Stone sculpture

The sculpture is three-dimensional art there are two main methods, Carving material such as wood or stone, and modeling forms by adding pieces of material such as clay. Modern artists have explored new materials and techniques. The most famous modern artists these days are Sam Jinks and Ron Mueck. There work become very famous internationally. Sam jinks and Ron Mueck are both very famous artist and their work got very famous because they both try to deliver a message with there art. Both artists…

Visual Analysis of Head of King Userkaf The sculpture titled Head of King Userkaf is a naturalistic sculpture made from limestone in the likeness of King Userkaf, the first king to rule at the start of Dynasty five in Egypt1. The piece is rigid and broken at the base of the neck, suggesting that it is a fragment of the full original sculpture, which most likely would have included the king’s entire body. Additionally, cracks on the top part of the sculpture suggests that it had been broken in…

Their method was to muster together a militia of able-bodied adult men and boys. These mustered militias would then be armed from centralized arsenals that were kept in public buildings. They armed them with shock weapons such as stone clubs, short spears and wooden axes that had been hardened by fire with flint or obsidian blades on the edges. They were also armed with blowguns, throwing spears, javelins and other projectile weapons such as slings, spear throwers, bows and arrows…

Julio-Claudian. The Marble statue of an old woman is also known as “The Old Market Woman”. It is a stone statue made from Pentelic and marble. The Marble Statue of an Old Woman is believed to represent an old but proud woman on her way to the festival of Dionysus. The festival of Dionysus was celebrated in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus, the wine god. This work is reminiscent of Roman sculptures but has great interpretations and Hellenistic interpretations as well. When creating the…

With no name and created by an unknown artist, this stone statue was created in the 7th-8th century (during the Chinese Tang dynasty). As the intent behind this creation is unknown, other than it being a tomb guardian, the reasoning behind it caused a lot of intrigue. The most notable trait this sculpture possesses is the amount of different animals that it comprises of. The shape and the platform that the statue rests upon, as well as its mythological form give it a divine sense of self. Like…

The first artwork that I chose was Bertel Thorvaldsen’s, Ganymede and the Eagle made between the years of 1817-1829. He finally finished the sculpture in 1829 out of marble. As I said I really admire Greek and Roman art, so this was an easy pick. The dimensions of this sculpture I would say are around height wise of 35 inches and width wise about 20. I could not find the exact measurements so that is a rough estimate. DESCRIBE: The thing I first noticed about the piece was texture and detail…

out why this piece is the best piece he has carved compared to his other works as well as other art pieces done by different sculptors. Scholars such as Joanna E. Ziegler wrote that “Michelangelo radically redefined the enterprise of making pieta sculptures and, hence, redefined the nature of the “art” itself (Ziegler).” He did so by contrast with the Flemish works: Michelangelo’s core figures are inviolable (due to the change material from wood to marble)…

In looking at the statues in this weeks lesson I see many differences and similarities. First I will address some of the similarities. One is that they are both statues. Both are of Kings in the B.C. time frame. Both are sculptures and are carved in stone of different kinds. The differences are that The Royal Acquaintances statue is made from Limestone and paint, where the Statue of Gudea is made of Diorite. The Statue is of King Gudea and he is alone sitting on his throne. He is sitting in a…

According to met museum, “the Cyclades, is a group of islands in the southwestern Aegean, comprises some thirty small islands and numerous islets” (www.metmuseum.org). It is also stated, “early Cycladic sculpture comprises predominantly female figures that range from simple modification of the stone to developed representations of the human form, some with natural proportions and some more idealized” (www.metmuseum.org). On a trip to Mexico, I was fortunate enough to visit the pyramids and saw…

The sculpture is standing with most of his weight leaning onto his left leg and his right leg is bent slightly as well, as if he is about to take a step. He is looking down towards his hand, which, is holding the scraper. A scraper is something Roman athletes used to scrape dirt and sweat from their bodies. The lower right arm is broken off and it is also missing the upper portion of the scraper. It was found in nine pieces and put back together but no restorations were made. The sculpture looks…