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Lesson
1 Copper:
a name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulfides of iron, copper,
cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. [Sulfide: a binary
compound of sulfur with a metal.] Freedom:
the state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another;
liberty; independence; the power to act or speak or think without
externally imposed restraints. Liberty:
the state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of
another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; opposed to
slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection. Monument:
a building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the
remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as the Washington monument;
the Bunker Hill monument; a tomb with memorial inscriptions. Repousse: a technique for creating sculptural forms by hammering sheet
metal inside molds. Scale:
scale in an image, artwork, or sculpture acts to show relations between
objects. Rather than measuring weight, however, visual scale deals with
apparent relative size of objects. Sculpture:
the art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into
statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures of people, or other things
whether in plastic or hard materials; carved work modeled of, or cut upon,
wood, stone, metal, etc. Shape:
an element of art, it is an enclosed space defined and determined by other
art elements
such as line, color, value, and texture.
Statue:
the likeness of a living being, animal, or other object sculptured or
modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax. Style:
an artist's characteristic manner of expression; works of art by different artists
may have certain features in common; have a group style. Symbol/Symbolism:
a visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an
idea, quality, or another thing by resemblance or by convention; a
representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage;
the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. |