Philip Mccracken: The War God
This sculpture is called the “War God” and it was created by Philip McCracken in 1960. Philip McCracken was an American born artist, born in 1928. This amazing sculpture was created out of Cedar wood, where Philip McCracken carved the piece out then added a leather strap and blades along the body. This piece of art is currently on display at the Seattle Art Museum. The “War God” is a wooden sculpture and it was about 2 feet long and about 8 inches wide. The sculpture has lots of jagged edges and cut outs of blades that give it a very fierce look. McCracken chose to sculpt this piece of art because of the environment he was living in. He lived on Guemes island in a studio surrounded by lots of nature. He was often inspired by the wildlife he
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The sculpture attracted my attention and I was captivated by the details that went into it. The first thing the caught my attention was the blades at the feet of the flacon. The jagged blades really stood out to me because it wasn’t something that I would normally associate with a bird. Next were the thick and sharp claws of the flacon that showed how ferocious this animal could be. The large claws of the flacon to me showed that it could be beautiful but a ferocious animal at the same time. The leather strap was also very human like along with the blade on the head and nose which gave it the look of a human general who was about to lead an army into battle. The lighting in the room also really focused on the different unusual aspects like the blade and leather strap but the shadows that it casted across the body of the falcon gave it a darker presence while the large shade of the wings across the body gave it a sense of beauty. To me this piece of art really conveyed how beauty, ferocity and power could really come together. The purpose of this sculpture to McCracken was to show the beauty and ferocity of nature all in one piece of art. The use of the blades, fine and smooth finish of the wings and the addition of the leather strap all showed the beauty and ferocity that this bird had in nature. In ancient Egypt, the falcon was considered as the symbol of Horus, the god of hunting, because it symbolizes the aggression that Horus had. The use of the falcon for this purpose was a great idea because the flacon represents lots of different thing to
The sculpture attracted my attention and I was captivated by the details that went into it. The first thing the caught my attention was the blades at the feet of the flacon. The jagged blades really stood out to me because it wasn’t something that I would normally associate with a bird. Next were the thick and sharp claws of the flacon that showed how ferocious this animal could be. The large claws of the flacon to me showed that it could be beautiful but a ferocious animal at the same time. The leather strap was also very human like along with the blade on the head and nose which gave it the look of a human general who was about to lead an army into battle. The lighting in the room also really focused on the different unusual aspects like the blade and leather strap but the shadows that it casted across the body of the falcon gave it a darker presence while the large shade of the wings across the body gave it a sense of beauty. To me this piece of art really conveyed how beauty, ferocity and power could really come together. The purpose of this sculpture to McCracken was to show the beauty and ferocity of nature all in one piece of art. The use of the blades, fine and smooth finish of the wings and the addition of the leather strap all showed the beauty and ferocity that this bird had in nature. In ancient Egypt, the falcon was considered as the symbol of Horus, the god of hunting, because it symbolizes the aggression that Horus had. The use of the falcon for this purpose was a great idea because the flacon represents lots of different thing to