VOLUME MASS DENSITY

ART 2702: Gravity and Buoyancy

VOLUME
A) The amount of space occupied by a threedimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units. B) A quantity, bulk, or amount; as in the volume of an elephants body; a volume of gas.

MASS
An enclosed area of three-dimensional substance. A unified body of matter with no specific shape: a mass of clay. The mass of an object is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight. A large quantity or number. Bulk; size; The main part.

DENSITY
The quality or state of being dense. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature. Ratio of the mass of an object to its volume. The quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area or volume. The degree of physical opacity of a medium or material, as of a photographic negative.

Andre3, Carl, 8 Cuts, 1967. 1472 concrete block capstones; 51x934.9x1300cm.

Bourgeois1, Louise, Cell (Three White Marble Spheres), 1993. Steel, glass, marble, and mirror; 84x84x84.

Chamberlain2, John, Untitled, 1967. Urethane foam and cord; 32x42x40.

Chamberlain, John, part of 2011 exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York. Auto Parts

Deacon5, Richard, If the Shoe Fits, 1981. Galvanized and corrugated steel.

De Maria, Walter, 5 Continents Sculpture, 1987-88. White rocks, steel frame, and acrylic paint; 262 cubic yards of rocks covering an area 42.5x77, 29.5 deep.

Gabo2, Naum, Linear Construction in Space No. 2, 1949. Perspex with nylon monofilament; 53.3 cm long.

Gabo4, Naum, Linear Construction in Space No. 4, 1970. Aluminum with stainless steel spring-wire; 211.5cm H.

Goldsworthy2, Andy, Stacked Sticks, June 1980.

Goldsworthy5, Andy, Pebbles Around a Hole, 7 Dec 1987.

Goldsworthy6, Andy, Wall of Frozen Snow Carved with Stick, Dec 25 1987. Collapsed with sun.

Goldsworthy8, Andy, Touching North, April24, 1989. North Pole.

Gormley3, Antony, Three Thoughts, 1984-85. Lead, fiberglass, plaster, and air; 3 parts, each 99m in d.

Gormley4, Antony, Field, 1989. Clay.

Tara Donovan, Untitled (Mylar), 2007. Mylar and hot glue, 17" x 80" x 80

Hatoum4, Mona, Socle du Monde, 1991-92. Art Gall.

Hepworth2, Barbara, Figure (Merryn), 1962. Alabaster with wood base; 13x11.5x8.25.

Hepworth3, Barbara, River Form, (1965), 1973. Bronze, ed. Of 3; 74x188cm.

Judd1, Donald, Untitled, 1990. Stainless steel, plexiglas; 10 Units, each 9 7/8x39 3/4x30 .

Kapoor1, Anish, Untitled, 2001. Fiberglass; 96x144x50.

Kapoor3, Anish, White Sand, Red Millet, Many Flowers, 1982. Wood, cement, and pigment; 101x241.5x217.4cm.

Kapoor7, Anish, Untitled, 1990.

anish kapoor 'concrete room' study for the 'apocalypse and the millennium

'kapoor in berlin' installation of 'stack' (2007), 'untitled' (2010) by anish kapoor in the atrium of the martin-gropius-bau, 2013 wax, oil based paint, mixed media, dimensions variable

Laib, Wolfgang, Milkstone, 1976. Marble and milk; 2x114x120cm

Laib3, Wolfgang, Blutenstaub von Haselnuf, 1986.

Larner16, Liz, Copper Cube, Woven, 1988. Copper; 12.75x12.75x12.75.

Larner7, Liz, Bird in Space, 1989. Installation at LA Municipal Art Gall.. Nylon cord, silk, stainless steel blocks; dim. var.

Tomas Saraceno galaxies forming along filaments, like droplets along the strands of a spider's web, elastic ropes

Morris1, Robert, Untitled, 1965-66. Fiberglass and fluorescent lights; 2x8.

Neto1, Ernesto, The Garden, 2003.White polyurethane foam; h109xw281xd390.

Neto2, Ernesto, The Weight, the Time, the Moon and Lovewow!, 2006. H204.7xw452.8x401.6.

Neto4, Ernesto, O Bicho!, installation at the 49th Venice Biennial, 2001. Lycra, tulle, poliamide stockings, pepper, curcuma, clove.

Noguchi11, Isamu, Energy Void, 1971-73. Swedish granite; 12H.

Oldenburg2, Claes, Giant Hamburger, 1962. Painted sailcloth stuffed w/ foam; 132x213cm.

Puryear3, Martin, Bower, 1980. Pine and sitka spruce; 64x95x27.

Serra15, Richard, One Ton Prop (House of Cards), 1969. Lead antimony; four plates, each 4x4.

Serra7, Richard, Double Torqued Ellipse, 1997. Cor-Ten Steel; outside ellipse 131Hx336Lx271W (33Overhang); inside ellipse 131Hx2511Lx2011W (25 overhang).

Whiteread5, Rachel, Ghost, 1990. Plaster on steel frame; 106.25x125.2 x143.75.

Winsor3, Jackie, Interior Sphere Piece, 1985. Mirrored glass, painted wood; 31x31x31.

Winsor6, Jackie, Double Circle, 1970. Hemp; 19x56x56.

Winsor9, Jackie, Blue Sphere, 1985-86.

STUDENT WORK

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Transforming Wood
Wood chips Sawdust Surface treatments Lamination Shaving- thin strips Steam/bend Carving

Joining Techniques
Hardware (bolts, nuts, etc) Tensioners Binding- twine, wire etc. Mechanical joinery (box joints, finger joints, miter joints, etc) Sewing, weaving Biscuit joint