Despite its element state, the larger than life statue has a real classical beauty. The sculptor clearly portrayed the notion of peace and justice. The detail was extraordinary, accentuating the flow of her hair and clothing with the sword for justice in one hand and the ancient symbol of peace in the other. The statue looked to stand approximately 24ft tall and 8 ft wide. Standing next to the overshadowing statue gave an amazing feeling of convenience and protection I feel the artist was trying to relay.
This sculpture theme and idea derives from an ancient Greek Goddess named Dike. She began in Greek mythology about 800 B.C. as one of the Titan Gods. She was the goddess of justice, fair judgements and the rights established by custom and
The Martin Luther King sculpture appears to be slightly larger than life as I look up at it from the pedestal he stands on. Additionally, the pedestal below MLK has inscriptions that encourage the viewer to examine all sides of the sculpture. However, the life-size Blue Woman rests on a black chair that almost allows me to be eye level with her face,
Created by Herman A. MacNeil, the statue, standing at thirteen feet tall, is a bronze statue that features a male warrior with a sword and a shield protecting a woman behind him standing on a octagonal platform. Around the base of the statue there is pictures of warriors fighting and the words: To the Confederate Defenders of Charleston - Fort Sumter 1861-1865 is engraved as well as the quote” Count them happy who for
With the sculpture straight ahead, the audience sees a profile view of the scene; however, the artist created the sculpture with enough space and depth to be able to view the front of the woman’s face from a side angle. The artist created the seated woman with much detail; her nose, chin, slightly opened mouth, pronounced brow line and inset eyes show this. She reaches for the chest with her right arm in a very delicate manner as her left arm lays on the throne for support.
The body of the woman has mane and the hair fall over accentuated breast feature on the body. The mane is o presenting both a feel of nobility and fright on the face of a lioness, which has a skull of bone and stylized whiskers on the face . The head is raised in a form of adoration with the solar disk and cobra emphasizing the cosmic aspects of the divinity of the goddess . The face is modeled with high precision on which the eyes are small and eyelids that have been painted as it were a collar or the robe’s edge. The statue is in a seated position on a block with the fingers that have been shaped significantly with a focus on the distinctive feature of anatomy that the artist sought to add with much delicacy, resting on her legs. The goddess’s legs have inscriptions that are added to the surface of the throne. She stands as a towering figure with soft feline features that invoke power and fear especially with the nature of her eyes in the statue. Her elegance calls attention to her presenting a valid reason why she was both feared and
It is a very large piece made from Limestone. Limestone is a sedimentary rock which means it is formed by the accumulation of sediments, and it is very hard. The statue itself is not very detailed and is pretty simplistic. It is a statue of a human body. The statue is 71 in. (180.4 cm) which is
I think about how the world had betrayed this women. They made this woman plump and empty, she does not even have a face. This statue is nude showing everything to the naked eye, she does not have a desirable body. This sculpture shows how much a woman was respected back in the day, which was very little.
large it dwarfs her, and behind to her left is a massive statue of a
I can only tell by body language that they want to spread heroism between men and women. The use of marble links the sculpture to the glow and smoothness of the male skin. In this sculpture, it appears to be characterized by imagery aimed at the sense of the marble statue. The standing sculpture appears to be relaxed, while the median line makes an angle. While standing upright, the figure’s feet are place in a certain way that brings a shifting effect or movement and a stable poise.
I was drawn to this time period as well as these two sculptures. As I researched both sculptures I was fascinated by how much respect the people of that time had for their women. Not only for what they could do for them, but also for what they looked like. They didn’t see the weight and size as a grotesque thing; but more as a thing of beauty. In
Our world is full of so many grandiose monuments, eye-catching sculptures, and stunning statues, each having an individual story to tell. Thousands of them have been created however, only a small number of them are actually extraordinary and picture-worthy. This paper will compare and contrast two of those picture-worthy sculptures. Furthermore, I will examine the aspects of each of these sculptures. I will compare and contrast what each of them represents, the differences in texture, their size and their tone.
When examining the statue, there is an old woman bent and weary. Her posture helps clue us in, with her age and the state of her health. The figure is dressed in cloth that drapes off her body as she carries a basket that is filled with what we may think are offerings. On her head, there are vines that create a band around the top of her head used to signify the festival that was going on during that time. The specific detail that is seen on this statue persuades us to want to know the story of this woman. Doing so, the process involves lots of research about the time and art. During the hellenistic period, artists begin to introduce more inner beauty than physical beauty. There is an opportunity to learn more about the structure itself, then settle for what is given and seen.
What sets The Wright Brothers apart from Samuel Pierpont Langley? Many things actually, but the major differences were pointed out in the TED talk “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” given by Simon Sinek. Sinek is an ethnographer who also comments on major publications and teaches at Columbia University. Sinek’s famous TED talk was given to a local audience at Puget Sound in 2009 where he describes the reasons why companies like Apple and speakers like Martin Luther King Jr. are much more successful than others in their fields with the same or more opportunities. Two of the most important parts of his speech are the delivery and organization, both of which can be analyzed with Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. Overall, Sinek’s delivery was very beneficial to the his credibility and the audiences’ interest, but the organization of the speech could have been
As I was viewing multiple artwork at Contemporary Art Institute, this piece, Relief of a Falling Warrior stood out from the rest of the Greek sculptures due to its sense of drama the sculptor attempted to create. This depiction would have constantly reminded the Ancient Greek people of the patriotic warriors that died for their empire.
Over the years of art history, there are many great empires that we think of and two of those were ancient Greek and Egyptian. When talking about Greek and Egyptian art history, it is the sculptures that come to mind when you are comparing and contrasting artworks. Egyptian art and Greek art both had mesmerizing sculptures but Egyptian art was more oriented towards religion and Greek art was more focused on philosophy. The Egyptian statue of the Menkaure and a Queen was similar to the Greek statue of Metropolitan Kouros in their posture but both of these statues also had many differences. Menkaure and a queen statue was created from an unusual stone and the statue was discovered in Menkaure’s valley temple. The sculpture has a hard texture and because of the time-consuming task of polishing this sculpture was never completely polished. So, the sculpture is greywacke and has traces of red paint on king’s face, ears and neck because male figures were traditionally painted red and there are traces of black in queen’s hair. The sculpture itself is 54 ½ inches in height and is displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Metropolitan Kouros was created from marble which seems like it has a rough and hard texture. The statue is 6 feet in height and is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Woestyn had no concerns as to how it would affect the public, but he realised that the moment it was erected, it caused a stir (Woestyn 2014). One of the complaints was the size of the artwork - 2.6m high and weighing in at 750kg (Peters, 2006). Some of the criticisms were: