Sculptures

This remarkable sculpture of the Greek hero Herakles is one of J. Paul Getty’s most prized possessions and inspired him to build this Museum in the style of an ancient Roman villa. The statue, representing the Greek hero Herakles with his lion skin and club, was discovered in 1790 near the villa of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (ruled A.D. 117-138) at Tivoli, Italy, It was purchased in 1792 by an English collector, the Marquess of Lansdowne, to become part of his extensive private collection of…

created the sculpture with reclaimed objects-- a person who can read between the lines. We always feel that Millard-Mendez is very clever for the way he created his art pieces. For example, Millard-Mendez created different types of boats but each boats had their own story behind the way they were created. We feel that every art piece that Rob Millard-Mendez created had either and story or an important message behind it. We feel that was the common denominator for each piece, no sculpture was…

Throughout the semester, when observing multiple forms of art; while all struck me to be beautiful, the one individual piece of work that I saw truly inspiring was the Bronze Head of Ife, which dated back to 600 A.D. This work inspired me because of how the art was way ahead of the time period in which it was created. The procedure to craft these bronze heads was complex in the way of casting the metal, and furthermore, it required large amounts of manual labor. This form of artwork was…

When you look at the piece, you get a strong sense of what the lion stood for in their religion and in their culture. You get a sense of pride, and, in a way, the sculpture is just radiating with a feeling of strength and courage. You also get a feeling that can remind you peace, a protecting vibe, and that very well might have been one of the same feelings the artist had intended on capturing when creating the piece…

while the boys are wearing suits. The mother is standing up and she looks strong, this effect is made by vertical lines showing power and she is wearing a red shawl or cape. Another thing I saw in the museum was this fantastic sculpture made by Subodh Gupta, the sculpture is untitled and was made in 2008. The artist made this 3D work out of stainless steel which is is very eye catching. I think the idea behind this painting is very interesting and…

The more modern sculptural works of art included sculptures of a soda can, a cube, and more modern, containers glazed with color. A very unexpected exhibit was of metal cricket cages. These cages were from China and Japan. They were cages for crickets so they could go with an owner during his or her travels. This is a very different concept to our current culture, as they are viewed as pests. There were also mini prints, and religious sculptures. One very interesting and inspiring display…

This sculpture was created by an artist whose name is unknown. The name of the sculpture is called "Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude" which was created during the New Kingdom in ca. 1479-1458 B.C. The medium that was used to create this sculpture is granite and paint. This statue was one of a pair that stood on either....Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahri. The pose, with both hands open and resting on the front of the kilt, is a devotional....Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senwosret III who…

Art 1301 Sculpture are very unique and skilled artist, which can be dated back as far as 800 BCE. To be a sculpture their vision and precision to detail has to be fine. Many sculptures would use similar copies of what they wanted to sculpt others would go of an idea and start to sculpt. An example of precision was Augustus of Prima Porta, was sculpted in 20 B.C the sculptor is not known, but it was found in villa of Livia in Prima Porta thus giving its name. Another notable sculpture was David…

and finished in 1504. This sculpture is 518 centimeters (17’ tall) and is made of marble. It was made during the Italian Renaissance. This sculpture is located in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy (Smart History, 2015). This stature was made to represent the biblical hero David, as the title suggests, who fought Goliath (Smart History, 2015). David is a young individual that battles Goliath when his older counterparts feared Goliath. Michelangelo’s sculpture seems to show David…

The sculptures of the Bust of Nefertiti and the Pharaoh Menkaure and his queen Khamernebty II are both represented as full round, however, there are many differences between the two. For example, the Bust of Nefertiti was created during the Armana art period. Where art is noted for its artistic style, which is drastically different from conventional styles of art and centered around the worship of Aten. The Armana period focused more on natural beauty and depicted its art with color and a more…