Tom Otterness's Crying Giant

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 monument will be a full body statue of Mr. Benson, made from bronze because that is most commonly what statues are made of. The main goal is to make this depiction of Mr. Benson

This sculpture was given the title, “Dionysus,” and is dated at 50 – 150 A.D. During that period, the Roman Empire went through a civil war, multiple rebellions, a couple disastrous fires, the building of the Colosseum, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the peak of Roman military expansion and thirteen different Emperors. One of which started the Flavian Dynasty, which would bring stability to the empire that was crumbling because of financial strife. With all of these events happening, good and bad, it seems difficult to pin point the inspiration or message behind this sculpture. But if you break that period of time down into parts, it may be easier to get a feel for what the artist was feeling so strongly about, whether it was inspired by

When thinking about the memorialization of a person or event, it is important to consider the monuments’ location. Placing a statue in a beautiful area or a place where a significant event took place is a great place to consider. A memorial of Christopher Columbus stands in Riverside Park in Eaton Pennsylvania (Source E). Walking through the park on a beautiful day reminds

The size of the statue that is being presented is important to guarantee that the person, who is being memorialized, gets the right amount of recognition. When the design for the Holocaust Museum was finalized, protesters came together and argued that is was too big. The reason for this museum was to remember the Holocaust and “not to overpower The Mall or its visitors.”(Source E) It was then decided that if they downsized the museum they could incorporate it into The Mall. The material that the monument is made from is a very important component to consider when making a monument. When creating a sculpture, which may be expensive, the material it’s made from should be able to withstand weathering, eroding, or possibly being eaten. A statue was made for H. Elroy Johnson, which “was supposed to be cast in bronze...But Maine ran out of money, so the artist just slapped a coat of bronze paint over the plaster.”(Source F) After that was done, It was sent to many places as if nobody wanted it, and while being shipped around it was vandalized and just treated badly. The statue “ended up in a warehouse where it was eaten by rats.” (Source F) So it is very important for a group to consider what material the statue is made

According to my research I completed the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial it is 252 feet long by 71 feet wide by 44 feet high and is a monumental sculpture (Langley). The figure of Grant mounted on his horse forms the monument’s top pedestal. Four lions, appear to guarding two flags, mark the corners of an imaginary pyramid’s base and visually align with the life-size Cavalry Group on the north and Artillery Group on the south. The symmetry and simplicity of the classically styled platform provide an effective stage for the heightened realism of the bronze components.

The statue of Philip Kearny, sculpted by artist Henry Kirke Brown was a gift to the National Statuary Hall Collection by the state of New Jersey in 1888. It resides in the Hall of Columns at the U.S. Capitol.

This Statue represents Thirty-nine Baltimoreans who died in the battles Lady Baltimore commemorates. This occurred between Sep. 12th and 15th in 1814 and plans for the monument in their honor began not long after. This statue represents the city of Baltimore. During the weekend I went to visit the replica statue and made an evaluation. The texture looked to be smooth her dress looks to be loose fitting and draped there are multiple lines and her hair looks soft, the statue looks to be showing motion as she holds her arm up with a perfect balance. She has a crown that sits on her head, the color looks to be fresh and clean being as though the new statue is only 3 years old. I saw a lot of space around the statue. I thought the Statue looked beautiful and I am honored to have seen it. I also gathered information about the original statue it stands 52 feet above ground, both of the arms have been broken off over the years by a combination of wind and rain and also has ruined the statue's eyes, nose, and ears. Underneath the monument, there are 18 layers of stone which are the number of states in the union in

One of the Monuments me and my group went to see was The Washington Monument. Imagine the sky being gray looking at a 555 foot tall monument. The monument was made to honor our first president George Washington. One of the other Monuments we saw was the Lincoln Memorial. I felt like I was standing next to a giant monster. He was huge even though he was a sculpture.

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.

The art piece that I chose to critique is the sculpture of a figure kneeling down and getting shocked. It is located on campus near the Morris University Center(muc). When I first saw this sculpture it caught my attention immediately, because of how gruesome the piece was. I feel like I don’t have a good understanding of what the sculpture represents, but it seems like it would raise plenty of controversy, due to its erotic features. It seems like the artist was venting his emotions when he created his idea. The sculpture is fairly large in size, which makes it noticeable, among the other art pieces on campus. The sculpture media consist of wood and concrete, and metal mostly. The individual is keeling down toward the west and is supported

Female Figure with Child was made by Akan-Asante people from Ghana and it is 45.1cm high. It combined wood, beads and pigments together. It is stored in the University of Iowa Museum of Art right now and it belongs to the Stanley Collection. It only has a little damage on baby figure’s leg but the overall condition of

In the modes of literature there are four mode lines to follow off of. One of the mode lines are romance, which is most commonly used beside comedy. In the beginning of the story there is a mild conflict, and in this case the ugly duckling is driven away and excluded from society because he looks differently and he acts different from everyone else. He tries to find his place everywhere around the land but he can’t find anywhere, where he is accepted. The final point on the mode line of

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

Initially, when I walked up to this sculpture my thoughts were the name of the piece pretty much sums it up. Approaching the statues, they seem to just be large bronze masses on the corner of McCaul street but, as any art should be looked at, I decided to dig deeper than the superficial. The location is odd to me, mainly because the bronze forms are not alone in the corner of the building, but are not really impacted by its surroundings. The trees behind the statue are dead giving a desolate atmosphere invoking a sense of loneliness. Moreover, almost the entire area surrounding the piece is solid concrete, giving a very penitential outlook. I’m not sure if the sculpture’s initial approach is supposed to invoke miserable emotions but if so it does its job