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    Mark Di Suvero Analysis

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    descriptive and visual in your writing. A comparison of the installation/sculpture of Donald Lipski and the monumental-scale steel sculpture of Mark di Suvero reveals that both artists utilized the visual elements of color and a variance of space. Lipski used colorful‚ everyday objects and materials that are found at a construction site or furniture in an office and installed them‚ in a grouping of varying circles as a sculpture on a 60’ atrium wall of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building. Artist

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    from Ife‚ Dilukai‚ and Guernica clearly portrays certain cultural ideas through their abstract and stylized designs. The sculpture‚ King From Ife clearly represents the cultural norms of Ife Kingdom during 11th-12th century. As most artists in other cultures have done‚ the Ife Kingdom’s artist portrayed his ruler an as idealized human beings in King From Ife. The sculpture shows flesh-like modeling in the torso and the kind of idealized naturalism in facial feature. However‚ its proportions are

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    The Kiss

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    There are several different works called The Kiss‚ created by different artists. Auguste Rodin‚ Constatin Brancusi‚ and Gustav Klimt all have their own version of the work. While Rodin and Brancusi created a sculpture‚ Klimt created a painting. These artists conveyed many different emotions for their viewers to perceive. These works of art also have several things in common. It is important to learn about each artist in order to learn the ideas and thoughts that come from their works. Auguste

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    Winged Victory

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    notable pieces over that time were Laocoon and His Son’s‚ Venus de Milo‚ and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The similarity between all these pieces is the incredible amount of movement that is displayed in a motionless sculpture. Not only was this time a great change for sculptures‚ but also potters‚ painters‚ and architects. Hellenistic artists took a lot of their influences from the classical period while renaissance artists got a lot of inspiration from the Hellenistic period. The biggest change

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    Hermes Vs Praxiteles

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    The art that really fascinates me is the sculptures from back then. I love looking at sculptures because throughout time you can see the different styles that developed over time. Going back the time line there are many sculptures that show the culture of that period. The ones I decided to talk about are two sculptures from the Late Classical Period‚ The two pieces I chose to write about is the Hermes and the Infant Dionysos and oo. Both of these pieces were created by a popular sculptor named Praxiteles

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    Shiva Historical Context

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    Emin Mamedov Rex Koontz ARTH 1300 11.18.2010 No Indian art‚ painting‚ sculpture or architecture was created aimlessly or accidentally. Even the smallest piece of leaflet has its own spiritual content. Most of the time spiritual content was reached by showing sculptures in movement. The same could be said about sculptures of Indian Gods or Goddesses. Every God does something that has a deep cosmic symbolism. Especially‚ it can be said about Shiva Nataraja or God of Dance. The term Nataraja

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    Assyrian Relief Essay

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    especially found in Northern Iraq. Having a short written record‚ this relief sculpture once formed part of a much larger composition‚ and it depicts the head of an Assyrian sovereign‚ probably Sargon. In fact‚ the stone head of Sargon contains certain cultural elements that represent royalty and authority like the patterned beard and braided long hair. Although this sculpture is only mere fragment of the actual sculpture‚ the head of the Akkadian ruler presents the viewer with great meaning in elements

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    Arch Of Titus

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    interesting relief sculptures. In the middle‚ there is a small sculpture of a man attached to a protruding shape. On the left and right of the man‚ there are two angelic figures that have wings. The angel on the right has a hand extended towards the man as if the angel is reaching for him. The angel on the left is also reaching‚ but seems to be holding an object‚ although it is unclear what the object is. Above the sculpture‚ there are a series of small side by side sculpture of standing figures

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    Essay on Humanism

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    including sculptures‚ writings‚ and paintings. Humanism art showcased realism and the human form‚ and sculpture helped to emphasize that. A sculpture done in 1504 by Michelangelo was called David. This masterpiece illustrates true humanity as the sculpture is of a nude man. Another significant sculpture by Michelangelo is La Pieta. The sculpture is of a woman‚ sitting down holding a man in her arms. The woman has an abundance of clothing on‚ while the man is barely clothed. The sculpture is realistic

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    Greenfield Dr. Benton Art History 102 10 December 2014 Youth in Sculpture Marble sculpture resurfaced as one of the primary forms of media in Greek art around the middle of the seventh century B.C.E.. The advent of monumental sculpture was a huge development. “The Marble Statue of a Kouros (Youth)” or “The Metropolitan Kouros” towers with immense strength at six feet four inches. This Greek kouros‚ a term given to free standing sculpture representing the male youth‚ is one of the earliest marble statues

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