freely without worrying what other people are saying. Helen found comfort through creating the sculptures and kept expressing them freely in her own home. Helen lived on her own and since her husband passed on‚ it was then that she discovered how to express herself. She did it on her own accord and alone without a man in her life. People in her region used to walk by and think she was crazy and her sculptures are a sign of madness and they made judgments without knowing her or without even trying to
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This essay will compare and contrast two sculptures separated by civilization and time. The first is called The Royal Aquainences of Memi and Sabu‚ the other Statue of Gudea‚ both sculptures have similarities as well as distinct differences. Each sculpture can be likened to the other by the fact that they served a functionary role. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu was a frequent find within tombs of the ancient Egyptian culture. (Heilbrunn
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Midterm Essay Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. Typically‚ the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork. Outdoor site-specific artworks often include landscaping combined with permanently sited sculptural elements. Indoor site-specific artworks may be created with the architects of the building. The term is sometimes used for any work that is permanently attached to a particular location. One type of site-specific artwork is
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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chapter 3 Seeing the Value in Art Fig. 44 Sylvie Fleury‚ Serie ELA 75/K (Plumpity . . . Plump)‚ 2000. Gold-plated shopping cart‚ plexiglas handle with vinyl text‚ rotating pedestal (mirror‚ aluminum‚ motor). 32 3/4 37 3/4 215/8 in. Pedestal 121/4 393/8 in. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber‚ Zürich‚ Switzerland. A 40 t the end of Chapter 2‚ we briefly mentioned the explosive career of JeanMichel Basquiat after a number of his graffiti-like paintings were exhibited
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between the two disciplines. Fine-art objects are not constrained by the laws of physics in the same way that applied-art objects are. Because their primary purpose is not functional‚ they are only limited in terms of the materials used to make them. Sculptures must‚ for example‚ be stable‚ which requires an
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