Essays on Statue

The statue of Asklepios was formed in Greece during the Hellenistic period in the 2nd century B.C. The statue is a scale of art that combines different artistic skills and styles to bring perfection. The sculpture shows a headless statue of a human with various elements on the body of a human. The main and observable element is the intertwined snake to the right and left sections of the body of a human. The art in the statue is amazing that leaves a room for exclusive analysis of the artistic elements to understand the meaning of the statue in a deep way. Every artistic element leaves ...

Abstract

The roots of the history of sculpture in Europe can be traced back to the ancient Greece, where the great traditional forms of architectural sculpture, large-scale sculpture and statues flourished. The Greek sculptors primarily worked in stone and bronze. Classical and Hellenistic style of sculpture in Greek art carry distinct characteristics. Where the Classical sculpture is restrained and balanced, Hellenistic sculpture is extravagant plus dynamic. The composed and solemn expression of a classical figure gives in to the passionate expression found in the Hellenistic sculptures. The human body is seen to be the primary focus of ancient Greek sculptures, and ...

Asian art history

In Asia, creativity sprang up from artists and merchants and not just on leaders. The Asian Art history borrows a lot from the religious and the cultural practices of the Asians, and it analyzes the Asian Art sector and its historiography and future changes. It encompasses the influence of the Asian artistic pieces of work on the cultural practices of individuals from this region. This paper seeks to analyzeMeditating Buddha and Shakyamuni Buddha statues, from Asia in the formal, historical and cultural contexts and their similarities and differences. The Art behind Meditating Buddha is more appealing and creative. The ...

Educational Affiliation

The Nike of Samothrace Introduction Standing tall in the staircase of the Louvre Museum, the Nike of Samothrace also known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace was a valuable piece of art that represented Greeks mastery in human anatomy. As quoted from the video made by Professors Steven Zucker and Beth Harris (2011) on Smart History, Zucker declared that: “So here is a culture that has studied and celebrated the body; and then is willing to use the body for tremendous expressive force.” The Nike of Samothrace was a marble statue sculpted by an unknown Greek artist in the 2nd ...

As documented by Tarbell, discobolus the discus thrower is a statue of a discus thrower that was originally made by a Greek artist called Naucydes Myron between 460-450 BC. His Discobolus statue was called the Discobolus of Myron, and was made of bronze. This original statue is lost, and at the moment, many copies of it have been made of marble by Romans. The initial copy of the original was discovered in 1781 at the property in Rome-Villa Palombara, a property of the Massimo family. It was called the Palombara Discobolus and was discovered by an archaeologist from Italy. A second statue, Townley ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti and Gianlorenzo Bernini are among the best known artist who curved the statue of David. Michelangelo’s Statue of David is thought to come its completion at around 1504 (Lieberman, Ralph, 11). This is the most acknowledge works of the high Renaissance Period. On the other hand Benini’s David is thought to come to its completion at around 1623-1624. This is one of the sculpture that was fourth to be commissioned as life sized statue by Cardinal Borghese. It is therefore worth examining the two statues of David brought by the two artists to find out ...

Describe two artworks you have seen in person

Michelangelo’s David has often been termed as one of art-history’s most remarkable masterpieces. It is a depiction of David before the battle with Goliath. Numerous visitors from all over the world have travelled to Florence to experience the 500-year-old sculpture. Undoubtedly, the sculpture holds timeless appeal. David was sculpted in 1501 from a block of leftover marble. The sculpture is an oddity in that the upper body and head are not in proportion with the rest of the body. This is unlike the Renaissance age and style of art which embodied an obsession with harmony of proportion and form ( ...

Introduction

In this paper we are going to compare and contrast two kinds of historical sculptures which were used in accurate representation of some of the significant features which characterized the social well being of the people. These features included; childhood, old age as well as physical deformity. In the Hellenistic period, sculptural practices were very important and were symbolically used to illustrate certain meanings of certain occurrences. At one point in time, sculptures were made for various purposes and represented a wide range of occupations in which humans love. As time grew, further interests grew and the concerned individuals were ...

Gregory P Levine is a distinguished scholar for his masterly work in analyzing the historical events in Japan. He wrote an article “Switching Sites and Identities: The Founder's Statue at the Buddhist Temple Korin'in” which he describes a Japanese portrait statue made during the seventeenth century. The statue displays the monk Shokei Jofu that is found the Zen Buddhist temple Korin’in in Kyoto. The statue had inscriptions, which are significant for historical analysis by those of interest. Levine based his interest on the inscriptions and the order of temples site with the portrait as he carried out his research. He ...

Hellenistic Portrait Head

The Menil collection has artwork in ancient antiquity that range from Paleolithic to the Christian eras. The Paleolithic objects date from 22000 – 15000 BC (Smith 89). The Asia Minor artwork is a prehistoric Greek antiquity from Hellenistic period. The marble head that appears in the Menil collection, Houston represents a figure of a mature man with a small beard. The man turns his head to face the left side. This statue has short hair that has coils placed in rows. The coils emanate from a cowlick stand and have a coiffure with completion of bangs. The eyebrows have diagonal knots forcing arched furrows on the ...

- Statue of Akhenatem B. Stele of Akhenaten Nefertiti and Three Daughters The first statue depicts an artistic impression of Akhenaton, who was a famous Egyptian king or Pharaoh from the 18th dynasty. Akhenaten is also referred to as Amenhotep IV. He ruled Egypt for about 17 years and died around 1334 BC (Bussman, 557). He is famed for trying to introduce monotheism or the worship of one God in Egypt to replace polytheism. He failed in that attempt and soon after his death traditional polytheistic worship continued to reign in Egypt (Bussman, 556). During his period as King, ...

Introduction

El, Canaanite creator deity is a Canaanite based renowned sculpture used to represent God. The sculpture is made of bronze in addition to a gold leaf. The statute dates back to the late bronze age that is, between 1400-1200 BC. The sculpture is found at Megiddo, stratum VII. To me the sculpture is an abstract representation of God as it is depicted by the hat and the beard in the statue and I tend to think the work of this art is complex as the statue holds a blossom using his single hand as he has lost the other hand. I think ...

The Mona Lisa

The role of the artist in this case is to render a likeness of the individual who is to be in the portrait. During the Renaissance, the master artists such as Leonardo da Vinci were commissioned to paint the portraits of the wealthy citizens of Florence and the other major cities in Italy at the time. The artist’s function was simply to render and create the portrait of the customer or the subject. The art piece may have had several functions. The first is to “immortalize” the image of the subject so that his or her image could be ...

Image analysis

Images in art and architecture are important in that they carry message. Interpretation of images is an important skill to posses in the field of art and architecture. Image interpretation therefore is a fundamental component of decoding the meaning of images. Artists in the creating of their works employ various features in their work of art to create the desired effect on the person interacting with the image. These features give the image its interpretive value. In interpretive analysis, a determination is made on the elements of the drawing more represented than the others are. Such aspects include the use of ...

The Statue of Mentuhotep VI is a product of the Ancient Egyptian civilization and belongs to the late 13th dynasty, having been created in around 1675-1650 BC (“Graywacke statue of Meryankhre Mentuhotep VI”). The Strangford Apollo dates from around 500-490 BC and is a Greek work of art created during the Archaic period (“The Strangford Apollo”). Both works of art are pieces of sculpture, depicting the male figure in quite naturalistic ways. Although they are products of two different civilizations and the first has been created more than one thousand years before the second, the statues share several similarities. They ...

Shelley’s Ozymandias is an interesting sonnet. The overriding theme is of transience, and he uses elements of figurative language in order to accentuate and complement this theme. Ozymandias takes the form of a sonnet in iambic pentameter. It is an odd combination of both the Petrarchan and the Shakespearian sonnet forms. The poem is fixated on transience; that the statue is a “colossal wreck” represents the idea that nothing lasts forever. However, the poem is not simply about how large sculptures finally submit to the consequences of time; the statue is a representation of Ozymandias' motivation, vanity, and complete power, ...

David the hero

Introduction The three varying representations of David by the different artists who lived in different ages are all based on the biblical character of the Old Testament. The sculptures represent three crucial phases of Italian Renaissance during which the artists created them. All artists represented different moments in David's heroic role of killing Goliath with a sling and rock. Donatello and Michelangelo presented their sculptures completely nude vividly enhancing their mastery in body contours and proportion. All sculptures are found in Italy where the ancient artists lived. This study seeks to explore the various emotions and attitude on David ...

Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi was a young French sculptor who designed the famous statue of Liberty. Although it was constructed in Paris in 1884, it was sent to the New York City using 214 crates. The statue itself is fifteen feet tall but it is 305-meter tall including the pedestal. It weighs 225 tons and is popularly known as Liberty Enlightening the World. The statue of liberty is a lot more than a mere piece of art. It represents sense of freedom, independence, and opportunity. The crown of the statue has seven spikes symbolizing that liberty should not only spread across the ...

The Hope Athena is a Roman 2nd century AD copy after a Greek original of the late 5th century BC. It was named Hope Athena in honor of Thomas Hope, the man who paid for the excavation of the statue and its placement in a museum. It is made of white marble. The article The Hope Athena in Los Angeles County Museum website suggests it measures 86 x 28 x 22 1/2 inches. A standing, youthful woman is represented. Her head is a bit tilted forward and her gaze seems pensive, calm and serene almost as if she is in the process of ...

Summery Notes for Immigrants in American Society

The statue of Liberty was unveiled on October 28, 1886, a time where immigration to the United States was on the increase. During this ceremony, it did not occur to those in attendance that the statue of liberty would indeed act as a symbol of hope for those immigrants coming to America. The immigrants and foreigners coming to America were nostalgic about the hopes and dreams that awaited them in the new land and were anxious to start experiencing the new life. Of those in attendance during the ceremony, to unveil the statue of Liberty. It was only a single individual ...

Inspired by Greek historian Diodorus Siculus’s record of King Ramses II of Egypt, poet Percy Bysshe Shelly wrote the sonnet Ozymandias, which is the Greek form of the king’s name (Black, 2010). The sonnet resonates with the free-flowing imaginative and emotive style distinctive of the romantic era (Morner, 1997). Shelly had written the sonnet in a friendly competition with his friend Horace Smith, and it was first published under the pen name Glirastes in 1818 in a weekly London literary paper, The Examiner (Ozymandias). The fourteen-line sonnet is expressed as the contemplations of a traveller on the statute of King ...

According to the Greek sculpture, “how art made the world,” human beings were created with distinct features that surpass features of all other creatures. As a result, humans are creatures that have a distinct purpose to play compared to other creatures. According to the statue, Greeks appears to have created something that was greatly human. The characteristic features of the statue present the particular parts of the body of a human being. This indicates the value that Greeks had for humanity. The human nature of man is of greater significance since humans are expected to behave in a manner consistent with values, and ...

Ellis Island and Liberty Island

SWOT Analysis for the National Park Service – Ellis Island History Background According to the National Park Service, former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson added Ellis Island to the National Park Service in May 1965. In 1990 Ellis Island became part of the Statue of Liberty National monument as a museum of immigration (2013). The history of Ellis Island begins in 1890 when President Benjamin Harrison designated the location as the first Federal immigration station. The United States counting immigrants coming to America beginning in 1892 through 1954 twelve million entered the portal of Ellis Island. The island grew ...

Compare Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow (figure 16.14 on page 260) with Whispering Pines on a Mountain Path by Tang Yin

Coldness and the desire to go inside to rest next to a burning fire is a sensation that reveals from Bruegel’s painting “Hunters in the Snow”, combined with the vivid desire to stay out and enjoy the excitement of winter, facing the cold. This is an antagonist view portrayed by Bruegel who surprises the winter season with its hardships and its joys: while some men and their dogs are coming back from hunting tired and seemingly dull, for having a small capture (solely a rabid seems to have been hunted) a group of women are in charge with their daily tasks, but they ...

Introduction

The story "This Blessed House" was published in 1999. The author of this short story is Jhumpa Lahiri, personality’s difference and marriage is the main theme of this article was discussed in short story. The short story has two main characters, Sanjeev and Tanima who have recently engage. Tanima the bride is also called Twinkle in the short story. The two are Indian couples who have moved to their new house (Lahiri 53). The two newlywed couples find married life very challenging and indeed it becomes difficult for them to cope with it. Before they got marriage ...

Hellenistic Greece

Hellenistic Greece is the period between 323 BC and 30 BC. This is the period that marks by diminishing of the Greeks’ dominance and prosperity before the Roman Empire. This is when the influence Alexander on Greeks came to an end due to his death. After the death of Alexander, Roman Empire took over dispersing the Greeks. Hellenistic culture originated when the Greeks mixed with other cultures especially from the Asia and Middle East. One of the notable arts of this age is the Venus de Milo (Kousser, 4). This is a piece of architecture sculpture of a woman with no ...

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILITATION

Immigrants add a unique dimension to American life and politics. In this essay, I will give a brief explanation on the significance of the Statue of Liberty, provide an overview of the current demographics of the U.S. and the problems faced by minority groups in the 1970s and the identity politics that accompanied this tumultuous time in America’s history.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Between 1886-1924, almost 14 million immigrants entered the United States through the NY Harbor. While first and second class passengers weren't required to undergo inspection at Ellis Island, the majority of passengers in steerage class. The Statue of Liberty at Ellis ...

In order to complete this museum report, I visited the Bowers Museum that is located in Santa Ana. The visit and the entire experience was fun for me because it gave me an opportunity to learn in an entirely different and stimulating environment. History is not as much fun when sitting in class and talking about people and cultures that one cannot relate to. Thus, going to the museum makes the learning experience relatable and easier to understand. This was my second time visiting the Bowers Museum. This visit brought back memories because the last time I was there, ...

The Greeks’ profound studies about the human anatomy are reflected in the marble statues seen in the museum nowadays. The Classical style in Greek is the cross-cultural merging of the Greek and Roman styles (Mancoff and Bosch 38). The sculptures made during this period were realistic and natural; they are carved nude in marble along with the perfect body figures. One of the greatest products of the classical style is the Discobolus or the Discus Thrower by the 5th century Greek sculptor, Myron. In his work, the statue represents extreme concentration before throwing the discus at the target. The ...

Gallantly seated on a seemingly striding horse was the statue of George Washington at the Boston Pubic Garden. Its historical backdrop could reportedly be traced 157 years ago in 1857 when a sculptor by the name of Thomas Ball was allegedly commissioned to create it . Cast in bronze, the statue of George Washington’s face slightly veers to his left, with an apparent serious look at the spacious expanse of the magnificent garden. He is donned in a military outfit of his time with the prominent sergeant hat, an overcoat, and a sword protruding from his vestment. His right arm was slightly positioned ...

Art from ancient Egypt is a uniform and unequivocal representation of the bona fide life of the day, the visual indication of societal qualities. It didn't allow the specialists the level of chance of representation that is associated with Western skilled workers (Grimal and Grimal). Representational craftsmanship from the First Dynasty up to the end of the New Kingdom is a record of perpetual degree and additionally reliable visual evidence of the social, political, and religious and venture lifestyles of old-fashioned Egyptian power. Different improvements happened in imaginative works all around the many years achieving low down cases that, hundreds of ...

Sculpture is one of the earliest forms of art that graced the most beautiful of the ancient human civilizations. From the life-sized carvings of human forms to gigantic sculptures that enhanced a major architecture, sculptures presented different functions and meanings across various ancient civilizations. Among the several civilizations that produced the world’s well-known artifacts of today was the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, from which the Assyrian kingdom descended. Artworks from the Mesopotamian civilization, specifically those of the Assyrian kingdom, varied highly when compared with other forms of art produced by other civilizations—a fact that reflects the diversity of human ...

The case we are presented with is the Community for Non-Violence vs. Reid,490 U.S. 730 (1989) in which the Community for Non-Violence in its form as an organization dedicated to the elimination of homelessness. With one of its trustees the company was engaged in an oral agreement with Reid who is a sculptor with the agreement based the production of a statue that represents the dramatization of the plight of the homeless. This statue was to be displayed at a Christmas pageant in Washington with Reid working on the statue at his Baltimore studio with several visitors from the Community for ...

Blink: the power of thinking without thinking introduces a revolutionary ant at first glance a somewhat berserk was of analysis and decision making. The book argues that mental analysis that works rapidly and somewhat almost instinctively is far much better and more prone to success than well informed, researched and clearly thought out decisions. The main subject of the book is thin slicing which is human ability to clearly make out what is most relevant within minimal periods of experience as opposed to well thought out research, in-depth observation and longetive analysis with all relevant facts at hand without making any ...

Reflections on the impact of mythology in the fields of art and architecture as motivated by the study of a specific work of art– Setting and purpose of this work of art, the connection between this work of art and mythology, the myth generating its creation, personal impact of this work of art and following thoughts on mythology’s impact on artistic creation [The author’s name]

Abstract

This paper will present you with the personal reflections caused by the discussions in class as far as the impact of mythologies and specific myths on art and architecture are concerned. In ...

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni simply known as Michelangelo is arguably one of the greatest artists ever. He was a painter and a sculptor by profession. Born in the 1470s in Caprese, Michelangelo followed his passion to become one of the greatest artists of his time. His influence was not only felt in the religious world but he also influenced both the western culture and political being at his time. During his lifetime, he made some of the world’s most famous sculptors and paintings. He also wrote poems and sonnets that have been inspirational to many even today. His contributions ...

The story of the biblical hero David and his battle against the giant Golliath was very popular among Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists. Four great artists of the two periods have created statues with this theme. Each of these represents the genius of the artist and the ideals of the period during which it was created. Donatello’s David is the earliest, created in c. 1428-1432 (Tansey and Kleiner, 688). Verrocchio’s sculpture was made in c. 1465-1470 (Tansey and Kleiner, 715). Both belong to the Early Renaissance. Michelangelo’s David is part of the High Renaissance, created in ...

SLIDE 2

Like all ancient people, the Greek thought of temples as houses for the gods. While in Greece the temple plan was derived from the megaron found in Mycenaean palaces, Roman temples were derived from Greek and Etruscan precedents. The Greek temples were decorated with an exterior colonnade, and the statue of the god was housed in the main room (the naos) facing the east where an outdoor altar for sacrifices was placed. The Roman temples borrowed the podium (base) and the frontality of the temple from Etruscan temples. From Greece came the columns, the cella (central room), the porch ( ...

It is always interesting to be able to compare two works of art with the same subject but from different artists and different periods in the history of art. The two statues of David, created by Michelangelo and Bernini, the first in 1504 and the second in 1625 provide an excellent opportunity to compare and contrast not only the styles of the individual artists, but also the styles of the Renaissance and the Baroque respectively.

Chronologically, Michelangelo and his David are older and will therefore be considered first. Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and ...

I have chosen Donatello as the artist I particularly like. The two works of art that I will discuss for this paper are: St. George and Slaying of the Dragon. Donatello belongs to the period of Early Renaissance. The attitude towards the depiction of the human body was classical. Donatello rediscovered the art of the ancient masters. He reintroduced contrapposto (the position in which the statue’s weight is on one leg). Contrapposto means that the figure seems to be in the state of possible movement. The leg which is bearing most of the weight is engaged and the ...

Introduction

Charles Bridge of Prague in Czech Republic and the Golden Gate Bridge in United States are two of the most renowned bridges of the world. Both of these bridges exhibit few similarities and few differences in its physical form, location, types of users, frequency and purpose of use, and materials. This paper will elucidates and compare these similarities and differences. Not only these bridges have a sheer economic significance but they have great cultural impact, as well. Both were made for the same notion of connecting communities (Brook & Cornish, 1992). Charles Bridge was made a century ago, while Golden Gate Bridge, ...

Artistic Analysis of Artwork in the Museum

I went to a local museum, and I felt like as if I entered the realm of the past. The objects were literally talking to me, and they were giving a set of very clear and concise messages as I moved along the various regions of the facility. Villa Terrace was established as a historical center in the year of 1924, and the fonder of the establishment was Lloyd R. Smith. The Smiths came back from the journey from Italy, and requested, architectural expert, David Adler to build them a new residence, and the museum was its part at that time. I exposed ...

In his article, Multiplicitous and Inorganic Bodies, Lynn tackles the relevance of understanding the principles of proportional geometry. By incorporating this principles on architectural designs, architects can achieve harmony which results to a natural, well-crafted work (Lynn, 1992). As a professor of architecture, Lynn is thoroughly concerned with the spatial bodies of inanimate objects he refers to as ‘organisms’. Lynn argues that in order to better understand any object, destroying it would be the first option. Similarly, biological sciences attempt to study the vital functions of the organs through live dissection and open surgery. In architecture, creating a plan is also a simple ...

"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum) is the main work of Roman historian Suetonius, written during his tenure as secretary of Emperor Hadrian. It is a collection of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman princeps, from Augustus to Domitian. This work is one of the most important works of antiquity. It is written in simple language, and each biography of Emperors is written in a certain pattern. For example, Suetonius description always starts on the origin of of the each ruler, the early years of his life, his social activities, then proceeds to personal qualities ...

“Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell

In the book “Blink,” Malcolm Gladwell, one of the famous journalists, intends to share the results of psychological research to prove the importance of cognitive thinking in human beings. The book explains the way humans think within a blink of an eye, which is quite difficult. Gladwell explains about rapid cognition, which refers to snap decision-making. He convinces the readers that the snap decisions may be good or bad when compared to the conclusions. Gladwell identifies the circumstances where rapid cognition results poor outcomes. He also analyzes the ways and means to improve the results produced by rapid cognition. In ...

"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum) is the main work of Roman historian Suetonius, written during his tenure as secretary of Emperor Hadrian. It is a collection of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman princeps, from Augustus to Domitian. This work is one of the most important works of antiquity. It is written in simple language, and each biography of Emperors is written in a certain pattern. For example, Suetonius description always starts on the origin of of the each ruler, the early years of his life, his social activities, then proceeds to personal qualities ...

Compare and Contrast the self-portraits of Rembrandt van Rijn and Cindy Sherman. What do each of these artists understand the self-portrait to reveal about themselves?Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was the most prominent Dutch painter of all times and one of the greatest painters in the history of art. He made over a hundred self-portraits in different techniques. His life was very exciting which can be seen from his artwork. Some of his self-portraits are clear, sometimes less clear, dreamy and ethereal and his final self-portraits are realistic with gray hair and sorrow on his face. However, what all of these ...

Summary:

The text is all about the interpretation of what can be obtained from artistic work. The work of art tells more beyond just mere pictures, this is one of the reasons as to why it is used in literature to deliver information and meaning into the society. The text thus addresses the fact that the hidden meaning in artistic work can be obtained prior to the effect of human knowledge and experience with artistic work. Talking notes is a phrase used to depict the capability of an artistic work says a statue to deliver intended information as if to possess ...

Introduction

A friend, an ideal, a hero Back when I was a kid, like most of the kids I know, I dreamed of being Superman, or his buddy in actions. It turned out that I was not Superman, or his pal, but Mike Towry, Co – Founder of Comic Con International and this experience has been pretty exciting for me so far and I have the hope that it has been a fun experience for you also, as devoted readers of Comic Con. I would like to thank you all for coming here today for honoring the statue dedicated to Superman, this famous ...

The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1485. Tempera on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

At the center of the canvas, standing on a gigantic seashell amidst the sea, is a naked woman. Her head is a bit tilted to the left, her expression serene and calm. On her left, a pair of semi-naked winged figures, a man and a woman, are depicted embraced, their mouths blowing air towards the naked woman in order to help her reach the shore, where another woman awaits to cover her with a robe. The figures are elongated, the necks seem disproportionate and there is a fragile beauty on the faces, all typical characteristics of the art of Botticelli (Tansey and Kleiner, 721). The artist was ...

Communication

Stephen Hawking and FDR: Coping with Disability It is interesting that both Stephen Hawking and Franklin D. Roosevelt are considered heroes to people with disabilities. Each of them has communicated much differently about their problems to the outside world. Franklin D. Roosevelt hid his disability from the public. On the other hand Stephen Hawkings is very public about his disability. His photographs can be found many places on the web and on the back covers of his books. Although the way the two men dealt with their contemporaries about their disabilities perhaps they each did what was best. ...

1. Raisins and raisin bran

The raisins in raisin bran do not settle at the bottom of a box or other container for two reasons. First, they are of smaller sizes than the raisins. If the raisins are placed in a container followed by the bran, the bran would slip though the spaces and go to the bottom. However, if the bran are placed first in the container and the raisins last, the raisins cannot slip through the bran no matter how one shakes the container. The second reason is that while individual pieces of bran are much lighter than the raisins, their total weight is ...

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Section I

Political — Pablo Picasso “Guernica” (1937). Twentieth Century. Spain. Pablo Picasso was an artist best known for Cubism. He evokes powerful narratives in his work despite the fact that his paintings and murals are often non-realist in style. Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” is a good example of political art. The work is a mural and it was created in the twentieth century in Spain. The mural tells a story. It is an example of narrative art. The mural depicts the suffering people experienced during the Spanish Civil War. The Fascists had bombed the small town of Guernica. The ...

Images constantly surround us in our everyday lives. Our eyes and brains are so saturated with visual information that we sometimes do not notice the power/influence images hold over us. Images/objects/monuments did not materialize out of thin air! They were created within particular cultures/societies and mirrored these societies’ concerns. Thus, almost all changes and/or developments in style and iconography reflect changes within a society political, social, religious. In looking at all the arts, in the world from the ancient times to the modern world it is clear that they have all portrayed something of importance at that time. Some examples ...

English

The poem is about the statue of liberty and the major theme of the poem is how the statue of liberty acts as the benevolent empress and the mother to the exiles. The main theme is to welcome the immigrants through the lips of the mighty women guarding the golden gates and to present America as the Promised Land and to depict American dream as worth migrating and striving for. The poem starts with the following significant words, “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”. The beginning of the poem clarifies that this Colossus is not a continuation of ...

The statue of Nude Descending a Staircase is regarded as one of the noble yet classic status of the Philadelphia Museum of art. The painting was made in 1912 by one of the renowned painter Marcel Duchamp. His sculpture portrays a discernable body part of a figure in the form of nested, conical and cylindrical elements assembled together in a moving figure. The authenticity of the Nude Dancing in a Staircase statue is complicated as it reveals socio-economic or political aspects thus provide a combination of anomalous features (Pells 6). As documented by the literary reviews, the nude Descending statue is a looming predecessor to represent ...

The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called classical art. Classical art is a name used to describe certain periods in which various artists searched for their inspiration to this archaic style. The Romans learned painting and sculpture mainly from the Greeks which assisted in transmitting Greek art to ages. Greek and Roman sculpture has had a profound effect throughout the ages. Greek sculpture took early inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art from 800 to 300 BC (Singh 563). However, this evolved over the centuries all this evolved into a sole Greek version of the art form. Arguably, ...

The Shaw Memorial statue is a rich piece of Art that develops numerous themes of high relevance in the contemporary world. The Shaw memorial presents an artistic work compiled by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that describes Colonial Shaw leading his soldiers. The sculpture presents the establishment of the historical memory of the MA 54th Regiment. One can learn various lessons from this work that are essential in understanding how to embrace diversity and differences that characterize the modern society. The paper argues that the Shaw Memorial presents a strategic piece of work that describes the history of Civil War and vital role that ...

This bronze statue is approximately 7 inches tall, with very strong lines formed by the flat shapes of the legs and neck. These lines flow into cylinder shapes that form the tail, head, and body. The space under the horse is expanded beyond that of a real horse, shifting the proportions from an actual horse. The ears are oversized and pricked up, giving a feeling of attention and energy to the animal. The stand of the statue includes triangular holes making it look like the horse is standing on rocky ground. The combination is a very geometric and modern-looking representation of a horse (“Statuette ...

- Sculpture: Warrior Bronzes of Riace

Description: As a classical work, the sculpture is an example of a contrapposto where weight is supported by the back legs. It was to be transported to a Roman city but ended up submerged in water possibly because of a shipwreck. - Sculpture: Athena and Marsyas by Myron

Origin and Era: Greek – Early classical

Description: The sculpture does not fail to embody movement especially because the artist studied actions of athletes. Although none of the original work in bronze survived, it had Roman copies in marble. - Sculpture: Discobolos by Myron

Origin and Era: Greek – Early classical

Description: It features the moment when the athlete is about ...