Preparatory monkeys
November 13, 2019 4:05 AM Subscribe
I have convinced myself that a prototype model of a sculpture is called a macaque. Is that right? What's the word I'm thinking of?
I have convinced myself that a prototype model of a sculpture is called a macaque. Apparently, despite my brain insisting otherwise, a macaque is a monkey not a smaller version of a work of three-dimensional art.
Is there a word that sounds similar for a model an artist makes in advance of the main piece? I'm aware of mock and mock-up. Those aren't the words I'm looking for? Perhaps it's a loanword I'm thinking of. What do sculptors call their mockups? Do they use a word that sounds like macaque?
I have convinced myself that a prototype model of a sculpture is called a macaque. Apparently, despite my brain insisting otherwise, a macaque is a monkey not a smaller version of a work of three-dimensional art.
Is there a word that sounds similar for a model an artist makes in advance of the main piece? I'm aware of mock and mock-up. Those aren't the words I'm looking for? Perhaps it's a loanword I'm thinking of. What do sculptors call their mockups? Do they use a word that sounds like macaque?
Response by poster: Yes! I'm not insane after all.
posted by popcassady at 4:19 AM on November 13, 2019 [11 favorites]
posted by popcassady at 4:19 AM on November 13, 2019 [11 favorites]
From now on however I will call it a macaque.
posted by nkknkk at 5:51 AM on November 13, 2019 [28 favorites]
posted by nkknkk at 5:51 AM on November 13, 2019 [28 favorites]
..now I want to make a mock macaque maquette.
posted by cabin fever at 10:54 AM on November 13, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by cabin fever at 10:54 AM on November 13, 2019 [4 favorites]
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