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cavo-relievo
a relief sculpture in which the highest point in the carving is below the level of the original surface -
frieze
a heavy, napped woolen cloth for coats. -
geometric
of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry. -
minimal art
a chiefly American style in painting and sculpture that developed in the 1960s largely in reaction against abstract expressionism, shunning illusion, decorativeness, and emotional subjectivity in favor of impersonality, simplification of form, and the use of often massive, industrially produced materials for sculpture, and extended its influence to architecture, design, dance, theater, and music. -
plastic art
an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled. -
postminimalism
(sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.