The Introduction to the World of Art What does that exactly mean? A piece of art usually has two components. The two components consist of form and content. Both components identify the ideal aspects of a particular image. While studying Egypt I was asked to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art. After exploring the Egyptian Gallery I was able to identify the many different components to a particular exhibit. These components include size, measurement, design, text, and different tools, which were used to make this particular piece. In my exploration I Was able to identify why this sculpture was made, how it was used and now a representational of many different cultures groups and or races.
The reason for my visit to the museum is to select a piece of art, in the form of a sculpture, tomb text or design. The exhibit I chose to write about is a “Statue OF A …show more content…
Limestone is a material that usually consists of mineral, sandstone, granite, or marble. Granite as well as limestone has to be split to obtain stone blocks that can be used for building purposes. Because granite is a crystalline rock and limestone a sedimentary rock the methods to do this differ in details. Any stone, that has fine cracks or break lines is unsuitable for building. Suitable is only the healthy stone, the stone which is intact in its natural state of composition and aggregation with its structure the way it was grown. This is the reason why working the stone with the help of fire, heat or cold will not result in a stone that can be used for building. Heat or cold creates fractures and fissures and destroys the inner structure of the stone. To build the sculpture the ancient Egyptians only used building stones made from granite and limestone in perfect condition and that is only a stone which has been split off. The tools that were used were more than likely consisted of knifes hammers, and