Christ On The Cross Analysis

For this assignment, I picked the sculpture of Christ on the cross. Frederick chose to build a fifty –five foot, full-scale crucifix because he wanted to build the worlds biggest crucifix. He built it for the Indian River Catholic Shrine in Indian River, Michigan. In 1959, it was believed that it was the biggest crucifix ever built. The crucifix only took three years to complete but the plaster model at the Marshall M. Frederick sculpture museum took around seven years to construct. Did you know that the plaster model had suffered neglect due to the weather over the past two decades and had to be restored in order to be hung up in the museum? Christ on the Cross was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Frederick. The feeling of this sculpture makes me feel sad and thankful.

I selected this sculpture because Jesus is a strong part in my life. Frederick chose not have the thorns on Jesus’ head and the wound on his side because he didn’t want to depict pain and suffering. Frederick wanted to show the peace Jesus was in when he died up on the cross. By doing this, it shows how powerful his body was. Christ on the Cross has a focal point. A focal point is an area in the sculpture that draws the viewers to the most important element. The focal …show more content…
Actual texture is physical or real surface details that everybody can notice by touching the sculpture. The sculpture has actual texture from his feet to Jesus’s head. The texture makes the sculpture stand out with clothes around his waist and makes it seem like its torn and blowing in the wind. Frederick also puts texture in his breathing pattern. His chest stands out the Fredericks texture pattern by making Jesus’ ribs stick out and making it seem he was under a lot of stress. When the audience looks at his legs, they can see the muscles and the weight Jesus is under. By making the texture style this way, it gives the impression of how much stress was being put on his legs and