Mount Rushmore - America’s Greatest Sculpture The United States of America is the greatest nation in our world today. It is made up of 50 states with each state having its own unique history. South Dakota is well known for tourism mostly due to the beauty of the Black Hills and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial nestled in a granite mountain located by Keystone‚ South Dakota. Mount Rushmore started out as a dream which led to the reality of a monumental sculpture commemorating four outstanding presidents
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Compare and Contrast Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture to the Northern Renaissance Painting and Sculpture European History from 800 to 1648 CE November 7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy
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Article Review; “What is ’Classical ’ Sculpture” by Walter R. Agard Jakob Mattern HUM 2220‚ prof. Warner Ph.D. Th‚ 6:00pm-8:45pm Word Count: 1102 The word ’classic ’; used to describe styles of music‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ and even manufactured consumer goods. If ever there was a period in art or manufacturing that stands out with even balance‚ subtle dignity‚ and general excellence‚ it will most likely be described as classical‚ which after all‚ is no easy feat‚ considering
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Comparison of Two Sculptures The ancient Egyptia The ancient Egyptians and the Greeks of the Hellenic era shared several important characteristics. Among them were a complex system of gods‚ each requiring his or her own ritual worship‚ and a love of the monumental in terms of architecture and selected art forms. As Laurie S. Adams (p. 73) has commented‚ both groups followed certain canons and conventions in sculpture‚ leading to creations that were life-sized or larger‚ monumental and powerful
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“Grater Divide (2002)” is a sculpture created by Mona Hatoum that is currently exhibited in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. The sculpture is made of mild steel and is 203.8cm x 304.8cm and is in the shape of a room divider. However when one takes a closer look it is obvious that the separate panels are meant to represent an oversized cheese grater. The physical familiarity of the sculpture is not comforting to the viewer but instead unsettling. (Hatoum 1998) This sense of alienation that the viewer
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Historians’ views as to why Akhenaten moved his capital to Amarna are distinctly contrasted‚ and the suggestions are numerous. These include three predominant theories promoted by various historians with divergent views of Akhenaten. These theories are all conceptually based on the concept of Akhenaten using Amarna to develop his religious ideals. Firstly‚ it is believed that having his revolutionary religious reforms reached their goals; Akhenaten employed the city of Amarna as an escape from Amun
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Archaic style of the Kore sculpture and the Classical style of the Polykleitos sculpture‚ we can note some key differences. The Archaic style sculptures have a rigid/iconic stance but also these sculptures seem to always have a smiling figure. The Classical style on the other hand‚ is more relaxed stance. The Archaic sculptures where also painted in strong colors such as red and black. While the classical sculptures looked different in a pure white marble tone. The sculpture Kore (Archaic) were more
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Roman art includes architecture‚ painting‚ sculpture and mosaic work. In this short Learning Journal I will discuss how did the purpose of the sculpture and painting of Rome differ. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek sculpture. In fact‚ many of the Roman sculptures were just copies of Greek sculptures. But the Roman sculpture was created to serve a purpose: namely‚ to impress the public - to communicate the power and majesty of Rome. Sculpture on Roman buildings could be merely decorative
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Greek Art And Sculptures My Thesis Statement The Greeks were the first civilization to make accurate sculptures because they were so focused on detail and technique. W hat D id Gr eek S culpt ures Repre sent ? Greek sculptures represented many different things such as battles‚mythology‚ and the ruler of Ancient Greek. Some examples of rulers of Ancient Greek are Polycrates‚Periander‚Evagoras‚etc. What Material Did They Use To Build Sculptures. They built the sculptures out of entirely
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Art 31: The Visual Experience Fall 2013 Professor Mary F. Zawadzki Talking About Sculpture 1. what kind (type) of sculpture is it? relief: low/bas; high; sunken in the round 2. what is it made out of? How does this affect the feel and intended use of the sculpture? Consider if the material is an advancement for that time (i.e. oil paints) 3. subject - what or who does it represent? 4. method of sculpting? additive -- Rodin subtractive -- Michelangelo found object -- Duchamp 5. style/period? regional
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