Essays on Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani’s series of Heads was first exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, Paris, 1912 as a ‘decorative ensemble’ of 7 slightly varying limestone sculptures focusing around a common theme. This is one of the more refined heads in the ensemble, the stone is left smoother...

Ancient Greece is recognized as one of the many domineering nations that existed. Even though time has shifted, the influence of their humanities can be observed today. The people of ancient Greece had evolved, which inspired the modern people to admire and adapt to their...

Maria Christina Brito was a Cuban-American artist that specialized in painting, sculpture and installations. Maria Christina Brito was born in Havana, Cuba during the year of 1947. In 1947, Cuba was a communist country and many Cubans were fleeing the island. At the age of...

Between 1st -2nd CE, a Roman sculpture was created by a famed Athenian sculptor Praxiteles. This statue was based off the Greek goddess Aphrodite and is shaped from marble as a nude female torso. No name was specifically given for this piece, so its title...

The sculpture created by Bernini is arguably the most dramatic scene of the whole Apollo and Daphne story. Bernini picks the exact moment when Daphne turns into a tree to avoid Apollo’s grasp and it is also the turning point of the story. The sculpture...

This bronze sculpture is the head of Poseidon, Greek god over the sea. The internationally recognized sculpture was created during the Hellenistic period (300-30 BC). The date this specific sculpture is said to be around 227-221 BC according to the museum of fine arts in...

Bernini’s David was made on commission as one of three sculptures created for the Borghese family villa in Rome. At 170cm tall, this marble statue tells the biblical story of the battle between David and Goliath, portraying the moment David winds up his torso, about...

Grecian drapery has had a lasting impact on modern fashion. It has been used in anything from eveningwear to bridal gowns, and oftentimes give a garment a classic, elegant touch. The trend itself, however, is far from modern. Grecians first began depicting drapery in sculpture...

The previous artwork The Senster (1970) is a cybernetic sculpture. As well as it is the first artwork of a robot by computer-controlled, showing interactive art between machine and human. The Senster (1970 ) works by using circuit systems and computers to control the movement...

Plagiarism is done when someone copy others work and shown as it is own work. When you use someone’s work without giving acknowledgement to them is called plagiarism. If you paraphrase the words but your sentence is copied, and you don’t give credit to that...