sculpture in relief in which the subject emerge only slightly from the surface. No undercutting is present.
High Relief
Sculpture in relief in which more than half of a significant portion of the subject emerges from the background. High-relief sculpture thus requires undercutting, in contrast to low-relief.
Modeling
Working pliable material such as clay or wax into a three-dimensional forms
additive process
sculptural form produced bt adding, combining, or building up material from a core or an armature. Ex: modeling clay
Armature
a rigid framework serving as a supporting inner core for clay or other soft sculpting material
casting
substitution process that involves pouring liquid material into a mold.
mold
a cavity created out of plaster, clay, metal, or plastic for use of casting
subtractive process
sculpture made by removing material from a larger block of form
assembled sculpture
creating a work of sculpture by putting together pieces that are already formed by the artist
assemblage sculpture
creating a work of sculpture by putting together pieces that are already formed by the artist
assemblage
creating a work of sculpture by putting together pieces that are already formed by the artist
kinetic sculpture
art that incorporates actual movement a part of the design