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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Ronick Simons 3D Design Professor Casey 3/26/2013 Richard Deacon ‘If the Shoe Fits’ – Analysis The sculpture‚ If the Shoe fits‚ by artist Richard Deacon is interpreted as a very intellectual abstract work of art by many. The piece is made completely of steel; that was cut‚ shaped and attached with rivets and screws. The sculpture was created in 1981‚ in London‚ UK. It still remains in London‚ located at the Tate Gallery. If the Shoe fits was inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Sonnets to
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through about two dozen different galleries‚ I finally found the sculpture of Virgin and Child. She stands on a pedestal totaling approximately 6 feet tall‚ but the sculpture alone is only about half the height. There is a placard on the pedestal citing historical information. The sculpture is French Gothic and is made from marble. She was sculpted somewhere between the years 1325 and 1350. It is also noted that the sculpture is part of the Samuel H Kress Collection‚ I assume this means he is
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Neo-Babylonians‚ and Persians are considered to be amongst the first successful civilizations of first millennium B.C. It can be argued that each civilization was better than the others in terms of treatment of common people‚ but that’s a issue for another essay. What we want to know right now is‚ why? What made their model of civilization more effective than that of previous empires? According to Western Civilization Beyond Borders the answer can be attributed to the fact that these three empires
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Statement I wait patiently as my fellow students’ eyes move around my sculpture‚ scanning it‚ trying to figure out what does and does not fit. Standing alongside my work‚ I gaze around the room at their tired faces. I cannot help but feel like I am on display‚ as well as my art. After many grueling nights and endless amounts of caffeine‚ my piece is complete. I am proud of what I have created. When I stand before my peers with my sculpture on display‚ it is my job to defend my art and persuade them to appreciate
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Classical Greek Sculpture Analysis Riace Bronzes (Statue A) This classical Greek sculpture is titled the Riace Bronzes. The Riace statues are two life-size bronze statues each weighing nearly a ton. Statue A which is depicted above is of a young warrior‚ while statue B which is not depicted is of an older warrior wearing a helmet. In this analysis I will be concentrating on Statue A. The sculptor of this statue remains unknown; however most experts
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Sculptures come in many shapes‚ types‚ and forms due to not only the many different mediums that can be used‚ but also due to the ever-evolving nature of what constitutes as a sculpture and the materials that can be used to create sculptures. The two sculptures from the Ringling that I chose were The Pathless Woods‚ an interactive exhibit created by Anne Patterson‚ and Bodhisattva of Compassion created by Quan Am out of wood. The Pathless Woods created an experience of an installation piece‚ included
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Renaissance‚ Donatello created a sculpture of David by recreating a scene from the Bible. As time passed Michelangelo created a newer version of David that wasn’t so youthful and had more detail than Donatello’s David. Sculpting had evolved over time when Bernini finally created an elaborate David in mid-fight. All of these sculptures were acceptable in the time in which they were created but as time went by people’s preferences had changed and so had the purpose of the sculptures.
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I chose option 1: The intern‚ as an intern for the Supreme Court Justice I view first hand all that is involved in the U.S. Supreme Court and their decision making. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen as the one of the highest courts‚ due to it having its own original jurisdiction in limited categories. This Court is extremely importation and it plays a huge role in society. The Supreme Court is able to have authority over any federal or state case and helps to find out whether the case is violating
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