Part a

The piece of art I chose is called Batman created by Lino Tagliapietra made in 1998. The median is glass. Batman is a U shaped figure with very pointy ends and 2 little spikes sticking out of the top. The right end sits up higher then the left end. The artwork is smooth with little dimples all over it. It’s red on the whole sculpture with a blue stripe horizontally through the middle.

The piece I decided to analyze is the famous sculpture, Laocoön and his two sons. I decided on this particular piece for a few reasons, one being the emotion we see on the subjects’ faces, and the other being the importance for future art. When I began this research I could not have possibly understood the relevance this piece had on the art that was yet to come.

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.

The School of Athens is a fresco done by Raphael around 1510-12 in the Stanza della Segnatura, St. Peters for Bramante. It is a large figure group situated within a linear perspectival environment. Two main figures, Aristotle and Plato stand in the center of the large figure group in the background. There are two smaller figure groups on the left and right in the foreground. In contrast, the Adoration of the Magi, painted by Leonardo da Vinci around 1481-2 is a large figure group with a central triangular figure group. In the background on the left are ruins of a building and men on horseback fighting. Leonardo was commissioned by monks of San Donato a Scopeto in Florence, however, was left unfinished by Leonardo when he left for Milan.

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 first piece I chose was Venus Victorius, a bronze sculpture made by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1914. Much of the work we have studied in this course that features Venus, the

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

Prompt: Select and fully identify two paintings from different art historical periods and cultures that depict the same subject or theme.  Then discuss how the presentations are a reflection of the culture and style in which it was created.

The marble used to create the sculpture brings out the fine quality of such material. It also adds elegance and sensuous grace to the whole sculpture. The use of marble links the sculpture to the radiance and softness of the female skin. The hips of the

Michelangelo's David is a timeless sculpture that some may argue is one of the most famous artworks in history. The 14 ft. Tall marble statue of the biblical figure of David, this massive carving took place from 1501 to 1504, the statue was originally created for the cathedral of Florence but in 1873 was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. My contemporary artwork is 'Map Of Truths And Beliefs' by Grayson Perry which was created in 2011. This 290 x 690 cm acrylic, wool and cotton tapestry was created " to make a sort of altarpiece, a map of heaven..." Both of these artworks are the modern day (of their times) interpretation of what values, attitudes and visual conventions are accepted and embraced.

I chose the same works that you did. I stated that the way beauty is represented (flawless and perfect) in these two pieces can be compared to how celebrities are photo shopped. I think that although both pieces depict a beautiful woman they are unrealistic to how women really look. This is just my take on it. I hope it helps.

For The Principles of Composition paper I chose two pieces of art that I thought dramatized one specific principle of art. I decided to chose “Temple I in the great plaza,” constructed by the Mayan Indians on page 276 and “Untitled” by Donald Judd on page 441. I thought both of these pieces of art were unique and displayed balance.

This essay will compare and contrast the work of two sculptors who use the human form as a basis of their artwork. The first sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created in 1622 and portrays a Romanian story. Where as “Two Women” by Ron Mueck is a hyper realistic sculpture made by an Australian contemporary artist.

A winter known as Giorgio Vasari, stated that Michelangelo’s e works excelled “all ancient and modern statues, whether Greek or Latin, that have ever existed.” Michelangelo’s work, David, was very atypical in that the statue was unusually large and slender. By the 20th century, Michelangelo’s David had become iconic shorthand for culture with endless reproductions.

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