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    made between the years 2600-2300 BCE. My second art pieces is a sculptor as well from Etruscans‚ it’s sarcophagus of Lars Pulena. It was made in 200 BCE. Although both of this are male sculpture‚ they are different. I will compare these two sculpture from two different areas technique and style. I n the first sculpture male harp player‚ we notice that the face and the body are over simplify and highly abstract which makes it flat. In the other hand sarcophagus figure is carved in and out which add

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    Attic Lion

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    of the lion crouching stance strikes balance of the sculpture‚ it looks solid in this pose. A standing lion sculpture would be off balance than sitting or crouching ones. Another characteristic of Attic Lions is their movements. The sculpture shows lion crouching and bending‚ as if it was form a combat stance or holding a bone. The Dominance aspect of sculpture is the mane‚ as it is the stand out part‚ which drawn our attention. The sculpture has no unity or variety because it is just a simply a

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    Brief Summary: In this article author talked about the Octavius Seowtewa‚ an elder belongs to Native American Zuni Tribe in New Mexico‚ was sitting to in a Paris Café‚ scrolling through his phone pictures of AHAYUDA‚ carved and decorated wooden poles that are considered as sacred to the Zuni. He was attending the meeting to return his artifacts. Zuni has been more proactive than other Native American tribes in reclaiming ceremonial object such as war gods. Zuni took the advantage of federal legislation

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    Culture Shift between the Paleolithic and Sumerian Period The Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period) marked the birth of art. During that period‚ humankind began to acknowledge the forms of human and animals‚ thus creating many sculptures and paintings in attempt to represent the world around them. Venus of Willendorf (ca. 28‚000 BCE.) also known as Nude woman‚ from Willendorf‚ Austria‚ was one of the earliest female figures manufactured in Europe during the Paleolithic period.

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    The Ideals of Human Bodies

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    three key sculptural examples from the Hellenistic Age of ancient Greece. Relate to what extent these key sculptures may help to define the idealistic meaning of ‘perfect balance of beauty‚ harmony and proportion’ to fine artists for this century. Ancient Greeks were not only superb with philosophy and mathematics but also they were extremely influential in terms of their body sculptures. They believed in theirs gods and goddess taking human forms and therefore created many amazing beautiful bodies

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    works. Hellenistic artist’s begun expressing their sculptures with such high degree of naturalism contrasting with the earlier religious sculptures that used the idea of realism. Another essential idea that Hellenistic artists used to convey their message on sculptures was the use of emotion‚ drama‚ lighting and dynamics poses. The foundation of the Hellenistic era supported many of the works created during the Italian Renaissance. Many of the sculptures created during the Italian Renaissance comprised

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    interpretation of the subject matter The Laocoon is a Hellenistic sculpture from either the third or second century BC‚ and it depicts the demise of the Trojan priest and his two sons. The scene is lifted from Homer’s The Iliad‚ when the gods send sea serpents to kill Laocoon to stop him from warning the inhabitants of Troy about the Greeks hidden inside the large wooden horse delivered to the city gates. The multifigural sculpture shows great sculptural expertise‚ which is shown in the depth and

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    differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and sculptures to convey her royal authority

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    After taking a trip to the Laumeier Sculpture Park‚ one of the works of art that stood out was the unique “Triangle Bridge Over Water” sculpture. This art was created by Dan Graham in 1990. Dan Graham was born on March 21‚ 1942 in Urbana‚ Illinois (Jeannette 1). As an artist his main works focused on video art‚ mirrors‚ and architecture. Which some of these focuses can be especially brought out in the “Triangle Bridge Over Water” work. One example of this is the architecture of the bridge. There

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    Constantin Brancusi The biggest sculptor of the XXth century‚ Constantin Brancusi the central figure in the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstractization is considered to be the father of modern sculpture. The uniqueness of his sculptures comes from their elegance and the sensible use of his materials combining the simplicity of popular Romanian art and the elegant Parisian avangardism. The most important characteristics of Brancusi’s art are probably the verticality‚ horizontality

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