Wax sculpture

The Facts For my second Aesthetic Encounter I decided to visit The Hindu Temple of Atlanta. Hinduism was a religion and culture I was not familiar with prior to my last couple semesters, but as I started to learn more about the fascinating tales the culture interest me. I quickly learn the difference from Buddhism and how Hinduism helps develop the religion far as morality and handling the everyday stress that comes along with humanity through meditation. When visiting the temples, one is…

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…

The Berwick Church in Charleston, England houses some of the most notable pieces of art manufactured by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant from the mid-twentieth century. The two were part of the well-known Bloomsbury Group, and their home in Charleston as well as their work on the Church constitute the remaining evidence of the group's involvement with each other outside of London. Grant's painting Christ in Glory sits above the Berwick altar, demonstrating how the Bloomsbury Group took traditional…

The museum I chose to explore was the Lightner Museum located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The reason I chose this art exhibit was to ensure uniqueness and singularity in the works I write about. The first work that caught my attention above all others is known as the Palissy Style Decorative Platter, created by Bernard Palissy. The second work of art I chose to compare with this amazing piece is called the Excelsior, created by William H. Allen. Palissy was known for his incredible and unique…

Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain on October 25, 1881. Son of Dona Maria and Don Jose Ruiz Blasco, his father being a painter and art teacher helped build Pablo’s background. Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Throughout Pablo’s career, we see many different periods of art such as- the Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism, Classical Period, and Surrealism- each period resembled the experiences of his life. Emotion was expressed through each and every one of…

To begin with, my view of art has changed, for I now know that it may not only be a painting or sculpture, but also a building design or a cultural artifact. Objects such as masks, pieces of clothing, and blueprints allow the audience to admire and realize that art has many forms and shapes which represent their heritage and importance in their time. For instance, the outstanding way that Jeff Koons demonstrates the importance of art and its surroundings with his artwork Puppy, located in Spain.…

Kaneko: The Monolithic Sculptures Sculpting is done by carving, casting, or using any other shaping techniques. This can done on a large or small scale and though a lot of people sculpt, specific techniques make everyone’s work unique. Jun Kaneko was a Japanese born artist who reformed the shape and size of ceramic sculptures. His monumental head sculptures were about 123 inches high and fairly 6,000 pounds. The exhibit was observed outside, which gave each of the sculptures natural lighting…

Roaming the many galleries and halls of the Detroit Institute of art I found myself overwhelmed at the sheer number of paintings and styles. I thought to myself that I wouldn’t be able to select just one piece to focus on. I held that thought as I passed by the self portrait of Vincent van Gogh and the Elenor of Toledo and countless more. With nothing really speaking to me in the way I would have hoped, I began to think I would have to settle. Rounding a corner found myself in the American…

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.(John Wooden). Visiting Both beautiful museums “ The Morgan Conservatory for Papermaking” , “Zygote Press” was amazing. Definitely an experience that will always be remember. Just walking into The Morgan it just influence you to want to come up with…

Museum of Art” and interact with different type of paintings and sculptures, but in this paper, I will be talking about the environment of the museum and also about one specific painting that I picked from the “European Paintings 1250-1800” section. To start off the museum was absolutely beautiful starting from the environment that surrounded me to the paintings and sculptures themselves. It had thousands of paintings, some sculptures for the viewers to observe, also it had some interactive…