Art 101 Week 8 Checkpoint Comparison of Three Sculptures Art is heavily influenced by the culture in which it was produced. As the three versions of David make evident‚ one person or object will be represented in different ways depending on the environment of its portrayer. In examining the sculptures of David created by Donatello‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini I can see that art is not only influenced by an artist’s surroundings‚ but because
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When first arriving on campus nearly 11 months ago‚ my interest was piqued by one attraction imparticular. This attraction was the Cantor Arts Center. What truly drew me in about this building was‚ at its core‚ what it represents. More important to me then was what was displayed inside the complex rather than the complex itself. I was dazzled by its various exhibits and was interested in the art that filled the rooms inside. Fast forward to Spring Quarter of my freshman year and I am put to the task
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September 17‚ 2009 | Architecture‚ sculpture‚ painting‚ and music in the Modern Era | Modern art is defined as “art that has been and continues to be created in our lifetime”. This is the current period of art and has been since 1920. Many different movements occurred in the modern era and most of them were very controversial and they changed the way people thought. I chose what I thought was the most vital and important four of the seven areas of artistry. I believe architecture in the modern
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Light Inside‚ James Turrell‚ 1999 2. A piece that is by an Asian artist. White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Pattern‚ Joseon Dynasty‚ 19th Century 3. A piece that is of an idealized form.(hint: the Greeks tended to do this in their sculpture) Standing Yaksi‚ Kushan Empire‚ Mathura‚ 2nd-3rd centuries 4. A piece that plays with scale. Apollo Flaying Marsyas‚ Dirck van Baburen 5. A nonrepresentational painting. (hint: think 1945-present) Man With a Cane‚ Fernand Leger‚ 1920 6.
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Venus de Milo is a marble sculpture designed and created by Alexandros of Antioch. The sculpture is believed to resemble Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love. She is presented with a beautiful face‚ wavy pulled back hair and a draped cloth resting at the waist. Venus de Milo is filled with mystery due to her missing arms and where she was found. There are raised questions if Venus de Milo is Aphrodite or if she is the sea goddess‚ Amphitrite. The mysterious sculpture has raised this question. What was
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tyres‚ match sticks and coat hangers. Here are two sculptures of David Mach: Sculpture 1: Gorilla Materials used: -He has used wire hangers in his pieces of art. Mach first creates a plastic base of the figure he then wraps in coat hangers. Hundreds of basic hangers are welded together and then the plastic base is removed‚ leaving the hanger sculpture ready for silver nickel plating. Scale: - the scale of the work is very big. The sculptures he designs are enormous. Location:- King Silver‚
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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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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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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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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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