Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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entire face disappears in shadow‚ leaving only the mouth that utters the cry. The background is a sort of curtain of shadows from which the figure emerges. Birds in Space Constantin Brancusi In this sculpture‚ Brancusi concentrated on the physical attributes of the bird on its movement. The bird’s wings and feathers are eliminated‚ the swell if the body is elongated‚ and the head and the beak are reduced to a slanted oval.
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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 by their viewers from all sides. The first piece of art to be reviewed is the The Rape of Persopina (1621-22)‚ also known as The Rape of Persephone‚ which is a large marble sculpture‚ 255cm in height‚ which was crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ at age 23‚ during the Baroque
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west Africa. It was a center of trade that was influential interms of trade. It connected extensively with the local and long distance traders which enabled them prosper This made the artist of Ife to be developed and highly naturalistic in their sculpture‚ which were made out of stone‚ terracotta‚ brass and copper which was unique at that time
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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 stands approximately 54 feet tall and weighs about 10 tons. This enormous sculpture is a big attraction for Philadelphia’s locals as well as the visitors for it interacted with the surroundings. The freestanding
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polychromy term used to describe painting or painted decoration on the surface of sculpture polyptych An altarpiece or devotional work of art made of several panels joined together‚ often hinged so that its wings can be opened and closed as appropriate during Christian religious worship. post and lintel a basic type of architecture in which upright elements (posts) support a horizontal member (lintel). With this type of construction‚ the distance between the supports is determined by the weight
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a large‚ spindly sculpture outside the main doors. It is of a spider with a sack of eggs under its abdomen. a. What is your initial reaction upon seeing this piece? At first I was quite taken aback by the presence of such an intimidating sculpture of a spider in front of me‚ though as I walked closer to it‚ I became more and more curious as to what its meaning is. I am most definitely afraid of spiders‚ and I found it odd that they placed such an intimidating sculpture at the front entrance
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of rigid and relaxed in limbs. The new style is best expressed in the Parthenon marbles of about 450-435 BC but there was a preceding style of some importance - the Early Classical‚ sometimes called the Severe Style‚ which is exemplified in the sculptures for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Here the figures are mainly lifelike but drapery forms are plainer (a change from the archaic Ionian chiton to the more austere peplos for women)‚ and there are deliberate attempts at depiction of emotion in faces
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should have in mind. An example is a famous piece by Duane Hanson called Janitor. Many people would walk by it and just think it was maybe strange‚ or creepy. However‚ Berger and Percy would most likely analyze it till they figured out what the sculpture was really about. Both authors want to captivate the viewer by taking different approaches in their methods. In Ways of Seeing by John Berger‚ the main point he is trying to get across is that humans do not see things clearly because of their
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demonstrated characteristics similar to that found in the Classics. The bust appears realistic and almost paradoxically idealistic‚ is viewable from multiple angles and is composed of terra-cotta. Its theme is religious‚ and both Classic and Renaissance sculptures commonly referred to stories involving the divine. Hence‚ the bust of Saint Lawrence serves as an illustration that the Renaissance was the revival of the artistic techniques of the Classics. During the Renaissance‚ there was once more an interest
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