Statue

Female Figure and the Standing Buddha Offering Protection to explore in depth. The Standing Buddha Offering Protection is an Indian sculpture made during the late 5th century. It is only 85.5cm tall and it is constructed out of red sandstone. The Statue of Dionysus Leaning On A Female Figure, otherwise known, as the Hope Dionysus is a Roman sculpture made around…

Size is very important to pay attention to when building a memorial. If a memorial is built rather small it may not be as well noticed, while larger monuments are very difficult to go unnoticed. New York city has a very large monument called The Statue of Liberty that can be used as a prime example.…

although in reality, it is not. This is known because of the fact that both figures have actually survived as fragments. The Yungur statue has a missing left forearm. The Jukan statue has a broken right leg, and a missing left foot. Where there is missing and broken parts, you can actually see that the wood is solid. These fragments alter my perception of the statues, but in a positive manner. Due to the fact that these pieces are missing, I am able to get a look inside of the figure, and as I…

Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, John Bradley, to model for the statue. This shows that the sculpture took his time and showed compassion in this masterpiece. DeWaldon showed dedication and put his best on hand for this memorial. On the memorial each person is approximately 32 feet high and the flag stands a tall 60 feet. The flag waves 24 hours a day, year round. This statue is the tallest bronze statue that stands 78 feet high. The cost of the statue was $850,000 dollars. Today it could cost more…

To immortalize a human might be impossible but as long as one person knows your name, you are never truly dead. Throughout history, many groups and agencies have memorialized an event or created a memorial but there are more steps and factors in completing this action than most people believe. Memorials and events need to represent something and portray its background properly. When a group or agency memorializes an event or person and when they create a monument, they should include the factor…

Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus, Iwo Jima, The Vietnam Memorial, and the drawn out list continues of the many remarkable people and events that over the years artist have created memorials of/for. People create statues, plaques, mausoleums, etc., all for someone who has done something so phenomenal for this nation, as well of astonishing and even devastating events that have forever left an imprint on America and the rest of the world. Designing and having the task of dedicating a…

Monuments symbol many things. A historical event, a remembrance for a loved one, or even to mark an important event that changed life as we know it. Monuments can be seen a lot of places like museums and cemeteries.There are many factors to choose from when building a monument. A group or agency should consider the landscape, cost, and importance of the monument when building one because these factors can either make or break the monument. The landscape can help make your monument harmonious…

Comparative Formal Analysis: Statuette of a youth, probably Apollo (inv. #MH 1296.1.B.OI) vs, Standing Buddha (inv. #MH 2012.40.1) The Statuette of a youth, probably Apollo ca. 470 BCE and Standing Buddha, 15th-16th century are both sculptures of significant figures. Each figure is emblematic to a certain culture. The Statuette of a youth, probably Apollo is made of bronze, cast and incised. The Standing Buddha is made out of cast bronze, gold, shell, and resin. The emphasis of the…

The statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and Queen (fig. 1) is not only a work of artistic mastery, but also contains a very deep background and history behind the statue itself as well as its discovery and placement into the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). In the early to mid 1900’s, an archaeologist by the name of George Andrew Reisner directed an expedition sponsored by Harvard University and the MFA in the Old Kingdom site of Giza. It is thanks to his scrupulous documentation through early…

Inconspicuously placed in the Greek and Roman gallery within the RISD Museum, guarded behind a glass display case is a bronze Greek statue. Surrounded by other ancient sculptures and decaying vases is a noticeably small, approximately 9.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm tall, Kouros. The “Inscribed Kouros” was found in Greek, Boeotia ca. 540 BCE. The statue is a recreation of the nude male form. Kouros statues were continually replicated within the Greek art culture. Due to inscriptions carved into the sides of…