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    Ugolino and His Sons

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    every single era starting from the Upper Paleolithic Period of time (42‚000 – 8‚000 BCE) reaching to our contemporary artists of today. One of the most representing works to the Eclecticism period‚ a sculpture was titled “UGOLINO AND HIS SONS”. It was done in 1861 CE using Saint-Béat marble. It has a size of approximately (78.75 in. x 59 in. x 43.5 in.)‚ height to width to depth ratio. The sculpture was done by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux‚ a French sculptor and painter who was born in Valenciennes‚ Nord

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    Junk Art

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    Contents Introduction 2 History of Junk Art Sculpture 4 Chapter 1: Junk sculptors 8 Chapter 2: Interview 1 16 Chapter 3: Interview 2 23 Summary 27 Introduction From 5000 B.C to well into the 20th century A.D‚ most sculpture has reflected the wealth‚ religion or political stature of the country. Early Egyptian sculpture reflected the political regime of the land‚ and powerful ‘Pharaohs’ demanded monumental sized tombs and artefacts to show their wealth and status

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    body. He asked questions such as‚ where do we begin and where do we end? Gormley was an artist creating sculptures of the human body and placing them in various positions‚ and in random places. Gormley was nowhere near knowledgeable about his art but through his art he found a way to help people recognize the same questions he had. However‚ Antony did not stop there‚ these human body sculptures are not just some thrown together shapes. These bodies share the exact same body index as Gormley. They

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    Margaret Thatcher Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven L.G.‚ O.M.‚ F.R.S. Official booklet to mark the unveiling on 21st February 2007 of the bronze statue of Baroness Thatcher sculpted by Antony Dufort for the House of Commons. Edited by Malcolm Hay‚ Curator of Works of Art‚ Palace of Westminster. Clay for the portrait head of Margaret Thatcher‚ June 2005 (Photo: Antony Dufort) “This historic commission is a very fitting way to remember Margaret Thatcher’s time in the House of Commons

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    began teaching in New Jersey. He went on to receive his Honorary Ph.D. in Fine Arts‚ from Rutgers University in 1970. George Segal began painting abstract images‚ many of them life sized. However‚ Segal is best known for his dramatic‚ still-life sculptures that he began creating after settling down with his wife Helen. Segal and his wife purchased their own farm. The chicken coops on the farm were turned into a string of studios. In 1968 a student from an art class brought Segal some bandages’ used

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    The "Bronze"

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    audiences. The opening artwork to the ‘Bronze’ exhibition is the Ancient Greek sculpture The Dancing Satyr. The fractured satyr is remarkably well preserved which allows for its dramatic affect audiences upon entering the exhibition. According to Curtis L.Carter’s essay on Sculpture (citied in Gaut and Lopes‚ 2005‚ p.639) it is suggested that ‘-Western philosophical aesthetics has given the art’ -of sculpture- ‘-relatively little attention’. For The Dancing Satyr to take centre stage at the

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    Pablo Picasso Research Paper

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    INTRODUCTION Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter‚ draughtsman‚ and sculptor. Commonly known simply as Picasso‚ he is one of the most recognized figures in 20th-century art. He is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937)‚ his portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

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    generation. His sculptures are organized and group in accordance to material used as the

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    leaving the viewers deciphering the hidden meanings behind the mythological creatures and Latin inscriptions. However‚ the King statue takes a more literal‚ contemporary approach‚ enticing its admirers to reflect on the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. The techniques employed by both of the sculptures give better insight as to why the observer has different experiences when reflecting upon each work. Martin Luther King Jr. Statue The Martin Luther

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    Bronwyn Oliver Case Study

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    what abstract art is. 2. What are the ideas being conveyed by this artwork? Oliver’s sculpture suggests a passage from one place to another‚ a journey from a material dimension into an imaginative‚ other world. 3. How are the artworks shaped by the contemporary technology? Contemporary technology for example would be phones and computers etc. These new forms of technology have definitely shaped contemporary art. If I wanted to see Bronwyn Oliver’s artworks‚ I’d simply go on Google images and I

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