Change And Growth: Sculpture Analysis

TorusMacroCopula is a sculpture created by, Ernesto Neto. This sculpture is a representation of a large scale environment sculpture. An environment sculpture is a sculpture that you can physically enter into or explore either indoors or in a contained space. This sculpture consists of large plastic balls in netting hung from the ceiling. Tourists are able to enter inside of the netting and physically walk across the gigantic plastic balls. This artwork would be classified as an assemblage because it was the process of brining individual pieces together to form a larger whole. The individual objects that were assembled together would be the large plastic balls and the netting.

The first thing you notice about sculpture is the texture of it, it feels smooth, like its made of a clay yet it has a lot of depth and value, the skull itself isn’t proportional since it is tilted to

Sculpture of this period again was to create a sense of movement. The sculptures took into consideration the spaces created by the sculpture not just the piece itself.

The city of Kansas City, Mo. paid 1.2 million dollars for the four sculptures and other artwork from Fischer that is inside of Bartle Hall. Originally when the sculptures were set on top of the pylons for the whole world to see a controversy developed. People around the city were outraged that the city would spend 1.2 million dollars on sculptures that looked like hair curlers. 23 years later and it never fails that if I am with someone and we are in the city the conversation starts about what are those things and what do they do.

This sculpture is comprised of marble, and due to its large size it was easier for me to develop an impression about the piece because I can focus on specific parts in more detail. To understand the piece, a very visual and detailed perspective is needed. Judging by the way the thighs are represented, it appears as though she is striking a contrapposto pose, which makes her appear static. She has most of her weight shifted on her left leg, but not all of it The focal point of this piece I believe is her robe. It skillfully falls down her left side, while leaving other parts exposed, drawing the main attention of this piece. Few different types of shapes are displayed, except the shape of her legs and the form of the robe. The physical texture was smooth throughout the entire piece, partly due to the material it is made of. There is only this one texture, as her robe and body parts all feel the same.

The “human form” has changed through art over long periods of time and how each civilization uses their own style to create these pieces is how art gets its depth. I'm going to be talking about one of each sculpture from every major period and explain how each one has its own flavor and own unique style. I will be talking about the Prehistoric period, Egyptian style, Greek style and Roman styles. I also have a list of vocabulary words i will be pointing out in bold to explain how these are used in sculptures.

The fact that the sculpture is a bronze also impacts the meaning of the piece. Not only does the medium help make the piece more structurally stable and prevented it from breaking, but it also creates a more rigid and

Then there is a sculpture called ‘Kouros/statue of Standing Youth’ which represents the meant back in the day and age. The sculpture is a very young, athletic, toned man. This man has the body every man wants. This sculpture is desirable to every women. This man represents power, and desire. Unlike the sculpture of the woman this man has a face and a very powerful looking

Created to help grow recognition of the Museum, the project of Modern Sculpture Initiative collected identifiable sculptures in the Kansas City Sculpture Park at the Nelson-Atkins Museum (Paine 15). This park holds pieces from Henry Moore and the duo Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. As a gift to retired Martin Friedman, who was the advisor of the Modern Sculpture Initiative and director of the Walker, he got to commission a work by the artist of his choosing (Roxy Paine’s), 2010). With help from the Hall Family Foundation, a dendroid installation called Ferment by Roxy Paine was the newest addition in 2011 (Paine 17). Since Paine has 24 dendroid sculptures spread across North America, it is an honor to have one that gave excitement and quality to the park (Roxy Paine’s, 2010). Curator Jan Schall expressed, “Roxy Paine is one of the most important young sculptors today. Ferment will be the reigning monarch on that hillside. It is an outstanding addition to the collection that will enlighten, perplex and delight everyone who sees it. (“Roxy Paine’s”, 2010)” When a person goes to the Nelson-Atkins Museum, they may see a tall, shiny tree in the park. However, this installation

William Shakespeare displays in his play, Othello, different personalities within each of the characters. The most apparent difference is between Emilia and Iago with one characterizing honor and the other, revenge. But also throughout this year of reading literature have there also been sorrowful characters. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920s novel, The Great Gatsby, one of the main characters, Daisy Buchanan demonstrates longing hope for something she never fully obtains… happiness.

If viewing the nice straight, organized lines in the sculpture itself, we get a sense of a cold/planned out piece that is not very easy to look at. However, if you look

Sculptures came in a variety of shapes and sizes. They were often made of wood, metal, cloth, or clay. These sculptures served as personal protection figures, symbols for supernatural powers, and representation of ancestors. Most sculptures were made to represent the human body, but some cultures never carve human faces so it resembled any individual in fear of accusations of witch craft. A great example of one such sculpture is Cango and Zaire.

Cloud Gate was unique to me as its surface allows you to see your reflection, which is then distorted and warped as you walk past the different sections. The reflection of Chicago’s skyline is also visible but the elliptical shape of the sculpture distorts and twists it throughout. This unique piece of artwork allows the viewer to be a part of the artwork along with the rest of the spectators whose reflections are just as distorted across its surface. The omphalos, or concave chamber on the underside of the sculpture, adds even more distortion to the reflections. Both elliptic and hyperbolic geometry was used to achieve an illusionary quality to the sculpture. The sculpture was inspired by liquid mercury, which I believe was very appropriate as its shape and exterior mirrored the consistency and shiny, silver appearance of a liquid metal. Its shape gives the viewer a sense that it’s floating above its foundation and the fact that it’s barely touching the ground made me think it was light. In reality, it weighed over 100 tons!

From my observation at the Met, this sculpture is inside a medium glass and space. Also, it is by itself in the glass. It is a three-dimensional sculpture created by modeling and merging hard materials. Next to it there are other deities (Vishnu, Parvati, Ganesh etc.) and sculptors from the Chola Dynasty. The other works near it complements the sculpture as I have stated above they are from the same time period so, they are related to each other some way and

The installation is a constructed, or assembled sculpture, because it is made up of many different materials and pieces. Most sculpture art is created with one medium, such as wood or stone, which makes the Electric Dress very unique. Constructed sculptures are assembled from a variety of materials to create a work. Tanaka more than likely used techniques such as bolting, nailing, or bonding with adhesive to assemble the structure. Constructional techniques and multi-media works are a very recent development in art, which is why the artist probably chose to use this medium. The artist paired this modern technique with technology in order to create an overall theme of advancement of ideas.