Greeks and the British are still battling over ownership of marbles sculptures from 2‚400 years ago. Parthenon Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the Greeks‚ who believe these sculptures belong to them because they were originally located in the Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens. Elgin Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the British. The British believe they are the rightful owners of the marbles sculptures because British ambassador Thomas Bruce‚ who was the seventh earl
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to meet all the developmental PILES and be supported by theory. Lay out the activity below and analyze the activity by answering the questions below: 1. Name of activate Dinosaur Sculptures 2. Materials needed: Cardboard‚ scraps‚ thin Child-side scissors Container Fine-art poster Stegosaurus from winter fine-art poster set Paper plate Photo card #27 from winter kit Play dough (green) or ingredients and tools to make green play dough: 2 cup flour 1 cup salt 1 cup hot water 2 tablespoons cream
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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 with
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premature death from fleeing the Nazis in the 1940’s‚ but his work still reflects on today’s thinking about technology. In his argument in “Work of Art” Benjamin argues about the traditional aesthetic values of art and the technology affecting it. He talks about modern technology reproducing replicas of the artwork and the loss of aesthetic authority. He talks about the concept of graphic design‚ the emergence of cinema‚ and the effects of it with art. He starts by introducing the concept of “aura”. The
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Ashley Vickrey November 17‚ 2011 Art Survey T&Th. Mrs. Zeilman Spear Bearer Doryphoros by Polykleitos sculptors of the Early and High Classical Greek periods in art strived for perfection in creating the human form. They combined such features such as regular facial features‚ smooth skin‚ and particular body portions into an ideal of perfect beauty. Polykleitos of Argos was a well known sculptor. His aim in sculpting was to produce the perfect human figure using a mathematical equation
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Works of Yoko Ono Vs Feminist art Feminist art is a specific art form that has been dedicated to explore and examine the explicit forms of physical violence‚ pain and anguish experienced by women in a world dominated by the patriarchal system. Awakened to the consciousness of misogyny‚ women renounced their passive acceptance to social pressures and intended to show their intolerance toward the cultural frame work in which their fruit of labor denied; their expressions through art never considered
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Walter Benjamin covers several topics in his essay "The Work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproduction"‚ but the two that resonated the most with me were his discussion on the loss of aura in modern art and of the politicization of art. Benjamin believes that art that is produced and/or replicated by mechanical means has lost its aura‚ the originality and authenticity of the work of art. I agree that the mass production of art causes it to lose is originality but I don’t believe it affects
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The Lady on a Bench sculpture‚ by George Segal‚ is a remarkable piece of art. She is life-sized‚ made of bronze‚ and artfully covered in spatters of startling white plaster. She sits beneath a tall‚ green tree along the long brick walkway. She is alone on the black‚ metal bench‚ her legs crossed as she rests her long fingered hand on her knee. Her face is tranquil and undisturbed with a small smile frozen on her lips and high cheekbones displaying her ethereal beauty. As if she is taking a nap‚
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Archaic style of the Kore sculpture and the Classical style of the Polykleitos sculpture‚ we can note some key differences. The Archaic style sculptures have a rigid/iconic stance but also these sculptures seem to always have a smiling figure. The Classical style on the other hand‚ is more relaxed stance. The Archaic sculptures where also painted in strong colors such as red and black. While the classical sculptures looked different in a pure white marble tone. The sculpture Kore (Archaic) were more
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without a doubt the most powerful weapon that civilization has ever used to reflect and create their realistic pieces of art which represented the real humanistic spirit. There was an outstanding depiction of the Renaissance starting in Italy and then Northern parts of Europe. Anyhow‚ even though both the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance are considered pieces of art‚ there were still many differences between them and also similarities which helped in the cultivation and reflection of Humanism
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