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Museum/Gallery Paper I went and visited the Wichita Art Museum for this assignment. Going into this assignment I was apprehensive as it had been well over a decade since the last time I have ever been to a museum. From what i did recall I remember finding myself seeing pieces of art and not understanding how that is even considered art. I was, however, looking forward to seeing how my perspective had changed since becoming an adult and after reading the first several chapters of course now…

best appreciate the lay one should start in the room. Before walking in, the polychromatic light of a tv screen is visible. People are seated on a pair of cushioned seats staring at a screen which displays an older glass smith working on a glass sculpture of a woman. Right at the entrance, you are presented with information that creates context and ensures an appreciation for the art of blown glass. The video details the process of lamp working…

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…

Pietá. The main one that is the most iconic is the St. Peter’s Pietá. This theme of art was very popular during the fifteenth century. Many different artist tackled the theme in different ways, mainly in painting and in sculpture, but Michelangelo’s stands out over the rest. His sculpture is what most people seek out when searching for this theme of art. Pietá is a theme in Christian art that depicts Madonna holding Jesus in her lap and looking at him with lamentation after he has been…

I have taken several trips to the Philbrook since attending Rogers State University, however this is the first time I really looked closely at the grandeur of the museum. The impeccable architecture and the art that fills the museum. There has been one painting inpaticular that I always revisit every time I go. I could stare at for days. The splendor of the old Philips home is magnificent. You can tell how much Waite Philips loved architecture not only in his wonderful home he built for him…

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…

The Statue of Memi and Sabu and the Statue of Gudea Professor Bealby AHIST1401 November 22, 2017 In the past, sculpture was a way of recording history, stones were material available for people to carve and express themselves in the form of art. This is evident from the two statues I will be discussing in this essay. The statue of Memi and Sabu which dated back to the ca. 2575–2465 B.C was found “From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Giza, Western Cemetery”. (Metmesuem, 2017). The…

Many ancient civilizations depicted dragons in their own special way, but the physical appearance of these beasts remained quite similar. Since this fact talks about a dragon’s external features, it is very relevant. These mythical creatures have some of the most magnificent and intricate characteristics of all reptiles. Looking like one of Picasso’s paintings, the head of a dragon is truly extravagant. The next part of its layout is the beautiful body and wings. Finally, being as flexible…

Tutankhamun are both really oth old thing that ar part of the world and there are really important factsabout them and there history and how they were made. The Sphinx is faced to the West bank of the Nile River near Cairo it is the largest sculpture from ancient times.The statue stands almost 70 feet high and 240 feet long. The head is the statue is as large as a house. The colors of the Sphinx has faded throught out the years because of the erosion. Most of the colors has stayed there…

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…