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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____________________________________________________________ ____________ Choose one of the following pairs of sculptures to compare and analyze‚ or you may choose the paintings as your topic. Use the outline below that is appropriate to your choice. Cover all the points in the outline in a way that seems clearest for the work you are discussing. Your paper should be about four typed pages in length. Make sure that your name‚ section‚ and instructor’s name are on the first page of your
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others. Moore’s concentrated on sketching and sculptures made of stone‚ bronze and wood. His artworks are intriguing as they showed the bond between mother and child. An aspect of interest in his work the ‘Family Group’ is that he made the figures quite rounded‚ and simplified their bodies. Calder’s creations ran along the lines of abstract‚ twisted pieces of wire‚ suspended in air and stabiles which were almost like 3D silhouettes. One particular sculpture he created was ‘Josephine Baker’. This was
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Sculpture art during the Baroque period brought us many beautiful pieces as artists began to give their work more ornate and fancier detail. French Sculptor Clodion (Claude Michael) embraced his era’s taste for antiquity and received a number of commissions throughout his career‚ which spanned the last decades of the ancient régime through the French Revolution and Napoleon ’s reign (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). While his theme was most often Neoclassical‚ a name given to pieces of art that
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metal for his rocking sculpture designs. His early pieces were constructed of copper and brass that would attract the admiration and interest of buyers at local art fairs. He has an affinity for motion.” Bruce went on to study in northern Illinois University to then return to full time studio work in Minnesota. Although light and shadow‚ negative and positive space‚ depth and perspective‚ texture and form are important‚ Stillman considers motion a prime element to his sculptures. Stillman’s work is
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Skolnik November 23‚ 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6’4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind‚ the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs‚ and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no pupils. The peice
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valued the block too much and chose to keep it as one whole block. Before the marble’s transportation‚ Agostino roughly chiseled the body of David into the block to reduce weight. However‚ once the block arrived in Firenze‚ work to complete the sculpture ceased. In 1475‚ work was “later carried on by Antonio Rossellino”‚ but was quickly rejected “due to the presence of too many ‘taroli’‚ or ‘imperfections’‚ which may have threatened the stability of such a large statue” (Accademia). The immense
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a sculptural piece‚ it is vital to note the artist’s visual cues. Such visual cues may include form‚ shape‚ texture‚ material‚ lighting‚ space‚ and dynamism. In addition‚ classical sculpture is commonly comprised of well-balanced idealized forms‚ with a sense of naturalistic beauty and elegance in mind. Great sculpture also must convey a strong sense of gracefulness and stability. The Lansdowne Bust of Athena of Velletri very successfully exhibits artistic qualities and sculptural
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After going through the chapters of the textbook I have come across two sculptures that has both similarities and differences. In chapter three I came across the Seated Scribe‚ it originated in ancient Egypt and was carved in limestone. The seated scribe stood out the most because majority of the sculptures in Egypt were kings or queens standing straight up with their hands placed firmly against their sided. Instead‚ the seated scribe was very relax with his legs crossed underneath each other. In
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Three-dimensional works of art have a unique characteristic that is different from other art forms. Its tactile quality is its distinct feature that allows viewers to touch the sculptures‚ crafts‚ and architectures which are all kinds of three-dimensional art. More so‚ these types of art pieces are not just painted on a canvass‚ they are molded‚ carved and sculpted to create an object with depth‚ width and height. The interpretations for three-dimensional artworks can vary depending on the viewer’s
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