Sculpture

history does ten to repeat itself in a way, especially through artwork. Art as a whole is a major part of culture. It’s used to portray, convey, reflect and worship. The following two sculptures from different dynasties…

This marble free - standing sculpture is a nude male athlete, who seem to lean on a broken part of a tree. This sculpture look like it could had been done by the sculptor that go by the name Polykleitos of Argos because of the Canon focused on the proportion of the body that in the relationship to each other to create the ideal human figure and to allow see symmetria in the Canon. The young man also show contrapposto by one leg bears the weight of the body while the other leg is in a resting…

Greek high Classical period famous sculptures, Diskobolos (Discus Thrower) was made at 450 BCE by sculptor Myron I believe the significant about this sculpture is his potential for energy. This sculpture is showing full of life and motion. His energy appears wound up, waiting to release it. By comparison with the Romanesque period Sculpture, Last Judgment was made between 1120-1135 by sculptor Gislebertus. The significant of this sculpture represents strong messages about Heaven and Hell into…

Sculpture is a form of visual art that has been used throughout human history. It involves the process of taking items, and constructing a three dimensional form. People have been applying this form of art when they wanted to praise their gods, leaders, or heroes. Also when they wanted to display their feelings and desires into their work. Some artists even stick items together randomly just to see what the outcome would look like. Woodcarving is a form of art that is cheap, and easily available…

The dying Gaul it's a lost bronze Greek sculpture, It is larger than a life-size marble sculpture of a naked man sitting on the ground. (Marble is also one of the most popular materials to use in sculpture). Created in the Hellenistic period c. 220 B.C.E. The origin of the original sculptor remains unknown due to it being created such a long time ago. People have just being making educated guesses about why this was created. Some people say that it was to celebrate his victory over the…

of his creation, he states that the water around the sculpture represents changes in our lives. The tide is rising throughout the video, so it can be assumed that the water is representing changes that engulf us, or deprive us of air. A few viewers may hold the belief that the stone sculpture in the ocean actual symbolizes something on a more idealistic level. It could be demonstrating endurance and survival through hardships because the sculpture never disintegrated within the length of the…

one of the oldest place in Africa that has changed the impact of sculpture art. The cities that were part of the Nok society was the reason of that artistic impact. Significant cities that were part of the Nok culture like Abuja and Yoruba. Abuja is the capital of Nigeria and was the center of ancient Nok. Another city that had a major part of Nok was Yoruba. Today some people of Yoruba still perform or wear…

More specifically, this sculpture depicts the cranium of a non-particular ruler. This metamorphosis is most likely the effect of an attempt to enter the spirit world to secure the favor of the gods for his people. The artist or architect of this piece was not mentioned on the placard…

between 27 B.C to A.D 68, which was during the Augustan or Julio - Claudian period. The original artist is unknown, but Vincenzo Pacetti restored it. This artwork caught my attention because the size of the sculpture was different from the other art works in the room. The focal point of the sculpture is his left arm. There are four different aspects of the composition, which lead the viewer to this important body part. Those four aspects are the placement of the drapery, the pose of the…

The Elements Paying Tribute to Friendship is a sculpture created by Louis-Simon Boizot in the year 1783. The sculpture is made out of “marble presenting the depth of carving by producing space and sense of physical presence” (Boizot). There are four figurines that symbolize the “elements of clouds, flames, waves, and earth” (Boizot). The four elements are paying tribute to lady named Friendship who is “standing on a platform with her arm wrapped around an elm tree stump wearing a wreath of…