Constantin Brancusi The biggest sculptor of the XXth century‚ Constantin Brancusi the central figure in the modern art movement and a pioneer of abstractization is considered to be the father of modern sculpture. The uniqueness of his sculptures comes from their elegance and the sensible use of his materials combining the simplicity of popular Romanian art and the elegant Parisian avangardism. The most important characteristics of Brancusi’s art are probably the verticality‚ horizontality
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displayed within it. There was a plethora of paintings‚ drawings‚ and sculptures‚ which not only captivated but enticed me with their unique beauty and grace. This made it quite difficult to pick just one work of art. However‚ as I passed through each exhibit and entered into Weatherspoon’s outside sculpture garden‚ I noticed one bronze sculpture in particular which held my attention and left a significant impression on me. This sculpture was Lunalilo by Deborah Butterfield. Deborah Butterfield is an American
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Taking A Stance On Public Art (Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc) The monumental sculpture titled Tilted Arc by Richard Serra is considered by the general public to be a nuisance‚ eyesore‚ inconvenience‚ and certainly not a work of art. It has been commissioned by the Arts-in-Architecture program of the U.S. General Services Administration‚ which earmarks 0.5 percent of a federal building’s cost for artwork.The sculpture was a solid‚ unfinished plate of Core-Ten steel‚ 120 feet long‚ 12 feet high‚ and
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for centuries. For this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess‚ (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy‚ 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros sculpture‚ but assuming it is not a modern forgery it would belong
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Two sculptures from two different geographic locations are depicted for this paper‚ The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu‚ and the Statue of Gudea. Within each of these we find similarities and differences which I will be discussing at length within this paper. I will also be considering the intended purpose or function that each of these sculptures has. To begin‚ we will look at the medium. The most obvious similarity is that these are both sculptures of individuals and are meant to depict the
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powerful rulers during the middle kingdom. This small‚ black granite sculpture that caught my eye is of him. It was created during the time of the middle kingdom. It is not known for sure‚ but this artwork is believed to be from Hierakonpolis‚ Egypt. During this time period‚ sculptures of kings depicted a more real look. The Middle Kingdom lasted from c. 1975-1640 BCE. Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. The sculpture of King Senwosret III has certain characteristics that make it obvious
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Also like Canova his subject is in the nude. Rodin ’s bronze sclupture is on our ground level. Also unlike Canova ’s Pereus Rodin ’s work interacts more with it ’s space and the viewer. In fact this sculpture was modeled in the round‚ Rodin said the following about it‚ "When I begin a figure‚ I first look at the front‚ the back‚ the two profiles of right and left‚ that is‚ their countours from four angles; then‚ with clay‚ I arrange the large mass as
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Journal entries Chapter 9-14 Art 100 Chapter 9 1. Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. 2. Instruments used include graphite pencils‚ pen and ink‚ inked brushes‚ wax color pencils‚ crayons‚ charcoal‚ chalk‚ pastels‚ various kinds of erasers‚ markers‚ styluses‚ and various metals. 3. An artist who practices or works in drawing may be called a draftsman or draughtsman. 4. A small amount of material is released onto
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art in Paris‚ the heart of the artistic world. A playboy to the core Picasso used his wild lifestyle as inspiration to his rather different approach to his artwork. Picasso was a painter‚ sculpture and basically a creator. He saw things in a totally different way then anyone else did. His drawings and sculptures portrayed objects and people in a cubism form of art. The objects or people were disorientated which depicted a type of mood or feeling or emotion in the drawing. The drawing I choose to recreate
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audiences. The opening artwork to the ‘Bronze’ exhibition is the Ancient Greek sculpture The Dancing Satyr. The fractured satyr is remarkably well preserved which allows for its dramatic affect audiences upon entering the exhibition. According to Curtis L.Carter’s essay on Sculpture (citied in Gaut and Lopes‚ 2005‚ p.639) it is suggested that ‘-Western philosophical aesthetics has given the art’ -of sculpture- ‘-relatively little attention’. For The Dancing Satyr to take centre stage at the
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