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    Artworks in the Cullen Sculpture Garden The sculptures that adorn the acre-wide Cullen Sculpture Garden are not just an exhibit. They are an experience. They are to be walked amongst‚ and viewed as they are exposed to the elements. Light‚ shadow‚ weather‚ all play a part in how they are viewed throughout the day. In essence‚ no one sees the exact same sculpture. In full light the trees still dapple the sculptures with shadow. Metallic sculptures cast dark shadows. The steel sculptures especially challenged

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    Ronick Simons 3D Design Professor Casey 3/26/2013 Richard Deacon ‘If the Shoe Fits’ – Analysis The sculpture‚ If the Shoe fits‚ by artist Richard Deacon is interpreted as a very intellectual abstract work of art by many. The piece is made completely of steel; that was cut‚ shaped and attached with rivets and screws. The sculpture was created in 1981‚ in London‚ UK. It still remains in London‚ located at the Tate Gallery. If the Shoe fits was inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Sonnets to

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    INTRODUCTION. The story of David‚ a biblical hero who triumphed over his enemy under extraordinary circumstances‚ is very inspiring and has been the subject of numerous works of art. Statues‚ paintings‚ frescoes and all forms of literature have explored the heroism and youthful courage that David embodied as he faced the Philistine giant‚ Goliath The three statues of David by Donatello‚ Michelangelo and Bernini represent the beginning‚ height and end of Italian renaissance as well as the

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    Baroque: Protestant vs. Catholic Before the purity of Neoclassicism‚ even before the carefree artists of the Rococo era‚ there was the dramatic and emotive Baroque. The term "baroque" is said to have been derived from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl‚ and is certainly an adequate description. In the wake of what has become known as the Protest Reformation‚ the Catholic Church held the infamous Council of Trent. This eighteen year deliberation addressed several aspects of Catholicism

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    four major eras of music‚ the Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and Contemporary‚ one can hear distinguishing differences between the eras. Despite the fact that each representational sample of each era was no longer than ten minutes‚ there are still very prominent differentiating qualities to each era. Given that the Baroque Era was the earliest period of the orchestra and the time when it was first

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    moved to painting more still lifes‚ the more anti-social he became‚ the more interested he was in inanimate‚ inhuman objects. His paintings often verged upon the sadly disturbing and deperate or outrageously humourous as his health declined + he became more demoralised. Where he once believed his paintings could

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    Statement I wait patiently as my fellow students’ eyes move around my sculpture‚ scanning it‚ trying to figure out what does and does not fit. Standing alongside my work‚ I gaze around the room at their tired faces. I cannot help but feel like I am on display‚ as well as my art. After many grueling nights and endless amounts of caffeine‚ my piece is complete. I am proud of what I have created. When I stand before my peers with my sculpture on display‚ it is my job to defend my art and persuade them to appreciate

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    Baroque – There were two key stylistic traits of Baroque art. The first of these traits was to give the paintings a sense of grandeur or sensuous richness. The other key stylistic trait was to have a strong emotional content. Other stylistic traits are naturalism and classicism but these are not key traits like a sense of grandeur and emotion. The Baroque painters wanted to evoke emotional feelings in the people viewing their work. And they wanted it to be dramatic. Baroque took place from around

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    The term "Baroque" was initially used as a disparaging term to call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with

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    centuries. Roman art includes architecture‚ paintingsculpture and mosaic work. In this short Learning Journal I will discuss how did the purpose of the sculpture and painting of Rome differ. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek sculpture. In fact‚ many of the Roman sculptures were just copies of Greek sculptures. But the Roman sculpture was created to serve a purpose: namely‚ to impress the public - to communicate the power and majesty of Rome. Sculpture on Roman buildings could be merely decorative

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