Venus of Laussel. It was fascinating to learn about each piece of art and what the story is behind each one. Archaeologist Josef Szombathy found a unique masterpiece in 1908‚ The Venus of Willendorf. Joesef found the sculpture near the town of Willendorf in Austria. The incredible sculpture must have been created somewhere else due to the fact that the Venus of Willendorf was created from a type of oolitic limestone that is not found in the region (L. C. E. Witcombe).The interesting sculpture’s characteristics
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Ishtar Gate and Bronze Doors Saint Michael’s Abbey Church II. Analysis of Artwork # 1: a. How does this work relate to its style movement and historical context? The monumental Gate of Ishtar was built in 575 B.C. making use of enamelled bricks which are in cobalt blues and sea greens. The gate is decorated with reliefs of 575 dragons and bulls (BBC Culture‚ 2009). The gate is the most potent symbol of ancient Babylon’s magnificence. The gate was marks the entrance to the city at the beginning
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Lady Ath-Elite: A Training Facility for Female Athletes L. Donnell Grand Canyon University: MGT 660 December 20‚ 2012 Environmental Analysis and Industry Analysis Rivalry will exist among Lady Ath-Elite but the intensity will not be great. There are several gyms in Huntsville‚ Alabama; the largest gyms are the University Fitness Center‚ Gold’s Gym‚ Riviera Fitness Centers‚ Bender’s Gym‚ Curves‚ Empire Fitness‚ and the new YMCA in Madison‚ Alabama (Yellowpages.com‚ 2012). Riviera Fitness Center
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Anavysos Kouros is an Archaic Greek sculpture made c. 530 from marble with remnants of paint. The representation of his body is very stiff‚ but the individual aspects of the body parts are realistic when examined by themselves (except for the huge ankles). However‚ when looked at as a whole‚ it becomes apparent that each body part is exaggerated – long‚ curly hair; big eyes; strong‚ protruding jaw line; oversized ears; solid‚ muscular torso; similarly sized penis and scrotum; dense‚ muscular thighs;
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1004W Final Paper Analysis of the Bodhisattva Kuan-yin at Minneapolis Institute of Arts Bodhisattvas are Buddhist deities who have forgone entrance into Nirvana until that time when all beings have attained enlightenment. In China‚ Kuan-yin became the most popular bodhisattva and was widely worshipped as the deity of mercy and compassion. —— Minneapolis Institute of Art Description Reasons The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin is chosen for this art analysis for three reasons‚ its
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perfectly resembles the description of minimalism‚ he repetitively uses basic forms of squares‚ rectangles‚ or circles to arouse certain emotions (Little 138). Judd used the phrase “specific object” meaning an artwork which was neither painting nor sculpture but composed of self-sufficient elements‚ each of which could exist independently (Little 138). Donald Judd disliked the word minimalism in describing his work because he thought it implied that something was missing. On the contrary‚ Judd believed
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The art of Ancient Greece has been imitated extensively since its inception. One notable adoption was the sculpture Dark Father by Genco Gülan‚ a contemporary Turkish artist focused on new media/digital age art whose work tends to have social‚ cultural and political connotations. Dark Father is a sculpture of Darth Vader’s mask on the shoulders of Marcus Aurelius‚ a piece heavily loaded with cultural and political meaning. What themes does Dark Father explore and what tools were used to achieve this
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the tombs‚ Michelangelo began to carve the Medici Madonna. The sculpture features the Christ as a child twisting around‚ showing us his back. The tombs‚ almost identical‚ are idealised representations of Giuliano Duke of Nemour and Lorenzo Duke of Urbino. Both are wedged into the niches above stone coffins‚ often referred to as the sarcophagi. The sarcophagi are at our eye level and feature pairs of figures‚ male and female. The sculpture of Lorenzo is located on the right side of the picture‚ left
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The sculpture portrays a chair with a war helmet sitting on it‚ a cloak hanging on the side‚ and boots on the floor placed as if someone was sitting on the chair. When comparing this work to the C-print Confederate Boot‚ the theme of war is present in both as well as showing boots of the soldiers. Like Confederate Boot‚ this sculpture has a focal point. The entire sculpture has a consistent metallic gray color until you look at the cloak
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The previous preliminary reports focused on different artist purposes for The Family Group by Charles Umlauf. The first paper was a subjective analysis done through visualization and personal inquiry that believed the sculpture was a call for the divine. However‚ the second report was a research based analysis the determined the purpose was to depict the “basic unit of the economy” by showing a stereotypical family. This preliminary report will discuss the difference in the artist purposes while
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