Realism…one of the many aspects artists alike strive for when creating pieces of art. Personally, I’ve taken up many art classes during my time in high school and creating a piece that would give out that “wow” factor that every viewer hopes to experience whilst looking at a piece of art is quite difficult. Sculptors of the past wanted to achieve this very same effect when delivering their sculptures to the general public.
During the period of Classical Greece and the Hellenistic period, sculptors brought a more humanizing and naturalistic style to the table when creating their sculptures; it gave off a naturalistic effect that essentially emphasized the sculpture as a whole. Sculptors paid close attention to their work detail, which gave their …show more content…
It is a Roman copy, fashioned by the use of marble and is roughly 82 ¾” (210 cm) high. The piece itself is now preserved and kept in Vatican City State, Italy. The second piece observed is entitled Abduction of the Sabine Women and its’ respective sculptor was Giovanni da Bologna who lived ca. 1581-1583. It is fashioned and sculpted with the use of marble and is roughly 13’5” (409 cm) high. The piece is now preserved and kept in Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, …show more content…
This is achieved –when sculpting- through close attention to detail in expression; face and body to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. The sculptures are full of pathos and drama, rejecting focus on the ideal as a whole. The style in which these two sculptures were created, both have overly exaggerated expressions to (overall) heighten the level of emotion and pathos. During the Hellenistic and Mannerist periods of sculpting, new compositions and states of minds were presented, such as: old age, drunkenness, sleep, agony and despair. Closely observing Laocoon and Abduction of the Sabine Women, it is evident that expressions of old age, agony and despair are present. Sculptures discovered from the era where Greece was just rising as a major civilization in the old world were straight standing, no curvature to emit realism in any way; the detail was somewhat realistic, but again not, compared to the calibre of Hellenistic sculpting and Mannerism for this
During the period of Classical Greece and the Hellenistic period, sculptors brought a more humanizing and naturalistic style to the table when creating their sculptures; it gave off a naturalistic effect that essentially emphasized the sculpture as a whole. Sculptors paid close attention to their work detail, which gave their …show more content…
It is a Roman copy, fashioned by the use of marble and is roughly 82 ¾” (210 cm) high. The piece itself is now preserved and kept in Vatican City State, Italy. The second piece observed is entitled Abduction of the Sabine Women and its’ respective sculptor was Giovanni da Bologna who lived ca. 1581-1583. It is fashioned and sculpted with the use of marble and is roughly 13’5” (409 cm) high. The piece is now preserved and kept in Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, …show more content…
This is achieved –when sculpting- through close attention to detail in expression; face and body to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. The sculptures are full of pathos and drama, rejecting focus on the ideal as a whole. The style in which these two sculptures were created, both have overly exaggerated expressions to (overall) heighten the level of emotion and pathos. During the Hellenistic and Mannerist periods of sculpting, new compositions and states of minds were presented, such as: old age, drunkenness, sleep, agony and despair. Closely observing Laocoon and Abduction of the Sabine Women, it is evident that expressions of old age, agony and despair are present. Sculptures discovered from the era where Greece was just rising as a major civilization in the old world were straight standing, no curvature to emit realism in any way; the detail was somewhat realistic, but again not, compared to the calibre of Hellenistic sculpting and Mannerism for this