Gerik Castillo Ceramics and Sculpture Period 4 12/15/12 The Thinker The Thinker was a sculpture created by Auguste Rodin in 1882. It was originally made of plaster‚ but other recreations of it are made of bronze. The Thinker was originally part of The Gates of Hell‚ which represented the poet Dante as he contemplated writing The Divine Comedy. The size of the statue varies between the many copies‚ but the original was around 2 feet. The original Thinker had a smooth texture and a dark color
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Gwen Blackwell American Intercontinental University - Atlanta Abstract Using the terminology and concepts for evaluating art‚ a comparative study was conducted by contrasting two forms of ancient art that include a sculpture from Neo-Sumerian Art (2150 – 2100 B.C.)‚ and a sculpture from Egypt in the Middle Kingdom (2030-1640 B.C.). Although both pieces are very different in content‚ their history and function has the common ability to arouse emotion and reveal the hidden. Art Appreciation: HUMA205
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Look at the formal features and stylistic qualities of two works of art each by a different artist. The two works of art I am going to focus on are both sculptures that depict the biblical figure of David. One of them is by Donatello and the other by Michelangelo. Donatello’s “David” is an Italian early renaissance sculpture that was commissioned in the 1440’s and stands 158cm high which is life sized. It depicts a young David after he has slain Goliath this can be seen by the fact that
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Sculpture Critique: “Totem Pillar” by Lamidi Olonade Fakeye The “Totem Pillar” by Lamidi Olonade Fakeye is a work of art that can be found at The National Museum of African Art which is an African art museum that is located in Washington‚ D.C. The museum is one of nineteen under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution‚ I chose this particular sculpture because I came across it while in that part of the Smithsonian a few years ago and I thought it was beautiful and quite full of interesting detail
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metaphor of travel runs vividly throughout Monahan’s art work‚ in both his compression of genre‚ history and its subsequent displacement. There is a feeling that these sculptures have been ‘lived’‚ and not just made‚ and they have come about through years of fascination‚ observation and experience by the artist. Monahan’s sculpture typically combines charcoal drawing with carved figures (made from expanding foam‚ photocopies‚ beeswax) displayed in a museological presentations fashioned from building
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a sense of anatomy and movement to its art. In the Archaic era and Classical era‚ emotion was not present in art. Characters had plain expressions on their faces; their eyes told nothing‚ regardless of what they were doing. The Discobolus sculpture from the Classical era depicts a man who about to throw a disc‚ which was a common Greek sport. However‚ instead of competitive or determined look on his face‚ he is emotionless. The man’s face is blank‚ as if bored or tired. Another characteristic
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random pattern‚ perfectly fits into its geological condition. This museum is beautiful. The sculpture by the entrance is very abstract. It looks like a big metal coin but is distorted in the middle. Going into the building‚ there are a lot of art works inside. One of the interesting things is that the main lighting supply
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Taking A Stance On Public Art (Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc) The monumental sculpture titled Tilted Arc by Richard Serra is considered by the general public to be a nuisance‚ eyesore‚ inconvenience‚ and certainly not a work of art. It has been commissioned by the Arts-in-Architecture program of the U.S. General Services Administration‚ which earmarks 0.5 percent of a federal building’s cost for artwork.The sculpture was a solid‚ unfinished plate of Core-Ten steel‚ 120 feet long‚ 12 feet high‚ and
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God of War versus Bodhisattva of Compassion Art 3 Asian Art History Survey Two cultures‚ Hindu and Buddhist‚ which have many differences and produce so many different forms of art‚ are a little difficult to compare. Let alone comparing the cultures‚ but to compare two artworks can be a little bit of a challenge. These two cultures’ artworks are highly centered on their religious beliefs and their traditions.4 The artwork I have chosen from Hinduism is titled: Kattikeya
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powerful rulers during the middle kingdom. This small‚ black granite sculpture that caught my eye is of him. It was created during the time of the middle kingdom. It is not known for sure‚ but this artwork is believed to be from Hierakonpolis‚ Egypt. During this time period‚ sculptures of kings depicted a more real look. The Middle Kingdom lasted from c. 1975-1640 BCE. Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. The sculpture of King Senwosret III has certain characteristics that make it obvious
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