Change And Growth: Sculpture Analysis

This sculpture represents how careless we are for our environment and the marine ecosystem and wildlife. Not only are we polluting, but we are slowly damaging the environment, with all the creatures in it, including us. Each time you throw away a piece of plastic or rubbish without proper disposal it makes a tiny impact on our environment. Not enough to destroy it in itself, but something. With people thinking this, they become even more carefree for the environment, but there is a catch to what we throw away. It may only make a small impact but countlessly people litter and throw away their rubbish. If so much littering and pollution is caused in our environment there will be a big impact with every small piece of rubbish contributing to it. Actually that is what’s currently going on in the world, and it is also one of the main causes of not only climate change, but global warming.

The piece I choose to critique is the Spoonbridge and Cherry. I really like how Claes Oldenburg's style is to take everyday objects and make them larger than the actual size. This piece is made of stainless steel, aluminum, and paint. It is placed in the Walker Art Center in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. This sculpture is large spoon going over the water like a bridge. On the end of the spoon there is a cherry.

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

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

Social histories “focus on everyday life experiences of various groups in the past” (Martin & Nakayama, 2012). When looking at the left side of the sculpture, a glimpse of what Native Americans needed to do to remain sustainable is depicted through the tools they had to craft themselves in order to gather food and resources. This suggests that their normal day of life was to gather resources in order to make it through the day. In contrast, the right side depicts the growth of architecture and commerce. For example, the dollar sign that sits upon the farther left building is suggestive of the capitalistic ideals of modern day America. This is

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.

The piece I chose to write about is called Anti-Mass by Cornelia Parker who originated from London, created this piece in 2005. She was also raised Catholic which really gives you a sense of this sculpture. It is located at the de Young. What really made me chose this piece is because of how massive it was when I walked up to it. It seemed so intense when I looked at it and at the same time it looked so surreal. Now with this piece, you would need to walk around it at least twice to really feel how it is huge when it comes to the size, its hanging from the ceiling and continues till its only a few inches off the ground. Walking around it is when you really understand the size since its three-dimensional.

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.

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

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.

The central form uses organic shapes and curving geometric designs, dramatic contours and flowing lines that come together to create a unique form. The use of light and dark elements, along with a neutral color background adds contrast to the entire sculpture. The sculpture seems to have many shapes and forms all at once, even the title of the sculpture has more than one meaning. The artist uses the word "space" with a dual meaning. By using empty space and shaping the lines of the sculpture around in a circle, he created the illusion of a massive globe, and the artistic use of futuristic shapes was inspired by aviation and the space program. While researching this artist, I read that Emser's work is a reference to the pioneering spirit of aviation and nautical history. Which takes me back to the beginning of my paper and what I originally thought this sculpture was, a sextant. Bob Emser's influence of aviation is reflected in all of his work and is not lost in the Spirit of Space.

All 3 pieces I picked and then I picked the one that I thought was the most meaningful. I picked the art piece that showed me the best message and has the best creativity. I thought that out of the 3 pieces I picked that the “A Whale of a School” was the most meaningful because it was creative and had an amazing meaning to it. It is located at Highland Elementary. There were two other pieces that I thought were interesting but I didn’t pick. There names where “ Naperville Own” and “Best Friends”, the artists had great ideas that I thought were great but not as good as “ A Whale of a School”. The website I went to find this information is called “Naperville's Century Walk” and it listed how the piece was created, also the description of the piece. This is how I got my reasons and evidence.

On Thursday I took my personal field trip around campus to observe the permanent sculptures as well as the ones on tour. I really enjoyed looking at both but I personally felt that I enjoyed the permanent ones better and that is what I will write about in this paper. The permanent sculptures resemble students and faculty at Western Michigan University. In contrast, the sculptures on tour did not relate so much to the students or campus as much but they did relate to the state of Michigan. While I was observing the sculptures, I did have one favorite and that the was Dunes because it painted an accurate illustration in my head when I was observing it. I decided to take my personal field trip in the morning instead of in the afternoon

“Life on the inside, reflects life on the outside.” ~ Robin S. Sharma. When creating sculptures one of the most popular themes to create is that of life. This is as it is a very broad theme giving each artist their own platform to show what it means to them. There are many sculptores that have taken on the theme of life. Some of these include Michelangelo, Andy Goldsworthy and Jason Decaires Taylor; however, Auguste Rodin and Janet Laurence are two of the most interesting artists to explore in the way that they created life through sculpture. “Sculpture is... the most diverse and evolving artistic medium.” (Leaper, C. (2003))

of the creation story which is the idea of making this figurative, chia strewn sculpture.