My Personal Field Trip At The Permanent Sculptures At Western Michigan University

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

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.

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

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 two art pieces I chose when visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts are Cotopaxi by artist Frederic Edwin Church in 1862 and the Tomb of the Golden Engenderers by Carl Andre in 1976. The painting Cotopaxi was my favorite piece at the art museum. When I first saw it I was blown away by the beauty and skill of the painting. It is an oil canvas of the landscape in Ecuador named after the volcano Cotopaxi, showing an erupting volcano belching smoke and debris. It looked as if you were viewing the landscape in first person. The tremendous detail and crystal clear look of the painting left me in awe. The use of realism in his painting makes it stand out. The picture is very large and fascinating; the painting shows an emphasis on light and a passionate respect for natural detail. The color of the red sun and smoke of the volcano are shown with remarkable detail. The landscape and scenery of the painting makes it strikingly beautiful and allows the colors to burst. The artist allows for every landscape shown to compliment the other from the color of blazing sky, the massive waterfall plunging into the rocky canyon, to the dark chalky smoke of the volcano. The crimson sky reflects off the water in the distance. His painting shows the violence and power of nature with the explosion of the volcano obliterating everything around it in the distance. There is a small person in the bottom corner of the painting. The person surrounded by such a dramatic setting could symbolize the

Sculpture

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.

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.

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.

Sculptures came in a variety of shapes and sizes. They were often made of wood, metal, cloth, or clay. These sculptures served as personal protection figures, symbols for supernatural powers, and representation of ancestors. Most sculptures were made to represent the human body, but some cultures never carve human faces so it resembled any individual in fear of accusations of witch craft. A great example of one such sculpture is Cango and Zaire.

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.

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

     Like African paintings, poetry, and woodcarvings, sculptures tell a tale and immortalize cultures and beliefs. Different artists have different styles (African Arts Information). Materials and styles differ from village to village. Most sculptors use green wood, copper, tin, zinc alloys, bronze, ivory, or terra cotta, a kind of earth ware. Most sculpture figures are believed to contain ancestor’s spirits. Others represent sacred ideas or events (Fetzer 106). Some objects are said to be magical and believed to have magical powers (African Arts). Africans carve figures, make masks, and decorate articles for ceremonies (Fetzer 106).

Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century there were several sculptures that left behind legacies and changed the way people look at sculpture even today. These sculptures came from many sculptors that lived