Artist Damien Hirst released his representational sculpture “End Game” between 2000 and 2004. The sculpture was made using glass, stainless steel, human skeletons, and medical equipment. In the sculpture Hirst intends to emphasize the fragile state of mortality and human kind. The title refers to the final stage of a chess match, and the name of a Samuel Bucket play where four characters are forced with the inevitability of death. The sculpture also addresses the idea of vanity, art pieces that usually address this topic are paintings with hourglasses, rotting fruit and most noticeably, skulls. This is the purpose of the human skeletons in the glass case of the sculpture. The skulls in the glass cases are facing opposite of each other and are male and …show more content…
In 1844 painted with watercolor, bodycolor and gum Arabic with graphite on paper, mounted to a board. The painting is non-objective and can have multiple interpretations In the painting the background and foreground are almost entirely green with the shadows behind the lion made by a heavily blue incorporated green color. In the corner a cluster of yellows and blues is emphasized, being one of lightest shades that is not in the main focus of the painting. When it comes to the stars of the painting the lion has bright green eyes and a heavily detailed main the horse lies on its side with blood coming out of its mouth as its bitten by the lion in the main area. The painting is heavily layered. (Because watercolor) I think the author was trying to emphasize a war of some kind, I came to this conclusion based on the representation of the animals where they are seen as strong, powerful, and strong. However, only the lion is seen as a wild animal, as horses are seen as a symbol of high class. It seems like two noble high powers were at war however the wild and crazy always win because they think of the
The first and most obvious symbol in the story is the lion, or more specifically, the secret lion. It is not a literal lion. The lion of the story represents things that are big and the secret of it is that it is unexplained, or even ignored. It suggests change, and it is a change that is big and confusing. The secret lion is a symbol of coming of age and understanding that with change there is loss, and to hold onto something, it must be secret. The narrator
The work is very smooth and fluid making it appear much like a photograph. The oil is not built up on top of itself keeping it very two dimensional. The colors vary between dark and light throughout the painting. In the top right corner, the sun, outside the painting, shining down, aluminates the castle and also the lone tree at the bottom left corner. Besides the back cliff, the rest of the painting is in shadow and displayed in a much more melancholy tone. The colors that Cole focuses on, to display the sharp contrast between rock and nature, are mostly dark greens and gold. The striking blue of the river stands out dramatically from the rest of the colors and draws the eye after the initial citing. The grey in the cloud is the only place where I can find that shade of gray in the work, and it sets itself apart from the snow white clouds in the background. The color helps draw the eye immediately to the castle on the hill. My eyes then fallow the flow of the river down to the tree, which is illuminated by a beam of sunlight.
The painting has contrasting colors like red, white, yellow and green. While it also has some dark colors to create a sense of power. These vivid colors create a complementary contrast. The dark red background with the gold designs makes the black man wearing the different shades of green stand out. Also, the white horse has various colors of brown and black which makes it stand out from the red. The main idea is to see the black man on the horse and you can tell Wiley thought the color scheme through. The contour lines Wiley used were organized, thin, and nicely controlled when it came to drawing the horse’s hair and body figure. Also, gold lines were detailed in the background creating a type of pattern to create an illusion. Closely, if you look into the background Wiley drew little sperms to complete the background. Lastly, the actual texture of the painting has a smooth finish. The oil on canvas painting almost makes it seem like if you touch it the horse would be silky
The sculpture demonstrates the idea of children’s mind development. What would one growing child naturally think and imagine, and how do they perceive and describe the themes that are often sublime which us adults lack to connect. This significance retrospect to where we earlier developed our creative thoughts and character.
The abundant animal imagery in Timothy Findley's book The Wars is used to develop characterization and theme. The protagonist, Robert Ross, has a deep connection with animals that reflects his personality and the situations that he faces. This link between Robert and the animals shows the reader that human nature is not much different than animal nature.
In this essay, I will compare and contrast two different sculptures from two different contexts of art. The first being an Olmec Colossal head (monument 1), from the context of “Art of the Americas,” and the second sculpture being ahead from Rafin Kura. The head from Rafin Kura comes from the context of “Art of Africa.” Both sculptures come from two different time periods and parts of the world. They also are both made with natural materials and have their own symbolic meaning.
It represents the innocent lives disregarded in times of war. The image of the soldiers resting his hand on the deceased lion creates an emotional state for the reader to experience. The soldier’s dialogue states that the soldier understands the other had no choice but to adopt the life of an innocent life form. It displays empathy and a level of compassion for the horrific aftermath. The author attempts to reach out to the reader by showing them that soldiers often have to make split second decisions in a way that can have irreversible implications. This slaughtering of the animals, unknown to the human soldiers, undermined and took away the hope that lions had towards a new life. The newfound freedom and struggle the characters were forced to reconcile suddenly
As the name suggests the skull instantly draws the eye, the hollow face of the skull is in the center of the oil on wood painting. The skull extends to the right where one sees an empty glass on its side resting at an angle to the skull. The glass is reflecting light along its curve but does not give one an actual reflection. Beneath both the skull and glass is a book and a sheaf of papers in a portfolio. The book’s binding is brown and the pages are yellowing, whereas the papers in the moss green portfolio are a contrasting white. The presence of paper fits with the other object in the title the writing quill, whose feather rests on the book and sheaf. The head of the quill points to the right of the painting where it rests on an overturned ink well. In the background of this painting smoke is rising off a recently extinguished oil lamp, partially in
It includes reference to man's mortality – like a human skull. . Its meaning is taken from a verse in the Bible which says ‘we love stuff but cannot take it with us when we die’.
The abundant animal imagery in Timothy Findley's book The Wars is used to develop characterization and theme. The protagonist, Robert Ross, has a deep connection with animals that reflects his personality and the situations that he faces. This link between Robert and the animals shows the reader that human nature is not much different than animal nature.
The sculpture is slightly larger than a real human would be. The the body and the clothing are very detailed. The face shows no emotion. The face is true to life, and the muscles are not shown since the arms have fallen off and the legs are covered by fabric. The body is in contrapposto and it is clothed. The woman is wearing a peplos. The upper half of the clothing covers the body, and the bottom clings to the body. The hair is short and
Each of these animals symbolic meaning are important to the story. In the story a lion is eating a giraffe and a zebra. Zebras represent the difference between good and evil and giraffes represent the meddling of one's affairs. Loins represent the victory of human intellectual thoughts. The
From the base of the arm climbing upward are third-dimensional sculptures of men, women, and children shaped in almost a skeletal like form. Each face is carefully crafted to project sadness, agony, or despair. Every expression tells their story.
This sculpture is of a women breast feeding her child. The face of the two people is elongated, as well as the breasts of the mother. This is common to all African Art because they wanted representation of what is being expressed. In this particular sculpture, a supernatural power is being called upon. The power has been asked to protect the mother and child, and to
The Lion and the Ox is a one of the oldest and most popular pieces of classic Arabic literature. Originally from India, this animal fable is famous for its inclusion of many other animal fables, each of which help provide the characters of the story with advice regarding their situation. Unlike The Arabian Nights, which also uses a frame tale that contains each tale, multiple animals share their wisdom with one another. The wisdom of the story’s two main characters, Kalila and Dimna, help foreshadow and motivate the events of the frame tale and bring it to a reasonable yet tragic conclusion.