Hagia Sophia
Event Paper
On April 25, 2014 I the Nasher Museum of Art. The piece I decided to my paper on is a piece called “The Bronze Crowd” This piece was created in 1990-91. The piece of art is made out of bronze. The artist is Magdalena Abakanowicz who is from Poland. At a first glance you see that there is two rows. Each row has 18 tall figures. Each figure is standing upright. All the figures has their arms by their side. All the figures seem to be wearing the same thing kind of like a uniform. Each one of the figures is missing a head. The figures have large feet. You are able to see each of the figures toes. There is space between the two rows and between each of the figures for people to walk through. All of the figures look very rusty and old and you can easily tell it is made out of bronze. When you look at each figure individually you are able to tell that there is something about the figure that is different from the rest.
The artist Magdalena Abakanowicz lived in poland and lived through the German and Soviet invasions as a child. She experienced firsthand the horrors caused by dehumanized masses under the control of evil leadership. The artist frequently said "A crowd is the most cruel because it begins to act like a brainless organism." while addressing the theme of the crowd in her sculpture. The space between the figures are very important to the piece as a whole. Viewers can walk between the figures which allows them to penetrate the imposing solidarity of the group and at the same time allows viewers to step into the solitary experience of being alone in the crowd.
After observing the piece and reading the history behind I thought the artist did a good job on the piece. The meaning behind the piece can be clearly seen by the viewers. The artist did a good job showing that even in a crowd you can still feel alone by making each of the figures look the same at a first glance but once up close to them you can tell they are all different.
On April 25, 2014 I the Nasher Museum of Art. The piece I decided to my paper on is a piece called “The Bronze Crowd” This piece was created in 1990-91. The piece of art is made out of bronze. The artist is Magdalena Abakanowicz who is from Poland. At a first glance you see that there is two rows. Each row has 18 tall figures. Each figure is standing upright. All the figures has their arms by their side. All the figures seem to be wearing the same thing kind of like a uniform. Each one of the figures is missing a head. The figures have large feet. You are able to see each of the figures toes. There is space between the two rows and between each of the figures for people to walk through. All of the figures look very rusty and old and you can easily tell it is made out of bronze. When you look at each figure individually you are able to tell that there is something about the figure that is different from the rest.
The artist Magdalena Abakanowicz lived in poland and lived through the German and Soviet invasions as a child. She experienced firsthand the horrors caused by dehumanized masses under the control of evil leadership. The artist frequently said "A crowd is the most cruel because it begins to act like a brainless organism." while addressing the theme of the crowd in her sculpture. The space between the figures are very important to the piece as a whole. Viewers can walk between the figures which allows them to penetrate the imposing solidarity of the group and at the same time allows viewers to step into the solitary experience of being alone in the crowd.
After observing the piece and reading the history behind I thought the artist did a good job on the piece. The meaning behind the piece can be clearly seen by the viewers. The artist did a good job showing that even in a crowd you can still feel alone by making each of the figures look the same at a first glance but once up close to them you can tell they are all different.