Parallel Editing
Also known as cross-cutting is a technique that displays two different scenes to add excitement
Montage
In film, the sequencing of wildly disparate images to create fast-paced, multi-faceted visual impression
Sequence
Single uninterrupted continuous episodes
Sculpture-in-the-round
Sculpture that requires no wall support and that can be experienced from all sides
Relief Sculpture
Is meant to be seen from one side only. It is frontal and often used as decorative architecture
High (Haut) - project forward by at least half their depth and often some elements will be fully in the round
Low (Bas) - Shallow depth
Investment
In lost-wax casting, a mixture of water, plaster, and powder made from ground-up pottery used to fill the space inside the wax lining of the mold.
Contrapposto
The disposition of the human figure in which the hips and legs are turned in opposition to the shoulders and chest, creating counter-positioning of the body
Assemblage
An additive sculpture process in which various and diverse elements and objects are combined (Found Objects)
Constructivism
A Russian art movement, fully established by 1921, that was dedicated to nonobjective means of communication. Notion of dynamic space "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge" is related to this movement.
Ceramics
Objects formed out of clay and then hardened by firing in a very hot oven, or kiln
Computer Assisted Design (C.A.D.)
Designs that can help create the design of the structure to see if it will work or not with mathematical knowledge
Architectural Rendering
Three-dimensional drawing like the one Frank Lloyd Wright drew for a house he designed. It indicates what the end product will "look like
Plan (Floor Plan)
Show thickness of walls and other details like where doors and windows are set etc.
Carving Modeling
Is a subtractive process in which the material being carved is chipped, gouged, or hammered away from an inert, raw block of material.
Sectional
Is an architecture design/drawing which displays the outside, but cuts a proportional of the subject away in order to see inside and the thickness of the walls
Fiber
Is a medium for sculpture that fills a three-dimensional space which trace its origins back to weaving
Arch
Round Arch--Perfected by the Romans to create structures with a much larger span
Pointed Arch--Rises more steeply to its point is a gothic design that creates space pointing upwards (More light)
Cantilever
Projects horizontally from its support, employed especially after the development of reinforced concrete construction techniques
Post and Lintel
A system of building in which two posts support a crosspiece, or lintel, that spans the distance between them
Elevation
Is an architectural drawing that is frontal view of a subject and displays full height
Encaustic
A method pf painting with molten beeswax fused to the support after application by means of heat
Romanesque
Architecture characterized by the rounded arch and barrel vault
Gothic
Architecture characterized by the pointed arch and flying buttress
Flying Buttesses
An exterior arch that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or vault arching inward toward the exterior wall
Art Nouveau
Style characterized by organic forms that dominated popular culture in the beginning of the 20th C.--Whiplash curves and organic fluidity
Art Moderne
Another word for Art Deco
Art Deco
Occurred between 1920-1930; It deals with geometric aspects and often has the color emerald incorporated
Tropical Deco
Often exhibited in Florida and environments similar; characterized by its bright colors and art deco form
Truss
A triangular framework that, because of its rigidity, can span much wider areas than a single wood beam
Functional Objects
Items intended for everyday use
Simplicity
Essence of a subject in the most simplified and reveling way
Unity
How well different parts of an artwork build on each other
Postmodernism
A term used to describe the willfully plural and electric art forms of contemporary art (Obama "HOPE" poster)
Chicago School
Was a school of architects active in Chicago at the turn of the 20 C. They were among the first to promote new technologies like steel-frame construction which is commonly used for commercial style
Bauhaus
A German school of design founded by Walter Gropius which related to new machines that made daily tasks easier and the merge between the fine arts and crafts
Streamlining
Is an American style--which was economical and resembled a teardrop at ideal streamline form which took over worldwide
De Stijl
The style" in Dutch language and was a Dutch movement. Reduced design and art to rectangular or simple shapes and the primary colors--yellow, red, and blue
Queensware
Created by Josiah Wedgewood; was a type of light weight ceramics with brilliant glazes; named after Queen Charlotte
Dymaxion
A word which means dynamic, maximum, and tension