Art 31: The Visual Experience Fall 2013 Professor Mary F. Zawadzki Talking About Sculpture 1. what kind (type) of sculpture is it? relief: low/bas; high; sunken in the round 2. what is it made out of? How does this affect the feel and intended use of the sculpture? Consider if the material is an advancement for that time (i.e. oil paints) 3. subject - what or who does it represent? 4. method of sculpting? additive -- Rodin subtractive -- Michelangelo found object -- Duchamp 5. style/period? regional
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Greeks and the British are still battling over ownership of marbles sculptures from 2‚400 years ago. Parthenon Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the Greeks‚ who believe these sculptures belong to them because they were originally located in the Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens. Elgin Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the British. The British believe they are the rightful owners of the marbles sculptures because British ambassador Thomas Bruce‚ who was the seventh earl
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the 1750s. It uses exaggerated motion‚ vivid‚ simple and easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ exuberance‚ tension‚ and grandeur. It is evident in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ literature‚ dance‚ theatre and music (Wikipedia 2017). There are many great examples of sculptures from the Baroque period. When I first saw the sculpture‚ Truth Unveiled by Time by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ who is “undoubtedly the most important sculptor of the Baroque period” (Wikipedia 2017)
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Roman art includes architecture‚ painting‚ sculpture and mosaic work. In this short Learning Journal I will discuss how did the purpose of the sculpture and painting of Rome differ. Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek sculpture. In fact‚ many of the Roman sculptures were just copies of Greek sculptures. But the Roman sculpture was created to serve a purpose: namely‚ to impress the public - to communicate the power and majesty of Rome. Sculpture on Roman buildings could be merely decorative
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Greek Art And Sculptures My Thesis Statement The Greeks were the first civilization to make accurate sculptures because they were so focused on detail and technique. W hat D id Gr eek S culpt ures Repre sent ? Greek sculptures represented many different things such as battles‚mythology‚ and the ruler of Ancient Greek. Some examples of rulers of Ancient Greek are Polycrates‚Periander‚Evagoras‚etc. What Material Did They Use To Build Sculptures. They built the sculptures out of entirely
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Tree Sculpture by Roxy Paine Staff Writer Blake Gopnik wrote a newspaper article in Washington Post on Sunday‚ November 1‚ 2009 about Art review on Roxy Paine’s ’Graft’ at the National Gallery Sculpture Garden. The Graft Tree Sculpture was done by Roxy Paine in Washington DC on January 1 2012. Tree sculpture was posted as an inspiring symbol of art for celebrating happy New Year in Washington‚DC. This was presented as Sculpture Garden at the Gallery of Arts. Most diverse and peculiar carvings
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little influence--or at least little direct influence--on the Egyptian art. The characteristic features of the art of the Old Kingdom were derived almost exclusively from the works of the Bronze Age (4500-3000 B.C.). Made in that period‚ there were sculptures of animals that were the predecessors of the statues of Egyptian gods and goddesses in the shape of animals. There were terra-cotta figures of women--probably the slaves from the African tribes--which probably were to represent the Mother Goddesses
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preschoolers (children ages 3-5 years old). The activity needs to meet all the developmental PILES and be supported by theory. Lay out the activity below and analyze the activity by answering the questions below: 1. Name of activate Dinosaur Sculptures 2. Materials needed: Cardboard‚ scraps‚ thin Child-side scissors Container Fine-art poster Stegosaurus from winter fine-art poster set Paper plate Photo card #27 from winter kit Play dough (green) or ingredients and tools to make green play dough:
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figure using a mathematical equation to sculpt the body parts. It is believed that he used a basic unit ratio to measure the rest of the body parts. A sculpture he created named the “Doryphoros” and is now called “The Spear Bearer” is an example of his work. Unfortunately nobody knows
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distinctive style and developed important new techniques in the areas of theater‚ sculpture‚ poetry‚ painting and architecture‚ among others. ROMAN PORTRAIT SCULPTURE Roman Sculpture mainly includes portraiture‚ historical relief‚ funerary reliefs‚ sarcophagi‚ and copies of ancient Greek works. The Romans gave a lot of importance and value to the family lineage and ancestry and therefore‚ made portrait sculptures for their ancestors to keep their lineage alive and to show case
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