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 …show more content…
The fifth and final element of art is color the sculpture is black which is on the bottom of the color wheel. These are just a few examples of how this sculpture represents the five elements of art.
The second sculpture I want to talk about today is “Campus Talk” by Dennis Smith. This is another permanent sculpture on Western Michigan University and is one that everyone usually sees when they are heading to the library. This sculpture is my third favorite one on campus at this point in time. The sculpture has two students talking to another student on a bike. Dennis Smith also did a superb job using the elements of art throughout this sculpture. When observing the sculpture, the first thing you notice is the contour lines in the sculpture such as the book cover, fingers, and the straps on the backpack. These lines help define the outside edges of the sculpture. The next element of art that one can see in this sculpture is shape. The wheel on the bike is a geometric shape because it is a circle. This a great example of this element and one that anyone who views it can find. The third element present in this sculpture is value. In the sculpture, there is a bit of a grey scale although the sculpture is mostly light green now due to the weather. The fourth element present in this sculpture is the texture. The sculpture has a simulated texture which means that it
In art, there are qualities that speak louder than words. It expresses many different messages and emotions and each person has an experience different from the next. In this paper, I will be discussing two artworks I encountered. The piece is a good example of how people can encounter different experiences in one piece. I attended the Orlando Museum of Art a while back with family and overall enjoyed my experience. On my visit, I found the museum quite impressive and felt a deep connection with specific pieces.
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
My Humanities Art Experience took place at the Columbus, GA Museum, located on Wynnton Road. I really enjoyed my experience at the museum. It was my first time visiting an American museum. I saw many pieces of fine art, some of which I will list below.
On the central campus lawn stands a totem-life sculpture that captured my attention as I walked my way into campus during the first week of orientation. It was a beautiful and meaningful work of art by Luis Jiménez and is perfectly described by it’s given name “Border Crossing”.
After viewing several different sculptures on North and South campus, I have come to the conclusion to use the Moravian Roots one and two, and the John Amos Comenius because these two pieces of art stood out to be the center of attention on both campuses. The Moravian Roots was created in 2010, by Steve Tobin. The John Amos Comenius was created by Vincenc Makovksy. I have chosen one abstract piece of artwork, which is the Moravian Roots, versus the John Amos Comenius sculpture, which is a figurative sculpture to compare and contrast as well as give descriptive details about the two pieces
The first sculpture I’ll review is “Solar Bird” by artist Joan Miró made in 1966. The sculpture’s mass is bronze and the size is 3’11” high by 5’11” wide and 3’4” deep. The curvilinear contour of the sculpture used by the artist is implying, in a more abstract than figurative mode, a flying bird with open wings. When describing the sculpture using the 3D design elements, one can see that the sculpture has an organic non-representational
The material that the sculpture is made from is stainless steel placed on top of each other in different positions to express his thoughts. In other words words the artist did not produce or create these objects, he probally just told the
As mentioned previously, the structure and design of this sculpture exposes the time and effort put into the creation. The color which is a very dull green reminds me of the Statue of Liberty, a famous work of art that we’ve talked a great deal on this semester. Originally, the Statue of Liberty was brown because of the amount of copper used to make it, but eventually transformed to a dullish green consequently through the processes of aging and weathering. I don’t
The sculpture that caught my eye the most for this assignment is called Reverence by Jim Sardonis. This piece of artwork is a three dimensional assemblage sculpture. It is made of pieces of granite which is an igneous rock. It was put together piece by piece which required special tools and equipment and also a lot of space to work. It is an ‘in the round’ sculpture, which means the whole thing cannot be photographed in one photo and there are many different views of it depending on where you are standing. This is a beautiful sculpture that has many meaning to it. It depicts two whales’ tails as they appear to be diving into a field of grass. The grass represents the ocean. First of all, it puts the viewer in awe of one of the largest animals
Sculptures have been a part of human cultures for many centuries. They have been depictions of gods, tell stories, honor spirits, and celebrations. Today many sculptures have helped tell the way of life and history of prehistoric times. Sculptures can be described as “the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.” (Dictionary.com, 2017)Two ancient sculptures include the Statue of Memi and Sabu and Seated Statue of Gudea, which have unique physiognomies.
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.
Since the beginnings of recorded history, humanity has used sculpture to express itself for a variety of purposes. These purposes can be wildly different, from portraiture, to religion, to simply satisfying the artist’s desire to create. In this paper, I will discuss two statues created thousands of years ago and currently held in the in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I have always been an outdoors’s kind of person and I absolutely love how artist manipulates what’s around them with space, scenery, landscapes and natures given gifts in a way that is beneficial for the community around and for the sake of the environment to be resourceful with nature and energy. I chose to go to Laumeier Sculpture Park, because I have never been there and to be honest never even heard of the place till this assignment gave me the option to visit for my paper. While I was at Laumeier Sculpture Park, I found myself one with nature; I got to walk trails, read about these different sculptures, and loved that never knew what I was about ready to see around the corner with the abundant of unique and very different sculptures. There’s
Have you ever admired a sculpture? Did you wonder why it was there or how and when it was created? Well I sure have. A sculpture, by definition, is a three-dimensional piece of art. Sculpture is one of the most oldest art forms dating back over 35,000 years ago. There are many methods, tools, and products used to make sculptures. The eighteenth and nineteenth century was a time for many conflicts about sculpting and different forms of sculpting were created.