Late Classical Period (Dionysus and Pan) Based on the visual observations and analysis conducted on paper assignment one‚ I would classify the sculpture‚ Dionysus and Pan‚ under the Late Classical period. This sculpture depicts Dionysus‚ the god of the grape harvest‚ winemaking and wine‚ together with Pan‚ his follower. It is sculpted from the finest marble which was created in the Roman period A.D. 50-150. Artists from this period of time drew a lot of attention to the statues’ expression of emotion
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forces. When I first walked into the gallery where the sculpture was‚ I felt this conflict. The sculptural left such a strong presence. I was impressed by Alexander’s work and I found many different design elements and principles. When I first observed the sculpture‚ I realized it was an installation. This three-dimensional work of art took up space in an art gallery and was designed to transform the perception of a space. The lines of the sculpture can be described as organized because the “X” is two
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life. In this study‚ I shall address the aspects of culture as presented in sculptures. A distinct sculpture will be identified and well analyzed in respect to its cultural impact to the entire human life growth and development. It will involve the contribution the cultural entities have and how culture is perceived by man. The impact of cultural change in line with the sculpture will be addressed. In this case‚ the sculpture in limelight was done back in 1927 and it represents a figure of a floating
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The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece and one of the most famous buildings in the world. It was built to worship Athena-the goddess of war and wisdom in 448-432 BCE. This architecture included many sculptures such as metopes‚ free-standing‚ and frieze. Most Greek temples have few decorated metopes‚ but there is a difference because in the Parthenon all ninety-two metopes were decorated on all sides with scenes from Greek mythology. Each side of the Parthenon
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The year 1913 a wonderful bronze sculpture of a mermaid was created in Langeline‚ Copenhagen. Edvard Eriksen made this magnificent sculpture as a request to Carl Jacobsen‚ because he wanted to give something to the people of Copenhagen. Edvard made the statue renaissance. In 1909‚ Carl Jacobsen founder of Carl’s berg beer attended Hans Becks and Fini He4nriques ballet The Little Mermaid. Which is based on Hans Christian fairy tale by the same name. Deeply impressed‚ Carl Jacobsen asked Danish
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Gil Bruvel created "The Wind" as a part of his "Flow" series in 2010. The sculpture is the face of a woman as the wind blows gently across her skin. The work is stainless steel and measures 16 inches high by 22 inches wide by 14 inches in diameter and weighing approximately 55 pounds. (Bruvel) Christopher David White created "Asphyxia" in 2013 as he continued to explore his theme of "growth and decay". His sculpture is of a woman’s face as she gasps for her last breath of air. The ceramic and
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face. Carole Feuerman made the Dress Rehearsal and Splash sculptures in 2009‚ using resin and oil materials‚ and is currently located in the Amarillo Museum of Art. The artist uses two different types of methods for displaying her art. First‚ one of the three pieces is set up on the far right of the wall so it doesn’t block the other two pieces; also‚ it is placed on a small rectangular pedestal so that the very bottom of the sculpture can be
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Lincoln gazes out as if he is looking at you and is constructed a slightly downward expression. Lincoln has his hands resting on the sides as well as his coat unbuttoned. From observing the sculpture we can also see the American flag draping across and over the sides and on the arms of the chair. In this sculpture‚ in order to achieve the correct placement of Lincoln’s hands‚ French created casts of his own fingers which helped him analyse where he needed to put them. Analysis The composition is
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back at both Verrochio’s and Donatello’s Davids‚ the sculpture was depicted standing over Goliath’s severed head. However‚ Michelangelo depicted David before the battle. Michelangelo’s David will become one of the most beautiful and ideal sculptures during the Renaissance. I think one of the reasons why Michelangelo’s David became so famous was because of the way it stood. David is the perfect example of contrapposto. If you examine the sculpture of David‚ you can see that the body is placing all of
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In the sculpture‚ Buddha with Wall by Rachel Harrison‚ a Buddha is carved with plastic and has a wooden wall learning against him. In Patrick by Oliver Herring‚ the sculpture is of a model sitting on a stool. Harrison’s and Herring’s sculptures are similar when discussing size and orientation because they are both life-sized. However‚ they are different when it comes to the detailing and viewing of the sculptures because of the orientation‚ the space surrounding the sculptures‚ and the materials
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