They detail their reasoning in addition to the common misconceptions that gave rise to the museum keeping the marbles in the first place. Some of these misconceptions include the allegations of Lord Eglin stealing the marbles‚ that the sculptures should return to the Parthenon‚ and the argument that the British don’t think that Greece can keep the statues in adequate care. They address these main arguments along with a few other points to support their stance on keeping the Parthenon marbles
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Pablo Picasso known as one the most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso began life as a prodigy to his father who was an art teacher and painter himself taught him to draw. It is said that by the time Picasso surpassed his own father’s skill by the time he was age 13. Picasso attended many different art institutions in Spain and France but he didn’t stay long nor did he graduate‚ due to him feeling as though school teachings didn’t fully allow him to be an artist so he would skip and
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It was like I made a real connection with the sculptor‚ even though I don’t know the exact message being portrayed. However‚ I made inferences based on my critical thinking skills‚ judgements and observation. I would give this sculpture two thumbs up because it seems to be portraying a strong message that’s not only powerful‚ but positive. This artwork is important because I view it as a form of inspiration. In other words‚ it opened a path to my creativity‚ allowing me to see the
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Robert Klippel (19 June 1920 – 19 June 2001) was an Australian Sculpture and Teacher. There were approximately 1‚300 Sculptures and 5‚000 drawings made by Klippel crammed into his little house for over 30 years and every single work has effected the way that modern art is today. The beginning of Klippel’s path to become a celebrity in the world of art is his passion for model making at the age of 5. Most of his models were boats‚ which led him to his job in the Australian Royal Navy as a model
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Anavysos Kouros is an Archaic Greek sculpture made c. 530 from marble with remnants of paint. The representation of his body is very stiff‚ but the individual aspects of the body parts are realistic when examined by themselves (except for the huge ankles). However‚ when looked at as a whole‚ it becomes apparent that each body part is exaggerated – long‚ curly hair; big eyes; strong‚ protruding jaw line; oversized ears; solid‚ muscular torso; similarly sized penis and scrotum; dense‚ muscular thighs;
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Norms‚ being civilize‚ and socialize Cultured - Adaptation to environment (social interaction‚ norms) Human - Having the nature of people‚ being a person Definition - - The expression of ourselves without using of words (painting‚ sculptures‚ dancing‚ mosaic‚ cross stitch‚ collage‚ paper and folding) The study of man’s expression feelings‚ thought‚ intuition‚ values‚ and ideas The study of man’s experience‚ goals‚ and aspirations It is used to dramatize individual expressions
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consistent since the 1940s. The smooth‚ curving forms of her figurative sculptures remind many viewers of the works of British sculptor Henry Moore or Romanian-born French sculptor Constantin Brancusi. In the black marble sculpture Maternity (1980‚ private collection)‚ a child sits in the center of a curved form that has a woman’s head and breasts‚ suggesting the mother’s embrace. Catlett’s work also shows the influence of African sculpture and of the 1930s muralist movement in Mexico. Catlett was born
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create masterpieces that revealed an unfolding event that could be read by their viewers from all sides. The first piece of art to be reviewed is the The Rape of Persopina (1621-22)‚ also known as The Rape of Persephone‚ which is a large marble sculpture‚ 255cm in height‚ which was crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ at age 23‚ during the Baroque movement. As with many of his early works of art‚ this statue was commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese‚ and was executed‚ between 1621 and 1622 (Rape
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBeginning with Michael Fried’s arguments in his 1967 essay ‘Art and Objecthood’‚ consider how the status of the art object (painting‚ sculpture‚ installation‚ etc.) has changed over the last thirty-five years within Art History and fine practice. Fried’s essay is a kind of riposte to Judd and Morris‚ who he decried as literalists‚ coining the term to describe attitudes in opposition to
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Texture of a painting gives me an opportunity to sense different types of feelings for example a smooth texture would be relaxing and clean looking to me. Last but not the least space is the last element in visuals that we experience when we see sculptures‚ architecture‚ and even in some paintings. After reading chapter 4 on visual elements I understand the importance of space in artwork as before I too use to think of it as a big void space nonetheless it helps give definition along with the other
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