... and how are they similar? After circling the museum for an hour, bouncing from security guard to security guard (trying to find my way to the baroque sculptures) I was finally able to answer that question. The two examples I chose were "Nessus and Dejanira" from the Baroque period and "Loving Couple" from ... in the wind and basically nothing in the sculpture is simple or boring. I think the dramatics carry itself throughout the period, resembling late classical Greek sculptures. "Loving Couple" is much more simple and plain. Because of their tiny smiles, it makes the sculpture fun witho...

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... its classical foundation in form, line, structure, and meaning. These two periods gave a great deal of impact and inspiration to our arts and our lives. Many of our structures and sculptures have at least some form of influence from these classical periods. Some of the examples are Epidaurus Theater, The Colosseum, The Parthenon, Temple of Fortuna Virilis, The Panthenon, and the ... human form in sculpture. The power and action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is trying to create the most abstract sculpture of a human body shou...

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... its classical foundation in form, line, structure, and meaning. These two periods gave a great deal of impact and inspiration to our arts and our lives. Many of our structures and sculptures have at least some form of influence from these classical periods. Some of the examples are Epidaurus Theater, The Colosseum, The Parthenon, Temple of Fortuna Virilis, The Panthenon, and the ... human form in sculpture. The power and action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is trying to create the most abstract sculpture of a human body shou...

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... artists pushed the boundaries of ceramics to the outer limits to break the field wide open. During the late 1950's and 1960's, Mason belonged to a group of free-form or abstract expressionists. His early work consisted of pieces that were massive and energetic. Mason's huge, rough pots, walls, monumental rectangles, "x" shapes and crosses are a testament to his vitality and artistry. Mason ... present, Mason has twisted geometry around in his series of Torque vessels. He wed the vibrancy of his early work to geometric restraint of firebrick installations to create new totemic sculptures...

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... its classical foundation in form, line, structure, and meaning. These two periods gave a great deal of impact and inspiration to our arts and our lives. Many of our structures and sculptures have at least some form of influence from these classical periods. Some of the examples are Epidaurus Theater, The Colosseum, The Parthenon, Temple of Fortuna Virilis, The Panthenon, and the ... human form in sculpture. The power and action it shows can't be without a doubt that it influenced the western artists. Even an artist who is trying to create the most abstract sculpture of a human body shou...

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... , oversimplified, if u wish. It is very boxy and the lines are very straight if compared to the other one. Geometry is present in the feel of it. It is an abstract perfection. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Kouros boy's movement is restricted to a slight move of the left leg to the front, leaving everything else still ... and how sometimes past comes back and becomes present. It is fascinating and shocking sometimes how things change or do not change. How art changes. Just think about the two sculptures like about a grandfather and a child, they look alike, but they are...

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Chris Burden is an extremely significant abstract artist who began exhibiting in 1971. He established a reputation that year with a performance piece entitled Shoot in which he instructed a friend to shoot him in the arm while a few other ... want to become known as a novelty act, Burden decided to change his direction and focus on his other interests, namely, sculpture and model building. However, even in some of his sculptures there was still an element of danger. The Big Wheel is one of Burden's most impressive installations. This piece involves a three-ton cast iron suspended wheel, whic...

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