Sculpture

The Last Supper is a still life sculpture made by Ken and Julia Yonetani using groundwater salt from the Murray River. The image of the large banquet is chipped, moulded and cut from a 1.5 tonnes of salt into a three-dimensional “still life” masterpiece with the dimensions of 9 metres in length, 0.72 metres in width and 1.22 metres in height. The sculpture is of a nine-metre table laid with a variety of food on top, such as fruit and vegetables, lobster and fish and various shaped glasses and…

the themes of Giacometti’s sculpture to Robert Wallace’s poem, it is possible to clearly identify simple forms have a lot of subtle details. There are many aspects that influenced the artist and the writer to create new things. Firstly, Alberto Giacometti was heavily influenced by the surrealists of the 1920’s and later found his artistic expression and his early life influences. His choices in the materials used played a part in his art, which can be seen with the sculpture “Dog”. Secondly,…

everyone! On today’s tour at the Royal Ontario Museum we will travel back before 1500 CE and you will learn about six artworks that have been chosen from two different cultures; Greece and Rome. The six different artworks that we will be looking at are sculptures. By the end of the tour you will have the ability to comprehend the differences and similarities found between Greek and Roman art revolving around the female figure. To start, a good fact to know of Greek Gods in Roman Egypt; the…

The massive sculpture by Oldenburg and van Bruggen portrays a massive shuttlecock. The shear size of this can be overwhelming to many people. This sculpture can have a wide variety of emotions of the viewer. When viewing this massive sculpture, it is amazing the amount of detail put into this piece of art. During my initial walk around I felt humbled in a way. It was amazing to see such a magnificent piece of metal work. I felt humbled because, with myself being a metal sculpture I know how…

Chicago, Illinois. There he recieved a MFA degree in sculpture from Northern Illiois University and before that he recieved a BFA degree in sculpture from the University of Northern Iowa. Even before school, Lorenson knew he wanted to work with metal, which is why his art pieces are made of various metals. When left Chi-town, at his own expense, to become a teacher at the university, he could not bring his art with him. With having most of the sculptures made of metal and they are not easy to…

Institution of Arts, the accession number is 72.273. The Loricate Torso is a sculpture made of marble. At first glance, I was in awe of its realism, and the great amount of detail to the male anatomy. This was one of the only pieces of artwork at the DIA that truly stood out to me, but as I stared at this art piece for about 15 minutes I fell more in love with the attention of detail that the artist put into the sculpture. The Loricate Torso, represented the power of the Roman Empire, as well as…

most meaningful because the sculpture was the recognition of the 100 th anniversary of the library. Also, the sculpture captures the delight of reading brings to Naperville’s Children and the sculpture is located at Jackson Ave. between Eagle St. and Webster St. The artist is Dennis V. Smith and the creation date was 1988 and this piece was adopted into the Century Walk in 1998. The library is being commemorated because it is been showing respect by having a sculpture there for their 100 th…

As the Classical period progresses, Classical sculpture trended toward the idealized human. The perfection shown in heroic sculpture shows the thought of perfection in Athenian society. For example, the east metopes of the Parthenon depict a gigantomachy, in which Herakles fights alongside the gods. According to Schwab, “The inclusion of Herakles, and his active participation in the battle against the giants, is essential for an Olympian victory” (Schwab, 87). While Herakles involvement in the…

Head of an Akkadian Ruler Vs. Funerary Mask of ‘Agamemnon’ Comparing two sculptures can be overwhelming. The two pieces of artworks I have chosen are both heads of former rulers, each of them coming from a different empire. Nobody knows who made each of these artworks. The first sculpture for comparison is the head of an Akkadian ruler also known as the “Head of Sargon the Great”(). The second sculpture is to be compared and contrasted with is the Mask of Agamemnon. Both being the same type of…

In the world of art and sculpture, Edgar Degas’ The Little Dancer’s meaning is decidedly undecided. When the sculpture was first presented to the world in 1881, people reacted strongly in both good and bad ways because of just how different this sculpture was. The figure is rigid – in what looks like a stretch – and the face isn’t posed but natural and what some would call ugly. I found the sculpture to be profoundly refreshing due to the detail in every part of it, the unique authenticity, and…