Friday, November 26, 2010

III. Volume and Mass

Definition/ Image Gallery


  • Volume-  Amount of three dimensional space occupied by an object
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    1. Wrapped Trees- Christo
    2. Wrapped Reichstag- Christo
    3. Self Portrait- Christo
    4. Tate Modern London- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Martian Rock with Tunnel- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Weight-  Vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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    1. Whitney- Ken Price
    2. Michelangelo Moses- Michelangelo
    3. Safety Cones- Dennis Oppenheim
    4. Package- Christo
    5. Monumento al escape- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Gravity-  Force of attraction between masses 
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    1. The Gates- Christo
    2. Jealous- Rune Olsen
    3. Taste like chixn- Rune Olsen
    4. Embankment- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Device to Root out evil- Dennis Oppenheim


  • Presence- State of being present
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    1. Surrounded Island- Christo
    2. 25 Spaces- Rachel Whiteread
    3. Flying Theatre- Dennis Oppenheim
    4. Cause and Effect- Do Hu Suh
    5. Parachute- Do Hu Suh


  • Absence- State of being absent
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    1. Double Oval- Henry Moore
    2. Lower Manhattan wrapped building- Christo
    3. Wrapped Coast- Christo
    4. Multiple- Rachel Whiteread
    5. Ghost- Rachel Whiteread


  • Primary Contours- The defining edges of physical objects
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    1. Engagement rings- Dennis Oppenheim
    2. Tempest in a tea cup- Dennis Oppenheim
    3. Chicken and egg- Morton Katz
    4. Rooster rings- Anthony Howe
    5. Structural silhouettes- Alain Kurtio


  • Secondary Contours- Inner edges of physical objects, such as its internal design
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    1. Chair Pool- Dennis Oppenheim
    2. Drinking structure with exposed kidney pool- Dennis Oppenheim
    3. Valley Curtain- Christo
    4. Journey Home- Dennis Oppenheim
    5. Staircase V- Do Hu Suh


  • Mass- Property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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    1. Wrapped Monument to Leonardo- Christo
    2. The large arch- Henry Moore
    3. Pont neuf wrapped- Christo
    4. Untitle- Rachel Whiteread
    5. House- Rachel Whiteread


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