Bronze sculpture

The Relationship Between the Physical Process of Sculpture and the Development of Its Meaning A sculpture might be defined as the physical manifestation of an idea. Material is the source of the sculpture, matter that the viewer can know through senses other than sight. Technique manipulates the material in order to express a meaning from the work. When a sculptor undergoes this physical process of creation, they are producing a relationship between the meaning of a work and its physicality.…

continuity of the story of David and Goliath. Four of such artists are Donatello, Verrocchio, and Michelangelo during the Renaissance period; and Bernini in the Baroque period. Each transformation of David is rendered in a distinctly different sculpture of the same subject reflecting each of the artist’s own style and time period in comparison. The inspiration of the subject matter is David; the courageous young Shepard who slew the giant Goliath with only a stone against insurmountable…

Today is an exhibition that reflects artwork that demonstrates the progressiveness of artist after moving past the more traditional and classical artwork. This audio guide will have you following along the paintings on the wall, and lastly the sculptures and models in the middle of the gallery. Watch your step and enjoy! Entering the gallery from the left door, looking to your right on the wall you will find Edvard Munch’s” Night in St. Cloud”, which is an autobiographical work from when Munch…

approximately 50 sculptures, mixed media reliefs and works on paper, Archipenko: A Modern Legacy offers a comprehensive assessment of Alexander Archipenko's artistic career. Organized chronologically to walk the viewer through the artistic evolution of this pioneer of modern sculpture, the exhibition showcases the breath of creative approaches that Archipenko employed in his rendering of the figure. Born on May 30, 1887, Archipenko started formal artistic training in painting and sculpture…

We will be exploring the theme of “Childhood Dreams” through various mediums of art. Each piece in the exhibit has been chosen to represent the theme and provide a profound experience. Our personal childhood may be far from our mind, as many of us no longer have the time to think about it as we rush through our everyday lives. Perhaps some of us have forgotten our childhood dreams; or maybe some of us are living them, but have forgotten the thrill we once found in them. These works of art will…

The masks were important during the Paleolithic times. (3) The African masks are an important part of African ceremonies, rituals, initiations, celebration and secret communities. (1) African Masks are made from wood, pottery, textiles, copper, and bronze. The majority of them, however are made from trees because there is a plentiful amount in Africa, and the wood is the most natural home in the mask. The tree that the Africans cut the wood from is thought to have a spiritual soul. Before the…

Caravaggio created a life-sized scultpure of Apollo and Daphne. I find this too be so beautiful. The way that Daphne is holding out her hands with such grace and having Apollo admiring her is incredible. This is a baroque sculpture and was made from a slab of marble. I loved this sculptures because of the details that are flowing down from Daphine. The…

Similar in form and style to 737, 74.51.514 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), a wheelmade stemmed bowl with various imagery, can provide more information about the identification of the artifact. By being similar shaped to 737, the Met artifact, marked as a kylix, continues to provide evidence about 737’s pottery type. Along with its shape, 74.51.514’s similar color-scheme, red and black, further shows a connection between the two objects (Terracotta Kylix (cup)). Thus, the artifact’s…

figure, David, in the nude, posed as if he were contemplating something. It was sculpted in 1501-1504 and is about 4.08 meters tall and is located in the Gallery of the Academy in Florence, Italy. Donatello’s David is a bronze statue of the same biblical figure, but, this sculpture has a hat and boots, and is holding sword in his right hand, blade to the ground whilst he steps on the decapitated head of Goliath. This was sculpted in 1430-1432 and is 159 centimeters tall. It is located in the…

Stone sculpture, as a medium, dates back to as early as 25,000 BCE and continued on as a popular form of artwork throughout history, continuing into modern times. Thus, the breadth of selection for pieces to compare is vast; however, the Cycladic “standing” female figure and a Grecian statue of Aphrodite stand out as being two sculptures that both display a shift in the medium of stone sculpture and in art history as a whole. The “standing” female figure is a smaller piece done in the Cycladic…