Sculpture is the “only branch of the visual arts that is specifically concerned with expressive three-dimension form.” That means that sculpture is the only art form that creates a figure that can look lively, and can be touched. These materials, but not limited, include: stone, clay, metal, or wood. The principles of sculptural design include: orientation, proportion, scale, articulation, and balance. All of these things make up a masterpiece.
To create a sculpture using stone or wood is by carving it to give it texture, which then forms a figure. The process of clay requires a lot of patience considering it to be a long process. The process includes: wedging, forming, drying, leatherhard, greenware, bisque firing, glazing, glaze firing, …show more content…
It was carved about 25,000 years ago, being in either the Gravettian period, or the Upper Perigordian Culture of the Paleolithic period. This creation is about 11 cm tall and 4 cm wide. It was sculpted from yellowish limestone and was tinted red by the traces of ochre. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria along the Danube River. Her great age and enlarged female parts have started its name of "Venus" of Willendorf. Being both female and nude, she was the perfect statuette for the patriarchal construction of the history of art. Paleolithic people believe the parts that were most important involved with effective reproduction. Those parts are the breasts and pelvic …show more content…
Tombs consisted of sculptures and wall paintings that were created for those in their next life. Egyptian history is divided into 30 different dynasties. In the earliest Dynasty period, a carved slate slab, showed Narmer raising his “arm holding a club, about to crush the head of his enemy.” The Old Kingdom at the time 2650-2150 B.C., is known to be the great period of the Egyptian Civilization, that started by the Kind Zoser. The King’s first minister was a skilled architect, statesman, and scholar. The first stone building that was ever created was the Step Pyramid. That was designed to be a tomb for Zozer and his family. King Zoser was buried their surrounded by corridors and many stone vessels were also buried for his after life. One of the earliest type of “royal Egyptian Sculptures” was the Great Zoser that was locate in The Saqqara pyramid. This sculpture is a life size statue of a sitting Pharaoh looking straight. Only calm poses were popular in Egyptian sculptures at that time. Royal sculptures were made of stone. The Great Sphinx at Giza is a huge sculpture of a lion’s body and human head. It was carved from natural rock. Artists don’t sign many sculptures, so no one ever knew who works belonged to. King Amenhotep III created 2 big statues called the Colossi of Memnon. This statue was sculpted into a king seated on his throne. Statues became even more
To create a sculpture using stone or wood is by carving it to give it texture, which then forms a figure. The process of clay requires a lot of patience considering it to be a long process. The process includes: wedging, forming, drying, leatherhard, greenware, bisque firing, glazing, glaze firing, …show more content…
It was carved about 25,000 years ago, being in either the Gravettian period, or the Upper Perigordian Culture of the Paleolithic period. This creation is about 11 cm tall and 4 cm wide. It was sculpted from yellowish limestone and was tinted red by the traces of ochre. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria along the Danube River. Her great age and enlarged female parts have started its name of "Venus" of Willendorf. Being both female and nude, she was the perfect statuette for the patriarchal construction of the history of art. Paleolithic people believe the parts that were most important involved with effective reproduction. Those parts are the breasts and pelvic …show more content…
Tombs consisted of sculptures and wall paintings that were created for those in their next life. Egyptian history is divided into 30 different dynasties. In the earliest Dynasty period, a carved slate slab, showed Narmer raising his “arm holding a club, about to crush the head of his enemy.” The Old Kingdom at the time 2650-2150 B.C., is known to be the great period of the Egyptian Civilization, that started by the Kind Zoser. The King’s first minister was a skilled architect, statesman, and scholar. The first stone building that was ever created was the Step Pyramid. That was designed to be a tomb for Zozer and his family. King Zoser was buried their surrounded by corridors and many stone vessels were also buried for his after life. One of the earliest type of “royal Egyptian Sculptures” was the Great Zoser that was locate in The Saqqara pyramid. This sculpture is a life size statue of a sitting Pharaoh looking straight. Only calm poses were popular in Egyptian sculptures at that time. Royal sculptures were made of stone. The Great Sphinx at Giza is a huge sculpture of a lion’s body and human head. It was carved from natural rock. Artists don’t sign many sculptures, so no one ever knew who works belonged to. King Amenhotep III created 2 big statues called the Colossi of Memnon. This statue was sculpted into a king seated on his throne. Statues became even more