near Crocker Art Museum a piece of art by Gerald Walburg caught my attention. After I took some pictures and conducted a deeper research on the piece and on the author it appealed to me even more. I analysed the piece of art to realize that Sakai sculpture by Gerald Walburg contributes to the public space‚ reveals author’s and people’s values‚ and for this period in time makes the look
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Today we’ll continue our examination of ancient Roman sculpture. We’ve already looked at portrait sculpture which are busts created to commemorate people who had died‚ and we’ve looked at relief sculpture‚ or sculpting on walls. And today we’ll look at yet another category of sculpture - copies. Roman sculptors often made copies of famous Greek sculptures. Why did they do that? Well see the in the late 4th century BC the Romans began a campaign to expand the Roman Empire‚ and in 300 years they had
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Feathered Serpent Sculpture Facing out into the eyes of museum-goers‚ the Aztec feathered serpent sculpture currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dates from between fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Though the iconographic motif of the feathered serpent is a common and meaningful one in Aztec art‚ the formal elements of this piece communicate an equally strong message. Through deliberate choices in the crafting and facture of this seemingly dense stone sculpture‚ the artist reiterates
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Why did the author‚ Marcus Zusak‚ choose to include your chosen episode at this point in the Novel? Mark Zusak chose to include 13 Harrison Avenue at this point in the novel to show a softer‚ empathetic more like likeable side of Ed‚ establish one of the main messages in this book and lastly to break up the intensity and tension of the plot the Edgar st scene generates. I chose to write about this episode because I believe it is the most crucial of the 3 in the establishment of a very important message
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Confessions‚ was written by Aurelius Augustine‚ who was ordained in the Christian Church and was named Bishop of Hippo. Confessions‚ is like an account of Augustine’s life before accepted God and joined the Christian. “In his Confessions he set down‚ for the benefit of others‚ the story of his early life and his conversion to Christianity.” (1113) In this autobiography he describes his childhood and his education then goes on to describe his life in adulthood before converting to Christianity. In
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make the love more understandable‚ but also to express the feeling of love. There are many more differences than similarities between two sculptures: “The Kiss” by August Rodin and “Love” by Robert Indiana. The first most important similarity between “Love” and “The Kiss” are very easily to understand when people look at these statues. Similarity‚ the sculpture Robert who had made “Love” statue want to express the purpose of love to everyone like the way August Rodin did. In the same way‚ both of
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Sculpture of: “Transfiguration” Napoleón Isabelo Veloso Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is asculptor given the distinction as the Philippines’ National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Conrado Mercado hails from Bustos‚ Bulacan
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Unit Title and Theme: Exploring Identity through Sculpture Finding meaningful links between students’ self-discovery and individual identity and the way they relate and interact with society as a whole‚ while building on their current knowledge of 3D art and introducing new ways to think of sculpture. Key Vocabulary: Universal Identity Symbolism Diversity Metaphor Tolerance Interdependence Stereotypes Discussion Topics: Over-arching ideas that will be addressed throughout
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attending Indiana State University‚ one of the first sculptures I took an interest in was the Via Solaris. “Via Solaris‚” Latin for the way or road of the sun. The sculpture is about 20-feet tall and made of bronze and steel. Via Solaris was created by John Van Alstine (b. 1952)‚ an American sculptor living and working in New York State best known for stone and metal abstract sculptures exhibiting exceptional balance and poise. The sculpture is located on the north side of Stalker Hall on the campus
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Michael Cammarata In this paper i will compare and contrast two ancient sculptures from the metropolitan museum of art‚ one greek and one roman. The first sculpture is the marble grave stele of a little girl. The second sculpture would be Marble Relief of a dancing maenad. Both are made at about the same time period in the 5th century b.c. Marble grave stele of a little girl is known to be found at the little girls grave‚ which is sad because she looks so young and innocent with her
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