6.2012 Formal Analysis: Sculpture With significant differences in shapes‚ volumes‚ texture and settings‚ Auguste Rodin’s Walking Man and Richard Serra’s T.E.U.C.L.A.‚ two conspicuous sculptures in UCLA sculpture garden‚ both demonstrate the combination of movement and stillness to viewers. Though‚ Rodin’s sculpture mainly represents it through a posture of a body in motion‚ while Serra tries to represent it by creating an immobile metal-like mass. Rodin’s sculpture represents a bronzy man’s
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Late Classical Period (Dionysus and Pan) Based on the visual observations and analysis conducted on paper assignment one‚ I would classify the sculpture‚ Dionysus and Pan‚ under the Late Classical period. This sculpture depicts Dionysus‚ the god of the grape harvest‚ winemaking and wine‚ together with Pan‚ his follower. It is sculpted from the finest marble which was created in the Roman period A.D. 50-150. Artists from this period of time drew a lot of attention to the statues’ expression of emotion
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of Donatello’s life show how important he was to the Renaissance: the first period is influenced by Gothic sculpture‚ the second period is characterized by the reliance on the models and principles of the sculpture of antiquity‚ and the third period emphasized realism and the portrayal of character and the dramatic action. The first period comprised the years before 1425‚ when Gothic sculpture influenced his work but also shows classical and realistic tendencies. Donatello was a realist. Most of
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is an open form sculpture made out of a solid piece of limestone. It is from Maya culture and it was found in Mexico. The Chakh was originally from the Puuc hills of Yucatan and it was probably part of a royal court building. Where it looked straight at everybody who entered the building. It has been dated back to the 9th century. Its dimensions are H. 214 x W. 50.8 x 61cm. It is classified as a stone sculpture and it was purchased in 1966 by Harris Brisbane Dick fund. The sculpture portraits the
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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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Gil Bruvel created "The Wind" as a part of his "Flow" series in 2010. The sculpture is the face of a woman as the wind blows gently across her skin. The work is stainless steel and measures 16 inches high by 22 inches wide by 14 inches in diameter and weighing approximately 55 pounds. (Bruvel) Christopher David White created "Asphyxia" in 2013 as he continued to explore his theme of "growth and decay". His sculpture is of a woman’s face as she gasps for her last breath of air. The ceramic and
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Lincoln gazes out as if he is looking at you and is constructed a slightly downward expression. Lincoln has his hands resting on the sides as well as his coat unbuttoned. From observing the sculpture we can also see the American flag draping across and over the sides and on the arms of the chair. In this sculpture‚ in order to achieve the correct placement of Lincoln’s hands‚ French created casts of his own fingers which helped him analyse where he needed to put them. Analysis The composition is
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PHL/458 July 15‚ 2015 Veronica Van Ry Taking Imagination Seriously Janet Echelman starts her Ted talk saying take imagination seriously. She is a world renowned artist obtaining this wasn’t an easy task. MS Echelman had never studied sculpture‚ engineering or architecture. After completing college‚ she applied to several different art schools and was denied by all of them. Her iron will and determination didn’t let that stop her she made her imagination come to life. In 2011 in long beach
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2014. YouTube. YouTube‚ 22 Nov. 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “Installtion Art.” Visual Arts Encyclopedia. visual-arts-cork.com‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “Investigating Identity: The Body in Art.” MoMALearning. Moma‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “The Art of Sculpture.” Visual Arts Encyclopedia. visual-arts-cork.com‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. “TateShots: Kusama ’s Obliteration Room.” Tate. Tate‚ 2012. Web. 2 Nov. 2014.
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that would influence the work of numerous artists. Brancusi’s The Kiss‚ is a closed form sculpture. Closed form is when the artwork reflects the raw mass from which it has been carved. You can clearly see the rectangular shape of the limestone that was originally there. The overall impression of this is a solid mass even though some of the original block has been carved away. The shape of this sculpture is very geometric. A rectangular shape is present in the piece. This is because most of the
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