Wax sculpture

I have had vast extremes when visiting art museums. I remember going to the Nelson Atkins Museum as a high school field trip. After getting off the bus we were greeted by a docent that led us through the museum stopping at paintings of his choice and telling us about that painting and his opinions on it. While passing past others with just a brief description of the artist and art. There was no interaction, as students we were quiet, we listened, and we were quite bored. We never got a chance to…

The work I choose from the museum was a Bearded Bull’s Head from 2600 - 2450 BC. This was from the Sumerian, Early Dynastic III period. The bull’s head is made from copper with lapis lazuli and shell inlay which can be seen in the eyes of the bull. Since this was made from a valuable material it is thought to be used as a lintel over a door since it is too heavy for a piece of furniture. With the age of the object, it has pieces broken off of it such as the beard has only half left on. It’s not…

The artwork I chose for the art criticism project was ‘The Survivors’ by Kathe Kollwitz. The piece was created in 1923 in Berlin, Germany, where she resided with her husband. She and her husband resided in a poorer area, and it is believed to have contributed too much of her artwork style. ‘The Survivors’ is currently displayed in two museums, the MoMA and the Kathe Kollwitz Museum. Nevertheless, the piece is enjoyable to me, as I feel it conveys an extremely important message. The darkness and…

Before I went to watch glassblowing, I thought that it was just a hobby and it would be almost impossible to make a living off of it. Upon arrival to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, I realized that this art form has artists that are both doing this for a living and doing this for a hobby. Glassblowing is an art that everyone should know about but many people have never actually witnessed it. I had the honor of observing and interviewing Lino Tagliapietra, who is considered by most to be the…

Introduction The Khopesh is one of the most unique weapons in the ancient Egyptian military arsenal. The sword was brought to Egypt from Canaan where it had a much longer handle and was used as a war axe. Personal Interest We find khopeshes in many Ancient Egyptian art forms including statuettes found in tombs and in bas-reliefs of battles drawn on walls and murals. Pictures of the weapon where usually not to scale with khopeshes often shown as large daggers, even though surviving examples are…

Jose Gonzalez Professor Gilmartin English 1500-63 08th April 2015 Compare & Contrast: Cathedral – Signals One may ask, why would anyone want to compare and contrast two of Raymond Carver’s stories The Cathedral with Signals? Do the two stories really have anything worth to compare or contrast? Are the two stories even similar? Are the two stories different? A simple reason for the comparison of The Cathedral and Signals may be that the person doing the comparison has been assigned an essay…

Today I will be comparing and contrasting two different artworks. The first one is by Romare Bearden, his art work is call She-Ba. The other artwork I have decided to write about is by Enguerrand Quarton and the name of the artwork is called Coronation of the Virgin. I will be comparing and contrasting some formal components about each art work, such as scale, material, line, color, tone, and composition. It is good to take notice and observe these different elements about the artwork. It helps…

because his career remained influential for more than 78 years. Picasso has created 100,000 prints, 34,000 illustrations and 13,500 paintings; some of his illustrations can be found in some books. He has also created hundreds of ceramic pieces and sculptures during his career, although an estimate of over 300 pieces are believed to be lost or stolen. The amount of work he has done as an artist has surpassed all artists in…

Walter Bendix Schonflies Benjamin was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Germany. He was a German philosopher who is associated with the Frankfurt School and his areas of interests were literary theory, language, aesthetics, and technology. Benjamin was influences by and is associated with the work of Karl Marx, Theodor Adorno, and Bertolt Brecht. Moreover, one of Benjamin’s most influential writing is titled, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1936). The primary argument…

incorporate letters onto their sculptures. For example, Plensa’s Soul XII and Dill’s Women in Dress with Star can be compared in all of these areas, and more. Also, Plensa’s Private Dreams and Dill’s Faith are two more of their art works that share similar characteristics with one another. Plensa and Dill both focus on human figures when building their sculptures and paintings as well. The colors and size in which these artists use can be compared to. Plensa and Dill’s sculptures can be…