This was created by Rachel Manson. In historic period, carving is the technique of changing shape of a material which the artist subtracts or cuts away from a solid material to reach the desired form by use of tools such as knives, chisels tipped power cutters, and chainsaws. This kind of Art work, can be time consuming and painstaking method because of the hard and heavy materials, such as stones or other marble that are often used. However, artists also carve from softer substances such as wood and soap depending on recourses and cost. Sculpturing requires innovative or intellectual ideas. I would say that the sculptor could use some attention but keep at it. My favorite piece is the ceramic sculpture; it is the cleanest and most impressive one of the bunch. It is very fascinating how the sculptor applies the perfect technical skills. Sculpturing is about expression, in consideration, as the Form has to have depth as well as width and height; to have a form of three-dimensional, the basis of sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts, dimensional forms can be seen from more than one side, such as this sculpture of the two heads.
The curve of a line can convey energy; soft, shallow curves recall the curves of the human body and often have a pleasing, sensual quality, and a softening effect on the composition. Sharply curved or twisted lines can convey commotion, confusion, and even violence. In this sculpture, the lines of the contorting bodies help convey the intensity. Art sculpture is most fixed subjective connecting with the piece most often than not in profound personal matter, but personal reactions do not make anything better or anything worse. The joining of one form to another may be accomplished in different ...
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...ls many of them worked their materials in ways that make complete natural properties, including color and texture. However, there has been a growing tendency to use bright artificial coloring as an important element in the design of sculpture. Sculpture is like poetry in that call forth certain feelings, certain emotions that function within our heart. They have something to them, something you cannot describe, and something just outside our vision. To be accurate, the sculpture needs structure and all other elements, but they also need to reach out to us. Therefore, holes, space in sculpture, which are as carefully shaped as the solid forms, and are of equal importance to the overall design are sometimes referred to as negative volumes. Overall, the sculpture is dominated by a series of repeated diagonal lines that move from lower right to upper left and vise versa.
factors that made the work look as it is today. Most sculptures were seen as symbols of politics
The art represented more than just sculpture. The art represented the social issue of racism by not having “black art” in a “white museum”. History shows us that black or African-American people have had a hard time fitting into this society because of the older days were black people were considered to be inferior to the “white
The subject does not accurately depict the human anatomy. In fact, while studying this figure, one may notice that geometric shapes make up many of the limbs. For example, the artist uses ovals to represent the palm of the hands, the shoulders and the knees. The man's chest is in the form of squares with rounded edges and with perfect little white circles as nipples. This...
... shapes but could not understand the point it was trying to convey. Now that I have read and learned about Meadmore, I can distinguish the three goals that Meadmore intended for. I see the flexibility of simple geometry and how it can express dynamic movement through this sculpture. Overall, it is interesting how Meadmore’s life and ideas relate to his artistic design, “Always.”
With regard to the statues dimensions, it is 25x5x4 inches and was cast by Vilardy in 2012 using a bronze alloy. The bronze alloy that the statue is composed of is a metallic brown color which resembles the actual alloy bronze. The medium that the artist used helps to provide the sculpture with an aged look. However, the exhibit also includes various hand drawn and painted images that are included to help reinforce the overarching theme of the exhibit and the theme that the sculpture elicits. The sculpture is meant to reflect the circus and some of the various activities that are preformed there. The subject matter of the sculpture isn’t abstracted compared to some of Vilardy’s other works, but rather it is an accurate representation of the circus from the point of view of Vilardy. The artist aims to produce an accurate depiction of an equilibrist and how they would perform at a traditional circus. Moreover, the artist produced the sculpture so that it conveys a sense of motion while also making it look realistic and natural. The sculpture itself is rather plain, but there are various aspects of the work that allow the viewer to gain a better understanding of the work itself while also providing insight into the author and his experiences. The title “Equilibrista” further helps to provide various details about the artist while also providing information about the sculptures subject matter. The predominant shapes found within the sculpture are similar to a human and is subsequently proportional. This is due to the fact that the sculptor based his work upon a circus performer and thus ensured that the statues dimensions would accurately reflect an actual human being. In addition to this, the sculpture contains a curved line which is used to help imitate how an equilibrist would preform
Although Eichendorff’s story displays religious elements, the pious facets take on a different form than in Psyche. In “The Marble Statue”, Sunday remains a holy day where evil subsides. God and Satan manifest into the metaphysical through characters, settings, and motifs. Fortunato is a pure character directing Florio towards the path of the righteous man while Donati is a sinister man leading the boy into temptation. The seductress is the embodiment of evil while Bianca is the good. The aspect of religion is demonstrated in a more direct manner in Psyche. The artist abandons a life of art to become a brethren of the covenant where it is proclaimed the Goddess of Art is “a witch who carries towards vanity, towards earthly pleasure”. The good and evil is left to interpretation in “The Marble Statue” while religion in Andersen's tales contains a straightforward portrayal of faith and sin.
One of the most prominent features of the painting is the use of repetition. In the forefront of the picture plane we see a three-pronged pitchfork. That sam...
This quality can be noted because the jaws of the craniums are open wide as if the animal is in action. A major similarity throughout the work is the use of animal craniums; additionally, abundant beading is also present in more than one of the sculptural pieces. Moreover, there is a repetition in line work, specifically in the jaws. Continuity is present through the use of patterns and repeating colors. The subject of organic life intertwined with organic earth is suggested
Though most works of art have some underlying, deeper meaning attached to them, our first impression of their significance comes through our initial visual interpretation. When we first view a painting or a statue or other piece of art, we notice first the visual details – its size, its medium, its color, and its condition, for example – before we begin to ponder its greater significance. Indeed, these visual clues are just as important as any other interpretation or meaning of a work, for they allow us to understand just what that deeper meaning is. The expression on a statue’s face tells us the emotion and message that the artist is trying to convey. Its color, too, can provide clues: darker or lighter colors can play a role in how we judge a piece of art. The type of lines used in a piece can send different messages. A sculpture, for example, may have been carved with hard, rough lines or it may have been carved with smoother, more flowing lines that portray a kind of gentleness.
The definition of sculpting is, according to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “to make or represent a form by carving, casting, or using other shaping techniques”. Though, one could easily argue that in ancient Greek culture, sculpting meant more than just the craft of carving, casting, or shaping. Sculpting was the expression of imagination, an illustration of passions and storytelling, and a means of communication. The early Greek sculptures that we view today are incredibly important to the study and interpretation of history. This is because we are able to analyze these sculptures and theorize why the Greeks sculpted a certain way during certain eras. The different styles of Greek sculpting can be broken down into three separate periods:
Sculpting is the art of shaping materials such as stone, wood, ivory and other materials (Sculpture, 2003) and was quite a popular method of creating art during the Imperial Period when this
...was created with an innovative production method for bronze sculptures. (Lee, p. 57) The advancements in technology could explain the massive differences in size, as well as the level of intricacy in regards to the motifs on both sculptures.
Cultural and political changes such as the spread of Marxism, the rise of psychoanalytical ideas, and the growth of media in the face of technological advancement prompted many artists to reassess notions of art (Farthing). Rejecting the idea that art must realistically depict the word, many artists started to explore abstract ideas such as symbolism and focused more on the representation of emotions or personal subjects they had direct experience or interest in (MoMA). Modernist sculpture cannot be identified by one defining characteristic, rather it encompasses different art movements and represents a pivotal moment for sculptors to investigate different materials, methods of construction and formal elements of sculpture such as form, space and mass. Constantin Brancusi played a major role in developing modernist sculpture, after rejecting Rodin’s naturalism. Brancusi tried to capture the essence of the subject by distilling them down to their most refined and simplified forms. For example, he used a section of the body to represent its entirety, often focusing on the head as he felt that was the most expressive component of a human being. He also emphasized a commitment to the material’s natural properties, using a direct carving
The use of materials to complement a design’s emotional reaction has stuck with the modernist movement. His implementation of these materials created a language that spoke poetically as you move through the structure. “Mies van der Rohe’s originality in the use of materials lay not so much in novelty as in the ideal of modernity they expressed through the rigour of their geometry, the precision of the pieces and the clarity of their assembly” (Lomholt). But one material has been one of the most important and most difficult to master: light. Mies was able to sculpt light and use it to his advantage.
During the ancient times in Greece, Plato was the first human to document and criticize the existence of art and artists. He mentioned that human art was always in a form of a representation of something else. In one of Plato’s famous works, he demonstrates the idea of art is like an “imitation of nature” (Blocker 3). In other words, the purpose of art was to represent nature and nothing else. Art was not created for the sake of its own self nor was it created to appreciate its own beauty by any means. Instead, art, usually in forms of writings, paintings, or sculptures, was created to only to represent nature, Gods, emperors, families, or other important individuals. Furthermore, Plato had a very critical view towards the existence art in our society because art makes us more emotional, and our emotions lead to many errors about life. He believed it is our rational thinking, not our emotions or senses, which helps us und...