Croatian island of Losini in the northen Adriatic Sea. Both this statue and the Ephesian Apoxyomenos reproduce the same late-fourth-centruy B.C. work‚ but this replica is better-preserved. On contrary to the small-scaled Alexander the Great sculpture‚ the athlete sculpture is slightly over life-size by ancient standards. Produced in the first century B.C.‚ it is composed of bronze and copper. The mature‚ but youthful man stands upright with his weight on the right leg and the left foot set to the side with
Premium Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Roman Empire
Stelarc’s practice. Mueck creates life like sculptures often altering the size of the figures. Mueck’s use of creating grotesque‚ eerie life like sculptures shocks the audience‚ sometimes thinking that they would be real if they were the proper size ratio. Mueck’s art work ‘Dead Dad’ shocked audiences into believing that there could have been a real dead man lying on the floor. If the artwork were to be resurrected‚ friends and family would recognise the sculpture straight away‚ and to the
Premium Performance art Human Art
“Choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have developed into important considerations for installation artists” Discuss this statement with reference to the work of Janet Laurence and two other artists Installation artists require an interactive atmosphere to effectively utilise and express their art works to their audience. Over the years‚ in the art world‚ choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have become paramount considerations for installation
Premium Sculpture Installation art Art
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
Premium Modernism Abstract art Visual arts
victim‚ Goliath rather he is admiring his graceful‚ powerful body as a result of him winning the battle. This David has long hair‚ which highlights the time period and it almost looks like Donatello used this sculpture to move away from the biblical representation This is one amongst many sculptures of the Renaissance art whereby admiration of self-worth was mainly the
Premium Florence Renaissance David
Social Evils in Pakistan Outline: 1) Introduction: a) Man is a social animal. b) What is evil? 2) Different types of social evils a) Adulteration in different commodities b) Smuggling c) Drug addiction 3) Spread of social evils a) Different countries are affected from social evils b) Pakistan is one of the major effected countries. 4) How they are harmful a) They are harmful to the public health. b) They are playing to lives of the peoples 5) Remedies
Premium Acts of the Apostles Drug addiction Human
“I Am for an Art‚” 1961 [Stiles‚ pp. 335-337]1. While reading this you are able to see a different perspective of looking at what art is and what type of art is actually accepted by society. Oldenburg himself was a pop artist and has many famous sculptures that are being displayed at museums and in major cities. In this text written by Oldenburg he talks about seeing different‚ day to day things as art. It drew me in very quickly because it made me think about the so called things we call art actually
Premium Art Mind Sculpture
those of the human body Architectural drawing terms : Plan – a horizontal slice of a building Section – a vertical slice of a building Elevation – the arrangement proportions and details of any vertical side or face of a building Sculpture terms Relief – sculpture that project ~ High relief – half or more projects far from
Premium Minoan civilization Sculpture Relief
Yoko Ono Art Exhibit Going to this exhibit showed me that people really do care about the world. There are not many people in society that care enough to voice their opinion‚ or go out of their way to try to make the world a better place. Yoko Ono is a rare and very inspiring person. The Rauschenberg Art Gallery depicted many of Yoko Onos’ inspiring works of art. The light tower‚ wish tree‚ and imagine peace tower were the three I paid the most attention to. These three exhibits all showed Yoko’s
Premium Art Arts Sculpture
uproar when they found out the price tag that it came with. The artist and the government were scrutinized for allegedly paying 175‚000 dollars for a piece of what some described as a piece of rusty metal. Henceforth the public petition to have the sculpture removed‚ not only because of its large occupancy of space but also because it was an eye sore and a potential hazard. More than 1300 people signed the petition and the matter was taken to court. After eight years after the birth of the Tilted Arc
Premium Art New York City Sculpture