In the year 1180 the multi-faceted Italian artist Benedetto Antelami created a statue that would last for centuries to come‚ the sculpture of King David stands at the Fidenza Cathedral in Fidenza‚ Italy. This is only one remarkable figure that Antelami has created in his lifetime‚ but it is one that will be looked upon as a useful resource and learning tool for artists to come. This essay will recount information about Benedetto Antelami’s creative contributions to the art world‚ pertinent critiques
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Classical Worlds Greek Sculpture The Doryphoros‚ dates from 450-400 BC‚ it is a Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture and carved by the sculptor Polykleitos. The sculpture shows athleticism at its finest‚ it had a balanced figure with idealized proportions sculpted in the round. Doryphoros is one of the most classic sculptures from the high classical period. The Doryphoros is a very intellectual work. Our appreciation of
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Brancusi (1876-1957) was a central figure of the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstraction. His sculptures are noted for their visual elegance‚ simplification of form‚ and consummate craftsmanship‚ combining the rusticity of peasant carving with the sophistication of the Parisian avant-garde. While most critics have identified African art as a source of inspiration behind his organic sculptures‚ it was in fact Brancusi’s ancestral origins that provided the fundamental basis for his work. The
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limestone. You can see the subtle shapes in her face that help the sculpture appear lifelike. The movement around her cheeks and mouth aide in this aspect. Even the hollowness at the base of her neck‚ and philtrum above her upper lip. You can see the shadows that
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ARTIST Antony Gormley is a British artist known for his metal sculptures‚ installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space. Gormley was born in London‚ United Kingdom in 1950. He decided to pursue art after studying anthropology and completed his studies with a postgraduate course in sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Arts. INFLUENCES Gormley continually tires to identify the space of art as a place in which new behaviors‚ thoughts and feelings can
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and worship the Goddess Athena for helping the Greeks defeat the Persian empire. Famous Greek art is mostly sculptures‚ vase paintings‚ and architecture. I already talked about an example of ancient and architectural art (the Parthenon). The early word for sculpture is kouros. Some sculptures are‚ Achilles‚ Helen of Troy‚ and The Statue of Athena (found in the Parthenon). Most sculptures were nude because the
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bronze sculpture. Bronze statue of Artemis and a deer depicts a woman
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analyze the differences and similarities between two sculptures that are from different cultures‚ and time periods‚ namely the Greek statue of a Kouros (youth)‚ dated to ca. 590 – 580 B.C. The Egyptian Male statuette was made between the 12th and 18th dynasties‚ roughly 1981–1550 B.C. There are many differences between these two cultures. These two sculptures were chosen because they relate to one another‚ being that they are both male sculptures‚ but they are different in cultures and points in
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the boardwalk‚ filled with people standing in line just for a cool drink‚ or a blast of a fan. Art sculptures stood in a line‚ signifying where the high tide would reach. I remember climbing these as a child‚ now here I stand‚ watching skeptically as noisy children climbed on them‚ laughing and shrieking as they tried not to fall off onto a random person tanning right next to the sculpture. I watched on in envy as the models continued to pose halfway in the water‚ their hair wet from the
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Napoleon Abueva Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Napoleon Abueva‚ nicknamed Billy‚ was born on January 26‚ 1930 in Tagbilaran‚ Bohol to
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