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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The sculpture on the left was from Rome‚ whereas the sculpture on the right was from Greece. Starting from the right‚ Greece sculptures have equal similar traits to Egypt sculptures‚ it is thought that the Greeks has gotten inspiration from Egyptians and New East. Kouros represents a youthful‚ strong and immortal man. At that time‚ Greece’s social system was male dominant‚ also known as patriarchy. Therefore‚ it was not an issue that most Greek sculptures are naked. As Kouros shares similar traits
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Trechelle Monroe Final Project: Art Timeline Sculptures from the 18th-20th Century February 23‚ 2012 Fig 1 1905 Mediterrane Aristide Maillo‚ French Sculpture Musee d’Orsay‚ Paris This sculpture falls in the modern art category and the style is abstract expressionism. This sculpture is very large it is actually 110cm. The artist that created this sculpture was one of the many fine French Sculptors‚ he was one of the younger generation who started out as a Symbolist painter as well as
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visual elements. These visual elements of color‚ texture‚ composition‚ scale‚ and subject emphasize power and status. These sculptures are similar in color as both sculptures were made from hard‚ dark stones. Also‚ the sculptures were created with the same attention to sanding and polishing techniques to produce a similar smooth and flawless texture. In addition‚ each sculpture symbolizes the Egyptian’s power over materials and the human form shown through their sculptural composition but vary in their
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title of the sculpture is called Growing. Richard Hunt made this sculpture in nineteen eighty five. The plaque does not describe the subject of the art work but I think it may be about the trees or nature growing based on the name and the looks of this piece. The medium of this art work is made from welded bronze. The size of the art piece is 83*21*29 in. The location of the art piece is also at Weatherspoon Art Museum which is also located in the court yard of the museum. The sculpture is not a
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Group Agesander of Rhodes‚ Polydorus of Rhodesm Athenodoros of Rhodes Western Governors University I chose to analyze a sculpture from the classical era “The laocoon Group.” Looking at the pictures of the sculpture I can’ help but be drawn into all the small details of each piece of the sculpture. They went into grave detail to make sure every aspect of the sculpture was as detailed as it could be to almost bring it to life. The characters muscles and tone are outlined and use shadows to show
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for centuries. For this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess‚ (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy‚ 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros sculpture‚ but assuming it is not a modern forgery it would belong
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Two sculptures from two different geographic locations are depicted for this paper‚ The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu‚ and the Statue of Gudea. Within each of these we find similarities and differences which I will be discussing at length within this paper. I will also be considering the intended purpose or function that each of these sculptures has. To begin‚ we will look at the medium. The most obvious similarity is that these are both sculptures of individuals and are meant to depict the
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Sculpture has been a very important part of art history throughout thousands of years. For the past few months I have viewed many different kinds of sculpture‚ including Greek archaic sculptures‚ Greek classical sculptures‚ Greek Hellenistic sculptures and Roman sculptures. All of the sculptures that I have seen and analyzed have very interesting characteristics‚ but the one that I have analyzed most recently was the most fascinating. Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos‚ by the artist Praxiteles
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constructing what he considered the ideal human figure‚ which he set down in treatise called “The Canon” (kanon is a Greek word for “measure‚” “rule‚” or “law”). Polykleitos’ Canon included the following: The sculptures body was 8 heads tall Sculptures had godlike grandeur Sculptures emphasized weight shift also known as contrapposto. The canon also included guidelines for symmetria (“commensurability”)‚ by which Polykleitos meant the relationship of body parts to one another. Polyklietos
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