Museum of Art‚ I came across a very interesting sculpture. Failing to find anything to catch my attention in previous parts of the museum‚ I finally came across the Kongo Power Figure. This sculpture was located in the African art section of the museum. This sculpture caught my attention because it has hundreds of nails driven into its body. It also has a giant hole in its stomach. The nails caught my attention because it made me wonder if this sculpture is a depiction of an actual man being tortured
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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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Eyes in fine arts sometimes scare viewers because the eyes are so realistic that it gives off the illusion of following the viewer as they move. The bronze sculpture though looking upwards are still represented with a naturalistic feeling that displays movement and direction. When one thinks about having eyes on them there is no better metaphor than a camera‚ maybe even a surveillance camera perhaps. Surveillance
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begin with (“Rome: The Rise to Empire”). It was only after the contact with the Greeks and under their influence that they began to develop and admire the arts (“Rome: The Rise to Empire”). Such admiration and influence can commonly be seen in Roman sculptures. The statue of Augustus of Primaporta‚ for example‚ demonstrates several aspects of Greek influence. The statue‚ estimated to be created around 20 B.C. after Augustus’s victory over the Parthians‚ follows a similar Hellenistic style that the Greeks
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Also like Canova his subject is in the nude. Rodin ’s bronze sclupture is on our ground level. Also unlike Canova ’s Pereus Rodin ’s work interacts more with it ’s space and the viewer. In fact this sculpture was modeled in the round‚ Rodin said the following about it‚ "When I begin a figure‚ I first look at the front‚ the back‚ the two profiles of right and left‚ that is‚ their countours from four angles; then‚ with clay‚ I arrange the large mass as
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Blink Have you ever had to make a split second decision? Have you ever mad an impulse judgment without knowing all the facts? You probably have; its human nature. Whether its reading body language‚ processing facial expressions‚ or even having someone rub you the wrong way‚ your gut feeling or intuition about situations can be described in a different manner. In the book “Blink” By Malcolm Gladwell‚ Gladwell describes his theory on thin slicing‚ how it works and how we can utilize this unconscious
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Interpretation What can be seen in the artwork? The sculpture shows us the biblical character‚ David‚ who slew Goliath. We can see David holding the sling which he will use to kill Goliath. Below David is his cuirass (medieval body armor that covers the chest and back) which was given to him by King Saul before the encounter with Goliath. Also present below him is a harp whose tip is shaped like that of an eagle‚ a symbolic reference to the Borghese family. Bernini conceived and carved his
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locate his inner self in his artwork‚ acquainting some artists in the pop art movement in 1956 and creating props and costumes for numerous Happenings helping him turn his interest from painting to three-dimensional work-environments as well as sculpture. They became an artist by studying at Yale University‚ in 1946-50‚ and
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study of objects encompasses a critical analysis of sculptures‚ paintings‚ architecture‚ ceramics‚ furniture‚ and other objects that are used for beauty as well as decoration. This paper will thus critically analyze two pieces of art; the Victorious Youth and the Lansdowne Herckales. Originating from the ancient Greece‚ these works of art are currently found at the J. Paul Getty Museum in the United States of America. These art pieces are both sculptures that were made nearly during the same era hence
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Standing at around four feet eight inches‚ the sculpture of Menkaure and His Queen is estimated to have been created between 2548 to 2530 BC. The figures depicted in the sculpture are Pharaoh Menkaure and‚ who is thought to be Queen Khamerernebty II. The sculpture was carved out of slate and has also been known as Menkaure and Khamerernebty. The artist of the sculpture is unknown. Menkaure and His Queen shows the two-people standing side by side and the queen has an arm wrapped around the pharaoh
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