Relief Answers

A low relief sculpture has less projection from the background plane than high relief. A low relief can also be called a bas relief.

Answers will vary, but may include the following: The type of sculpture depends on the design and final product the artist wishes to produce. The decision of what type of sculpture may be influenced by the environment it will be shown in, the tool and materials the arts has to work with, the time an artist has to create a piece, and/or the purpose of the sculpture.

This is a low-relief (bas-relief) sculpture. The figures project only slightly from the stone background, so they remain closely attached to the flat surface.

Answers may vary, but should be similar to the following: This is a low relief. Its images are projected off the background, but not so much that they extend at least one-half, or that they curve back into the background creating shadows. This is a sunken relief. Its figures and images are carved into the flat background.

A high relief is a form of relief that extends at least halfway out of the background. You can see in this relief sculpture that the sculpted parts curve back into the background to created spaces(men and the horses). This action creates strong shadowing and overlapping, and the objects appear to be projecting out of the surface. These attributes can be seen in this relief sculpture and are attributes of a high relief.

A freestanding sculpture is a three-dimensional piece of art, which is surrounded by space on all sides. A freestanding sculpture has multiple perspectives.

Yes, this is a relief because the shapes are attached to a background and project outward from it. It is high relief because the forms extend noticeably away from the wall.