Sculpture Essays & Research Papers

Renaissance Artist Outline Template I. Introduction with Thesis Statement A. Hook: Donatello was by far; the most famous and greatest sculptor of the early Renaissance, creating many great works of art. B. Major Achievements: Adorned the Orsanmichele guild in Florence, Italy and made many other famous sculptures such as “David”. C. Major Contributions: Influenced many artists well into the 1600’s and his methods are still used today! D. Thesis Statement that Answers the Essential Question:...

Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative. Ice sculptures are generally associated with special or extravagant events because of their limited lifetime. The lifetime of a sculpture is determined primarily by the temperature of its environment and thus, a sculpture can last from mere minutes to possibly months. There are several ice festivals held around the world, hosting...

Art History 110 E & F Greek Sculpture, Idealism, & Realism Essay Assignment What were the different phases of ancient Greek Art? There were many phases from the 16th century, until the Greeks were defeat at the hand of the Romans in 31 BC. Mycenaean Art occurred from roughly 1550 to 1200 BC on the Greek mainland. Although the Mycenaean and Greek cultures were two separate entities, they occupied the same lands, successively. The Mycenaean learned a few things from the...

Sierra Stuart Mrs. Spinks Art Appreciation 1 May 2013 History of Sculpture The history of sculpting has existed since the prehistoric age, the earliest artists used of materials such as ivory and clay. Many people think of the Egyptians or the Greeks as the original creators of sculpture. It is commonly known that the ancient Egyptians formed a number of sculptures developed for purely aesthetic reasons. The early Egyptians created monuments of Sphinxes and Pharaohs, some of which are...

Allison Bell HUM 302 October 21, 2012 Egyptian Art and Sculptures Ancient Egyptian art is the painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from 5000 BC to 300 AD. Ancient Egyptian Art reached a level in painting and sculpting that was highly stylistic and symbolic. A lot of the art that was discovered and saved came from tombs and monuments therefore there is an extreme emphasis on life after death and an emphasis on preserving...

 CheckPoint: Comparison of Three Sculptures Brianna Setzer Art/101 June 20, 2014 Kristy Yau CheckPoint: Comparison of Three Sculptures Learning that there were actually different versions of David came as a surprise to me. I am not a fan of art and never expected to be interested in learning about sculpture. The three artists featured in this checkpoint all have a different styles for this same sculpture. I will cover each in an order that seems more logical because in a sense, I...

David "" Analysis and Structure It is obvious that Michelangelo was meticulous when creating this sculpture. His sculpture, David, must have been done after studying the human form a great deal. The lines he has used are very natural, and though his figure is rather chiseled, the lines seem very gentle. Michelangelo has paid special attention to shape. Every ligament, muscle and bone seems as though it is alive. I especially noticed the shape of the legs, the back of the knees particularly. The...

Toni Truong, Mike Pham, Dung Vu Class: 4A Writing Compare and Contrast Essay 10/13/2010 Words: 410 Page numbers: 2 The Kiss and Love “I see the light of love in your eyes. Love is forever” Love is a spiritual feeling that nobody can have a full definition. There are many ways to convey “love”. Obviously, these conveys are not only to make the love more understandable, but also to express the feeling of love. There are many more differences than similarities between two sculptures: “The Kiss”...

Digging deeper into the meaning of Henry Moore’s sculptures Moore’s sculptures are exhibited all around the world. In Moore’s homeland, the sculptures are exhibited in Kew Botanical Gardens, the natural suuroundings of the gardens compliment the sculptures. It feels as if the sculptures are different during the different times of the day. In the morning, when the sculptures are wrapped in mist, or during middag when the blue sky and sunshine makes them shine, or in the evening, when the...

 It’s a cold and overcast day in February and a man sits alone at a park bench, at the Odette Sculpture Park. He watches as the river splashes aggressively about, caused by the strong wind blowing that day. Perched above him on the top of a hill just a few feet from the road, sits a large-scale sculpture called “Salutation”, by Ralph Hicks. Standing only 6 feet tall, it’s original conception called for the sculpture to have a height 30 feet and be placed at five of the major entryways leading...

 Sculpture in the Indian subcontinent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on the Culture of India History People Languages Mythology and folklore[show] Cuisine Festivals Religion Art[show] Literature[show] Music and performing arts[show] Media[show] Sport Monuments[show] Symbols[show] Culture portal India portal v t e Bronze Vishnu Jain figure of ThirthankaraSuparshvanath, 14th century, marble One of the first representations of the Buddha, 1st–2nd century...

 Gourab Basak Roll No. 515207 TPI Painting and Sculpture Introduction Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, the petroglyphs found in places like Bhimbetka , some of them from before 5500 BC. And also an imperative part of Indian art culture is dominated by sculptures in India. Indian sculptures...

Virgin and Child Scuplture After several visits to the information desk and walking through about two dozen different galleries, I finally found the sculpture of Virgin and Child. She stands on a pedestal totaling approximately 6 feet tall, but the sculpture alone is only about half the height. There is a placard on the pedestal citing historical information. The sculpture is French Gothic and is made from marble. She was sculpted somewhere between the years 1325 and 1350. It is also...

Formal Analysis of Aztec Feathered Serpent Sculpture Facing out into the eyes of museum-goers, the Aztec feathered serpent sculpture currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dates from between fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Though the iconographic motif of the feathered serpent is a common and meaningful one in Aztec art, the formal elements of this piece communicate an equally strong message. Through deliberate choices in the crafting and facture of this seemingly...

History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures, with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24,000–22,000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30,000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11,000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the...

Comparison of Three Sculptures Sara Aleman ART/101 David makes part of a very important character of the bible. It is the name of a small boy named David who defeated a giant named Goliath with a tiny stone. This bible story has inspired many artists among the years to make representations of David. Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini make part of the inspired artists. These famous artists created sculptures to represent the brave David. These sculptures represent the same character but...

Throughout the history of civilization man has often made monuments in many varied forms symbolic of the cultures they live in. These monuments are usually represented through arts of architecture, landscaping, painting, and sculpture. These diverse forms of art have their own unique qualities, all of which can be accented with sculpture in some way. As sculpture usually relates closely to the other arts in expression and style, it still relies on all of the social aspects of the society in...

Since the beginning of human imagination, we have fabricated the idea of power through imaginative creatures for protection. The origin of this idea dates back before the death of Christ with "bas" relief animals attached to gate walls. During the Assyrian Era, Lamassu guarded the gates of Sargon II in Bet-Nahrain. Lamassu is a Neo-Assyrian and/or Akkadian term used to designate a creature, combined of a winged lion or bull figure with a human head. As protective deities, it was a larger than...

Hailey Brangers Formal Analysis/Interpretation of Sculpture Flint Collins Art History 250 February 5, 2015 Menkaure and Khamerernebty, Gizeh, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2490-2472 BCE 1. What are the basic features of the work? Is the process used subtractive (such as low or high relief carving) or additive (such as modeling or assemblage)? What is its medium? Describe the sculpture’s dimensions. Can you detect any damage or evidence of restoration? This is a statue of Menkaure and one of...

Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture The sculpture of the Greeks and Romans represents one of the major arts of antiquity. It is diverse in its function. Greek monumental sculptures were developed on the islands of the Aegean and Crete in the middle of seventh century B.C. The adaptation of figures and technologies are borrowed from the Near East and Egypt make a new artistic idiom suitable to the needs of the individual city-states and the Greek sanctuaries. In around a century and a half, the...

Article Review; “What is 'Classical' Sculpture” by Walter R. Agard Jakob Mattern HUM 2220, prof. Warner Ph.D. Th, 6:00pm-8:45pm Word Count: 1102 The word 'classic'; used to describe styles of music, painting, sculpture, architecture, and even manufactured consumer goods. If ever there was a period in art or manufacturing that stands out with even balance, subtle dignity, and general excellence, it will most likely be described as classical, which after all, is no easy feat, considering...

Comparison of Two Sculptures The ancient Egyptia The ancient Egyptians and the Greeks of the Hellenic era shared several important characteristics. Among them were a complex system of gods, each requiring his or her own ritual worship, and a love of the monumental in terms of architecture and selected art forms. As Laurie S. Adams (p. 73) has commented, both groups followed certain canons and conventions in sculpture, leading to creations that were life-sized or larger, monumental and...

Art 31: The Visual Experience Fall 2013 Professor Mary F. Zawadzki Talking About Sculpture 1. what kind (type) of sculpture is it? relief: low/bas; high; sunken in the round 2. what is it made out of? How does this affect the feel and intended use of the sculpture? Consider if the material is an advancement for that time (i.e. oil paints) 3. subject - what or who does it represent? 4. method of sculpting? additive -- Rodin subtractive -- Michelangelo found object -- Duchamp 5. style/period?...

Hilary Sans GEN 143 A Assignment 1 Word Count: Antonio Canova’s Sculpture: Psyche Revived by Love’s Kiss This statue follows a common theme about the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses, which have always had an intriguing amount of drama. This in which gave the sculptors and artists of many decades time to express these feelings throughout their work. This particular sculpture is done by Antonio Canova about the story of Psyche and how Cupid awoke her with a kiss after completing tasks...

The Prospective of Da The re-creation of David, a biblical hero, comes from three very notable works of art from history. The free standing sculptures are made by Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini. Donatello is an artist and sculptor known for his exploration of human emotion and expression. He also known to use difficult mediums to make masterpieces. In Donatello’s depiction of David appears as a bronze work of art from the Italian Renaissance period. This is a life sized sculpture of...

This sculpture titled “Head of an Akkadian Ruler” was found at Nineveh somewhere between 2250 and 2200 BCB. Although, there is no evidence or proof that says the head was a particular king, most believe the head was indeed a powerful ruler. This twelve inch copper head is currently at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. This piece has significant damage which is assumed to be caused during the Medes’ invasion on Nineveh in 612 BCE. There is no absolute proof this was a purposeful act. This sculpture...

In the Archaic period, the Greeks developed a monumental stone sculpture for the representation of life-size, nude, young men (kouroi) and life-size, clothed, young women (korai). The kouroi, which were evidently made to serve a funerary purpose at a gravesite, emulate the frontal pose of standard Egyptian statues, but, over the course of the sixth century, are carved with increasingly more realistic anatomy. Faces, however, retain the conventional "Archaic smile" which serves to illustrate that...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Overview This chapter discusses the background to the study. Specifically explains the problem under exploration; present the purpose, the objectives of the study, research questions, study areas, significance of the study, definitions of terms as well as the organization of the study. 1.1 Background to the study Art is deeply engaged with the subject of myth. Since the beginning of humankind's existence, there have been lots of mind blowing questions which man...

The Four Davids David, who was destined to be the second king of Israel, destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However, the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello, whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times, struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a very real image...

Casey Chiovaro December 3, 2012 Optional Paper Art History 109 Define the transformations that have taken place between the sculpture of the late archaic period and that of the early Classical period. Note how these imply a change in relationship of the viewer to the work of art. Throughout history, sculptures have developed significantly. The Western tradition of sculptures began in Ancient Greece along with Egypt and many other ancient civilizations around the world. Greece is...

Meng Yuan Professor George Baker TA Megan Metcalf Art History 54 Dec.6.2012 Formal Analysis: Sculpture With significant differences in shapes, volumes, texture and settings, Auguste Rodin’s Walking Man and Richard Serra’s T.E.U.C.L.A., two conspicuous sculptures in UCLA sculpture garden, both demonstrate the combination of movement and stillness to viewers. Though, Rodin’s sculpture mainly represents it through a posture of a body in motion, while Serra tries to represent it by creating...

Kristina Cater Professor Mulholland HUM 1020 31625 07/26/12 Cultural Paper When I first walked into the Mennello Museum of American Art on July 8, 2012, I was greeted by the security guard and he was very kind and polite towards me. He gave me pamphlets and explained about each one. Then he had directed me to where each section was located in the building. I had felt warmly welcomed there and the place seemed very inviting. As I walked around and looked carefully at each piece of art,...

Evan O'Meara September 18, 2012 Humanities Seminar WF 11:30 Prof. Lomanno The Beauty of Pietá Michelangelo Buonarroti is one of the most critically acclaimed artists in human history. His artwork was created during the time of the Renaissance (15th century-17th century Europe). The Renaissance was a period of prosperity for literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, religion, as well as other aspects of intellectual inquiry. Michelangelo’s works have stood the test of time...

Visual Analysis Paper During the Hellenistic period Greek art experienced a transformation. Sculptors broke away from the previous representations of the human body and learned to use contrapposto, or counterpoise, to portray the people in a more natural way, revealing an individual’s character through the work. The Bronze Statuette of a Veiled and Masked Dance is a Hellenistic sculpture currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It was made between the third and second...

STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST 1 (Prehistoric - Roman) FORMAT All questions will be multiple choice. Some will be accompanied by images while others will rely on your use of your knowledge without visual reference points. COVERAGE Visual Material: Selected from the works of art and architecture we have studied - see list below. These have all been discussed IN CLASS AS WELL AS IN THE TEXTBOOK or other readings. (If we do not cover all the works listed below in class, you will not be responsible for them...

 Ugolino and His Sons Introduction to Art Principles City College of New York, CUNY Presented by: Markous Soliman Presented to: Prof. William Behnken Art had played an important role in building up civilizations from all over the world through thousands of centuries. It is and will always still the way of projecting artists’ ideas and thoughts into meaningful and tangible objects which we called “work of art”. In addition, It was the path through all these years...

CRITERIA Excellent 10 pts. CRAFTSMANSHIP Sculpture is realistic and easy to identify subject. Time has been taken to smooth out the lines. Color choice is realistic. Relief (if attempted) shows skillful use of texture and detail. IN THE ROUND Sculpture is effectively created to be seen 360 degrees around. ARMATURE The frame or skeleton structure used to support modeling material such as clay or plaster in sculpture. Armatures were effectively used to give stability and strength to the...

Alex Skolnik November 23, 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6'4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind, the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs, and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no...

The marble statue of Diadoumenos is a copy of the original bronze statue displaying a young man tying a fillet around his head. The original was created in c.a. 430 B.C. by a man called Polykleitos of Argos. Polykleitos was a Greek sculptor who worked during the mid-fifth century B.C. . he was one of the most famous artists of the ancient world. Polykleitos' figures are carefully designed with special attention to bodily proportions and stance. The statue of Diadoumenos has its thorax and...

Visual Analysis of Richard Serra’s Two Cuts Richard Serra develops a visual language that breaks from the history of sculptural identity. His artworks reveal the methods of construction vital to the composition of his work and allow the viewer to become involved in the process of making. The steel is ribbed on the surface, which relates immediately to the process of cutting. Furthermore, his works are not pictorial or decorative in any sense but rather are large bold industrial slabs of...

Visual Analysis of the Marble Statue of Aphrodite Name Institution Visual Analysis of the Marble Statue of Aphrodite Aphrodite statues were very popular in Greece during the Hellenistic period. The marble Aphrodite of Knidos was the most renowned among the many Greek goddesses. Also written as the Aphrodite of Cnidus, the marble sculpture was created by an Attic sculptor known as Praxiteles during the 4th century BC. Arguably, it is believed to...

‘What I like so much about contemporary art now is its ambiguity, its uncertainty. It is precisely this quality that engages and unsettles us’ – Benjamin Genocchio, art critic. How does this view challenge traditional ideas about art? Discuss particular works such as installations, happenings and site-specific works. Audiences make pretentious judgements on artworks due to their ambiguity and uncertainty. However, traditionally site-specific art was created to exist in a specific place,...

ART-101-01 Museum Paper The Kiss – Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brancusi, a Romanian sculptor born in 1876, is considered one of the first creators in modern art and was a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction. As a young man he was a craftsman in woodcarving. From 1898 to 1902, he studied at the National Fine Arts School in Bucharest. He was eager to continue his education in Paris. In 1904 Brancusi went to Paris and enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts in...

This essay is an attempt to address the marble sculpture commonly known as Laocoon and His Sons, and why exactly I believe it to be a work of high art, of great value and significance to the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and...

Arts Appreciation 1301 Chapter 1 Quiz 1. Chapter One opens by describing the work of artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Gunpowder is an unusual material to draw with and the sky is an unusual surface to draw on! What reasons does the artist give for using gunpowder as his drawing material? Cai Guo-Qiang wished to create beauty from something like gunpowder, which is originally considered a force of destruction. 2. On page 3, the author (Sayre p.3) states: “Appreciating art is never just a question of...

DIFFERENT STYLES OF SCULPTING What is sculpting? Sculpting is fashioning three-dimensional figures, busts or abstract pieces from stone, clay, wood, bronze or other material. For thousands of years man has been putting form into stone, wood, clay and metal. Many of these have survived over time and provided millions with great pleasure and historical reference. Two of the most popular sculptures that are recognized throughout the world are the statues of David. The subject that will be...

This paper is a formal analysis of the Marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture. It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171.1cm tall carved by a master. It is from the Late Classical period of Greek, Attic which was completed around ca.360 B.C. . I chose to analyze this piece as apposed to the others because I’m mainly attracted to art and sculptures from the Greek era. The overall color used in this relief is ivory with a few cracks and pieces broken off. There is...

Polykleitos, a Greek sculptor from the mid-fifth century BCE, revolutionized the way sculptures were created thereafter by revealing a new way to look at the human figure. After receiving his education in Argos, a school in Greece (Kleiner, Mamiya 133), Polykleitos entered a sculpting contest to create an Amazon for the temple of Artemis at Ephesos. Phidias, who was famed for his contribution to Greek sculpture, had also entered the contest and lost to his younger rival, Polykleitos. After this...

“Lansdowne Bust of Athena of Velletri, 2nd century A.D. Roman copy after a Greek original” Successful sculptural forms are created through careful attention to common artistic elements and techniques. In order to discover an artist’s intentions while looking at a sculptural piece, it is vital to note the artist’s visual cues. Such visual cues may include form, shape, texture, material, lighting, space, and dynamism. In addition, classical sculpture is commonly comprised of well-balanced...

Ana Ferreira Mrs. Blythe Art Appreciation period 1 March 21, 2015 Bernini used the baroque style in his sculptures. Baroque sculptures are full of emotion and vivid realism. The Modello for the Fountain of the Moor is a perfect example of a baroque sculpture. Even without his arms you can see the emotion in his face, hair, and even his legs. Even his nudity adds to the dramatic look of the sculpture. His hair is flowing in different directions as if he were underwater. The fact that there is...

September 17, 2009 | Architecture, sculpture, painting, and music in the Modern Era | Modern art is defined as “art that has been and continues to be created in our lifetime”. This is the current period of art and has been since 1920. Many different movements occurred in the modern era and most of them were very controversial and they changed the way people thought. I chose what I thought was the most vital and important four of the seven areas of artistry. I believe architecture in the...

A Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs Venus of Willendorf 25,000 BCE made of limestone Goddess, no face Woman from Willendorf, c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE, mammoth ivory, tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature. C Loacoon and His Sons, 1st century CE. 2 sculptors, Athanadoros,...

Art is about the aesthetics, made using traditional materials and forms. It is commonplace associated with being visual, for being viewed only – ideally in a gallery space. However, it is the aim of a postmodern artist to step outside these boundaries with their own art and concepts. Andy Goldsworthy respectively creates his art as this. Andy Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire, Scotland, in the year 1956. He is a British sculptor and photographer living in Scotland with his wife and...

The male figure in Greek sculpture has changed significantly through time. The first period which Male Greek Sculptures were first founded was in the Geometric Period. It seems that some of the forms of art that were associated to this period were influenced from Syria. The most popular art that was found in this period was the Terra Cotta. This was a ceramic art sculpture typically made from clay that had many variations. They were small and size and made to look like a man or women but very...

 Over the past 15 weeks, I have grown to understand, acknowledge and ultimately appreciate art, in a way like never before. From the very first lesson, and every lesson following I learned something new. Lessons detailing the different elements of art, principles of design and the evolution of art! Thanks to this course, I am more knowledgeable in a variety of art media’s; architecture, film and video, installation and performance, sculpture, painting, printmaking, and drawing. I have to say...

To what extent do you think Kritios was a revolutionary sculptor? Kritios was an Athenian sculptor, whose style and technique during the late archaic period helped revolutionize the archaic period into the Classical period. He has two main statutes that I am going to examine the first of which being the Kritios boy. Also referred to as “the first beautiful nude art” it is very important as it is a precursor to the later classical sculptures. It depicts a young boy in an idea form (so...

sunken relief ‐ the backgrounds are not cut back and the points in highest relief are level with the original surface of the material being carved low/bas relief ‐ they are shallow high relief ‐ the forms stand far out from the background. sculpture‐in‐the‐round – is sculpture you can go around. subtractive process – the act of removing. Carving ‐ The technique of cutting and abrading the surface of a block of material to shape it into a particular form. additive process ‐The process of...

SCULPTURE Overview In the previous modules, you were already introduced to different art elements and design principles as manifested from different Philippine arts – from simple basket and mat weaving of different indigenous and cultural communities to the highly sophisticated textile weaving from Northern to Southern Philippines. You are also familiar with the Angono petroglyphs, the Laguna copperplate inscriptions,. In this module, you will understand how Philippine sculpture evolved from...

Sculpture art during the Baroque period brought us many beautiful pieces as artists began to give their work more ornate and fancier detail. French Sculptor Clodion (Claude Michael) embraced his era’s taste for antiquity and received a number of commissions throughout his career, which spanned the last decades of the ancient régime through the French Revolution and Napoleon's reign (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). While his theme was most often Neoclassical, a name given to pieces of art that...

Sculpture has been a very important part of art history throughout thousands of years. For the past few months I have viewed many different kinds of sculpture, including Greek archaic sculptures, Greek classical sculptures, Greek Hellenistic sculptures and Roman sculptures. All of the sculptures that I have seen and analyzed have very interesting characteristics, but the one that I have analyzed most recently was the most fascinating. Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos, by the artist...

On March third through April eighth sculptor Kathy Stecko exhibited her very interesting works in Mohawk Valley Community College Small Works Gallery in the Information Technology Performing Arts Conference Center on the Utica campus. On March third, she presented an art lecture: ”Figural Constructions Using the Body As Metaphor” In general, Kathy Steckos’ works in this exhibit all appear to be of everyday people of more present day. The clues that give this impression are that there...

Art Appreciation Short Analysis Rodin – The Sculptor By Vanessa (Nhi) Huynh 210372 The artwork to be analysed in this essay is called Burgher’s of Calais by Auguste Rodin. Auguste Rodin was a famous French artist who specialized in sculptors. He was born on November 12, 1840 and died on November 17, 1917. Rodin used various mediums including bronze and marble into creating his sculptures. The Burgher’s of Calais represents the six men displayed on the sculpture dressed in robes,...

Emily Wilson October 10th, 2014 Professor Cruz Art into History Greek and Roman Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has many different exhibits with ancient portraits, sculptures, steles, freezes, paintings and many more. The Greek and Roman exhibit was very interesting. The way the Greeks and Romans portrayed their feelings and life experiences through art is very diverse. During my visit to Metropolitan, I had gone for a tour of this exhibit and was amazed by the works of art I was seeing....

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was born on November 12th 1840 in Paris, France. Very few would dispute the statement that Rodin was the greatest genius in the world of sculpture in the late 19th century. There were very few artists who faced the criticism; slander and personal insults during their lifetimes as was given to Rodin likewise there are few artists who have known such personal glory during their carriers. Rodin's sculpture was so powerful and original that those in control of the art...

Museum Art Critique If you live in Dallas, most likely you have been to Northpark Mall. However, did you ever notice that Northpark is also a museum? Sort of. Most art people do not know about it, and the shoppers do not seem to care, but the place is owned by Ray Nasher of Nasher Sculpture Center, and he has placed an impressive percentage of his collection in front of Neiman’s, Barney’s, Victoria’s Secret, and the Watch Hut. For the sole purpose and interest in the art presented throughout...

Culture :Roman Accession Number: 25.78.56 My paper is a description of a Roman copy of a Greek bronze statue of ca. 430 B.C. by Polykleitos; known as Fragments of a marble statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head). It is a statue of a naked young robust man adorning his head with a diadem. The stone sculpture stands at about seventy three inches high. It’s about a size of an average man. It is a magnificent statue carved out of marble and very well replicated by an...

“Choice of materials, site specificity and audience experience have developed into important considerations for installation artists” Discuss this statement with reference to the work of Janet Laurence and two other artists Installation artists require an interactive atmosphere to effectively utilise and express their art works to their audience. Over the years, in the art world, choice of materials, site specificity and audience experience have become paramount considerations for...

 AFRICAN CIVILIZATION One example of early African civilization would be the Nok culture. The best example of their works of art were the very expressive terracotta heads with large eyes, mouths and ears. One such work of art is the Nok head from Rafin Kura. Another example is the Lydenburg Head from South Africa. Later around the 9th and 10th centuries CE in West Africa advanced works of art cast in bronze were created. The...

Symbol of peace Content Name page no. 1. Introduction 2. Subject 3. Object 4. Design &sculpture- Form (Sarmin Sultana -1020861) Color...

Michael Cammarata In this paper i will compare and contrast two ancient sculptures from the metropolitan museum of art, one greek and one roman. The first sculpture is the marble grave stele of a little girl. The second sculpture would be Marble Relief of a dancing maenad. Both are made at about the same time period in the 5th century b.c. Marble grave stele of a little girl is known to be found at the little girls grave, which is sad because she looks so young and innocent with...

October 15, 2009 Sasha Kuznetsov Head of a Ruler and a Woman’s Head Head of a Ruler: Woman’s Head: Ca. 2300-2000 B.C. 1909 Iran or Mesopotamia, Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). Arsenical Copper. Bronze. (MMA, 47.100.80)....

Maman Louise, a twelve year old girl drawing missing segments on a tapestry for her parents’ tapestry repair shop lives her life lacking the knowledge of what she is going to be when she grows up. She begins to study math which she loves to do, but she had no idea that her studies had a close association with her exceptional drawing skills. One day, coming home from school, she walks by a tapestry, and begins to reminisce about the times when she had to draw them, so it struck her. She wanted...

As you enter the cathedral through the central or royal portal, the eye is drawn to an amazingly inspiring ceiling. This is not unusual in a cathedral, since majestically tall ceilings are used to point the way to heaven. The chairs have been removed from the aisle that will take us to the apse, and we are unable to proceed directly down the aisle, as a floor labyrinth draws us to wander the famous labyrinth of the Chartres Cathedral. Upon finishing the circuitous walk, we continue to the...

The ‘Bronze’ Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts is a cross-cultural collection bringing together works spanning over a period of 5,000 years. Featuring 150 bronzes from Asia, Africa and Europe-the exhibition’s unique thematic arrangement presents a dynamic journey through antiquity to the present. This essay shall aim to discuss the way in which the dynamic layout of this exhibition affects the manner in which it is received by its audiences. The opening artwork to the ‘Bronze’...

An Antiquity of Imagination: Tvillio (Tullio) Lombardo and the Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture at NGA Paper One: An Antiquity of Imagination: Tvillio (Tullio) Lombardo and the Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture at NGA Tullio Lombardo, one of the most gifted sculptors of all time, brought his art alive by integrating classical antiquity and contemporary Renaissance Venice in all his works. People appreciated his creativity because he took the risk of stepping out from the culture...

Art Timeline Ashley Stein ART 101 4/28/2013 University of Phoenix Art Timeline Mare and Stallion (mini), 1870 by Pierre Jules Mene This sculpture was one of Mene’s most famous pieces of art work. This sculpture was first put out for viewers to see in the Paris Salon in 1952. The public went nuts over this sculpture, later this sculpture was made in three different sizes. The sculpture in my presentation is the smallest one made and is considered a miniature. In this sculpture both...

 Art of the Baroque and Neoclassicism Movements The Rape of Proserpina and Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Germaine Fahie FAS 202: Introduction to Humanities II Julianne Poncet February 19, 2015 The purpose of this essay is to evaluate two art pieces that were created by two tremendously gifted individuals during the Baroque to the contemporary period. Masters of their movements, both sculptors were able to create masterpieces that revealed an unfolding event that could be read...

Art History Vocabulary Terms Form in speaking of a work of art or architecture, the term refers to purely visual component: line, color shape, texture, mass, value, space; all of which are called formal elements. Composition is the organization, or arrangement of form in a work of art. Style a particular manner, form, character of representation, construction, or expression typical of an individual artist or certain school period that makes the work visually distinctive. School of...

Classical Worlds Greek Sculpture The Doryphoros, dates from 450-400 BC, it is a Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture and carved by the sculptor Polykleitos. The sculpture shows athleticism at its finest, it had a balanced figure with idealized proportions sculpted in the round. Doryphoros is one of the most classic sculptures from the high classical period. The Doryphoros is a very intellectual work. Our appreciation...

Virgin and child with Lilies Currently situated at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Luca della Robbia’s Virgin and Child with Lilies is a sculpture created in relief to give the impression that it has been raised above the background plane. This fine piece of art has been sculpted from terracotta, a glazed clay-based ceramic and along with clear religious aspects; the work of art is given a hard realism via individual techniques of the artist. The relief shows colors such as blue, white,...

Art Commission Statement In the beginning, stained glass was first used by wealthy Romans in their villas and palaces in the first century A.D. At this time stained glass was considered a domestic luxury rather than an artistic medium. It began to be regarded as an art form when Constantine first permitted Christians to worship openly in 313 A.D., as they began to build churches based on Byzantine models. The earliest surviving example of pictorial stained glass is a Head of Christ from the...

Adela Zuniga Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment March 8, 2013 Mrs. Whitehead ART 001A-Europe from Prehistoric to 1400 I have chosen to compare and contrast the following two pieces of ancient art. One is the Funerary Relief of Egyptian Official Ptahshepses, also called Impy from old kingdom; it is made of limestone and dates 2374-2191 B.C.E. The second piece of art is the Grave Stele of a Young Girl, “Melisto”, a Greek sculpture made of marble. It is from classical period 404-323...

Part One a. A myth is a meaningful, traditional, story that tries to show the importance between religion and humans and the questions they have about simple things that happen in daily life, or how we were all created and death. b. Myths mostly talk about how things were or the way they are now, fairy tales are about palaces, kings and queens, and mystical creatures. c. The purpose of myth plays in the life of ancient Greeks was to help them answer questions they could not with...

What is Primitive Art ? Primitive art is produced by people who have developed any form of writing. The word "primitive" applied to art commonly means Negro African sculpture and other tribal arts in different parts of the world. There is know primitive style, but many styles ranging from simple patterns, to portrait sculptures, and masks that would be seen as beautiful art pieces everywhere. Western art which is passed through various phases such as Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and...

St. Matthew Michelangelo Buonarroti Following Michelangelo’s arrival to Florence in 1501, the newly founded Republic created many artistic commissions of the city. Michelangelo spent four years in the city busy with commissions, starting with the commission of the “David.” In 1503, even before the “David” had been completed, Michelangelo was commissioned by the Opera of the Cathedral to carve the twelve apostles. Although there is sketches intended for the other statues, St. Matthew was the...

Henry Moore Aimy Tran Mr. Cox Period 1 Henry Moore was an English sculptor and artist who was known for his abstract bronze sculptures. Moore was born on July 1819 in Castleford, Yorkshire. He attended infant and elementary schools in Castleford, where he began modeling in clay and carving wood. He decided to become a sculptor after hearing Michelangelo’s achievements. Moore was granted a scholarship to Castleford Secondary School after a teacher had noticed his interest and talent in...

“Although ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is humorous, it has an underlying dark message, like other poems in the collection.” With close analysis of ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ explore how far you agree with this statement. Make references to other poems that we have studied in your answer. Undoubtedly ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is a humorous poem, but the underlying dark message is clear throughout like many of Duffy’s poems. The confusion of the two is portrayed through the reader knowing the story of Pygmalion from...

Visual Art Home Work Essay Artist has a variety of tools and equipment in order for them to make their art works, this can affect their practice and what makes them different to the other entire artist in the world. Many don’t have to use any tool at all and use what is seen and what is given; they use the environment to manipulate the surrounding. Such as the Artist by the name of Andy Goldsworthy, he is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific...

Art Appreciation Claes Oldenburg’s clothes pin Vs. Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain The Artist Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Oldenburg was the creator of the Clothes Pin Sculpture back in the pop art era of 1976. The Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture; it is currently located at Centre Square, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia. The piece of art...

Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian Art Compared Egyptian art comes from the paintings the Egyptians created in the tombs of rich people when they died. These pictures were supposed to help the dead person out when he or she reached the next world, where the Egyptians thought you lived after you died in this world. At first, carvers had a hard time painting the pictures but in about 2160 B.C. they started taking short cuts and made their work sloppier. Greek art was much different from the...

How important was Polykleitos to the Development of the Kouros? In fifth century Greek free-standing sculpture Polykleitos and his works the Diadoumenos (430BCE) and the Doryphoros (440BCE) (which were originally bronze) are important in demonstrating the development of the Kouros as they highlight a great level of development in terms of the naturalism of a, sculpture, through the use of contrapposto and application of the ‘Cannon of Proportion’ which is attributed to Polykleitos. Whereas...

Art Assessment Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird – Frida Kahlo Subjective Frida Kahlo was in a tragic accident at a young age leaving her unable to bare children. This would have caused Frida pain and she channelled this pain in her art works. You can see this pain in the artwork in the facial expressions. Kahlo has painted herself staring directly at the audience, so the audience can’t hide from her emotion, it draws them in and almost forces them to make a judgement and...

Ana Azpilcueta Jeanne Art Appreciation Essay 1 03/04/13 The Titled Arc was an sculpture that Serra did for the Federal Plaza on NY 10 years before the government decided to destroyed. The artist work really hard to give them real art. But then for some problems or circumstances a Government agency didn’t want it and they want to remove it . So the artist obviously didn’t agree with that and he stared looked for his rights, for be able to have some control over his art. But In the past...

The contemporary artist that I chose to discuss in this paper is Louise Bourgeois and her piece of art ‘Eyes". This abstract sculpture is made of marble and dated 1982. Eyes, 1982 Louise Bourgeois (American, born France, 1911) Metropolitan Museum, New York Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911and studied art at various schools there. In 1938, she immigrated to the United States and continued her studies at the Art Students League in New York. She began her career as a painter...

Nude Art Tiffany ART/101 3/22/2013 Summer Nickerson Nude Art Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase piece of art had a lot of controversy amongst Americans when it was first exhibited in the Amory Show of 1913. In this piece of art he did not have a women pose nude, but he used a series of pictures to portray a women walking nude down a flight of stairs. Many people when the first seen the work of art felt as though he was being disrespectful to the audience. The...

Who is Claes Oldenburg? Claes Oldenburg is an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Where is he from? Claes Oldenburg is from Stockholm. Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm is the...