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Sculpture

Sculpture. Please take notes and make thumbnails in your sketchbook You will need to reference this information later. Olmec.

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Sculpture

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  1. Sculpture • Please take notes and make thumbnails in your sketchbook • You will need to reference this information later

  2. Olmec In 1862, while drilling for oil in the modern Mexican state of Tabasco, a startling discovery was made. Buried beneath the jungle floor was a Colossal Stone head! Exhibiting african features, the head fell into none of the artistic styles of the known civilizations of Mexico. This discovery shocked the world. There was evidence of an ancient civilization, one that pre-dated the mighty Mayan, Incan and Aztec civilizations! The Olmecs are now considered the "mother-culture" of Mexico.

  3. The colossal heads are commanding portraits of individual Olmec rulers, and the large symbol displayed on the 'helmet' of each colossal head appears to be an identification motif for that person. Colossal heads glorified the rulers while they were alive, and commemorated them as revered ancestors after their death

  4. Sukhothai walking Buddha (Thailand) (1243)

  5. Easter Island Heads (Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile)

  6. Mayan Chacmool 9th-13th century. 37”high. Chichen Itza, Mexico

  7. Senufo, Ivory CoastWood, Height: 93 cm Sculptures of this kind were carved to commemorate an honoured hunter for his ardent courage and strength.

  8. Egyptian ArtRitual FigureDynasty 12, c.1920-1880 B.C.Gessoed and painted woodHeight: 22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm)

  9. Egyptian ArtQueen HatshepsutDynasty 18, c.1473-1458 B.C.Painted indurated limestoneHeight: 76 3/4 in. (194.9 cm)

  10. Greek ArtDiscobolosc. 450 BCRoman marble copy after the bronze original by Myronheight 155 cm (61 in)

  11. Relief portrait of the emperor Lucius Verus, ca. 166–170; Antonine, Marble Roman Portrait head of the Emperor Augustus

  12. Greek ArtThe "Agamemnon" MaskGold, from Tomb V at MycenaeSixteenth century BC

  13. African Art: FANGMaskGabonPainted wood18 7/8 in. (48 cm) high

  14. African Art: KOTAReliquary FigureGabonWood, copper, and brass26 3/4 in. (68 cm) high

  15. Hawaii Totems Native American

  16. Henry Moore English Abstract Sculptor, 1898-1986

  17. “Heads are the most expressive part of the human being.” -Henry Moore

  18. During WWII, Moore lived in England. During British Bomb raids many citizens found shelter in the subways. Henry made many sketches of the huddled masses of people and used them as a basis for some of his sculptures.

  19. Alberto Giacometti Walking Man (Homme qui Marche) 1960 (bronze, 190 x 27 x 110 cm),

  20. Man Walking (24 x 31 paper)

  21. Umberto Boccioni Unique Forms in the Continuity of Space(1913) Bronze (1264 x 890 x 406), Private Collection, Rome

  22. Edgar Degas Dancer Putting on her Stocking, bronze (The Minneapolis Institute of Arts)

  23. AUGUSTE RODIN THE GREAT THINKER Bronze  - Height cm. 183 ( 72 ")

  24. DANCE MOVEMENT A Bronze  - Height cm. 64,5 (25 2/8 ")

  25. BURGHER ANDREUS DE ANDRES Bronze  - Height cm. 43 ( 17 ")

  26. Constantin Brancusi The Kiss (1916)

  27. Assignment: Using your gesture studies as a guide, create a small sculpture depicting the human figure in an expressionistic pose. Make a plan in your sketchbook – thumbnail of your idea along with a small explanation of what you will try to portray Things to think about: • realism or abstraction • use of texture • How can the work you just looked at become an inspiration?

  28. Sculpture Terms • Gesture Drawings • Form • Space (positive and negative) • Additive Process • Subtractive Process • Form vs. Function - or - Form follows Function • Wedge • Slip and Score • Feather the edges • Patina • Sgraffito • Greenware/ Bisque • Relief

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