SCULPTURE

Bas-relief: A low relief sculpture that projects only slightly from its 2 dimensional background.

Bronze: an alloy of copper and tin used for sculpture.

Carving: A subtractive method of sculpture which consists of removing wood or stone from a single block.

Casting: Reproducing in plaster, bronze, or plastic, an original piece ofsculpture made of clay, wax, or similar material.

Ceramic: Any object made of clay and fired.

Contrapposto: A twist or "S" curve of the human figure caused by placing the weight on one foot and turning the shoulder.

Lost Wax: A method of creating a wax mold of a sculpture and then heating the mold to melt out the wax and replace it with a molten metal or plastic.

Mobile/Stabile: Terms coined to describe work created by Alexander Calder. The mobile is a hanging, movable sculpture and the stabile rests on the ground but also may have moving parts.