Wax sculpture

This piece is called Warrior with Shield by Henry Moore, from the mid-twentieth century (1953-1954). Looking at this sculpture we see a powerful image of a man who looks like a solider, defending himself. The body is manipulated by the artist in such a way that both fear and strength are portrayed in the sculpture. The man is sitting, holding a circular shield in his right hand towards his chest. His left arm and leg are severed, which could be the reasoning for him not standing while…

The Senmut with princess Nefrua was a sculpture treats two bodies as a single cubic block. The cubic block gives an image of a woman and child, it is in 3D dimension, and it’s the form of metal. In this sculpture the line clearly shows the details of human head figure texture. It has hair, eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. Also underneath of the woman and child heads it was a big cubic that looks like represent the body of the two heads. The cubic has been carved with an ancient characters or symbols…

Public art is all around us, and when you take a moment to look around you’ll find some amazing pieces. While walking around downtown there is always one mural that catches my eye every time. Located on the back side of the Burton Cummings Theatre (formerly known as the Walker Theatre, 364 Smith Street.) is an untitled piece by Winston Leathers (1932-2004). Maybe it’s the vibrant colours, or the fact that I spent just over 14 hours waiting outside the theatre two years ago waiting to see my…

Many archaeologists and other researchers interpret the discovered figurines as being religious artifacts that were used in domestic rituals, Figurines such as these are especially used for ancestral veneration. ancestral veneration was a practice most probably carried over from Siberia from early Paleo-Indians, as it was commonly practiced throughout the Americas is a variety of forms. Besides appeasing household gods and venerating ancesters, figurines were also used to mark important…

Institutions have a very large impact on the works they house. These galleries have a hot or not list, and if that gallery has a piece of art it will be more widely recognized. Many people believe The Louvre is the height of someone’s career. If one makes it to The Louvre, living or dead one is a brilliant artist. Any other galleries are also good too, but the Louvre is the top. When people visit this institution they know they will see the best works worldwide. This was more prominent in the…

My visit to the Tampa Museum of Art took place on the 4th of February 2017. The Tampa Museum of Art is located at the heart of downtown Tampa and is home to some of the most widely acclaimed creative works of art in the United States. I had never been to a museum prior to my visit. My visit to the Tampa museum was very informative and a rare occasion to learn about the beauty of art. I was pretty anxious from the beginning because I didn’t know where to start, but after speaking with a security…

The Original gate was built as the eighth gate in the city of Babylon. The gate was built around the year 575 B.C., and was the main entrance into the city. The +11.5 m tall gate was reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. Art Elements There are three major colors that are visible on the Ishtar wall; these are blue, yellow, and brown. There are scratches in the yellow bricks to make the lion/bull/dragon appear to have a mane, horn/s, and to give them facial features. There are…

The research I did for both my artworks not only brought me closer to the spiritual side that wood offers, but taught me a lot about the creation of realism. Through researching different artists, I learned the different techniques they use in order to create their master pieces in a realistic manner. Due to wood burning being a nearly forgotten medium, it was difficult to find artists but I managed to find some artists who have made some incredible works. Eric Battaglia represent, in his art…

“The Trumpeter” The Dying Gaul, an ancient Roman copy of a lost bronze statue from the Hellenistic Period, is found today in the Capitoline Museum. The Dying Gaul, a statue made out of marble, measuring three feet and six inches high and approximately six feet and seven inches in length, lies on an oval shield with a trumpet near his right hand. Portraying a realism form of art, the off-white statue portrays the man in different axis points. The legs are at a profile with the upper body at a…

Looking at another great example we have the contest between the Muses and the Sirens. This sarcophagus is from the Late Imperial or Gallenic period in the third quarter of 3rd century AD. It is made from Pentelic marble and was acquired from the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Rogers fund in 1910. It is with the rectangular sarcophagus, we have the defeat of death. The scene depicted is three gods, Athena, Zeus, and Hera, judging a musical contest among the Muses and the Sirens. The…