Monday, November 13, 2023

Foil Person

Sometimes artists don't want to draw or paint a person, they want to make a sculpture of a person

They would make realistic sculptures of people out of marble.
Bust of Nefertiti, 1345 BC
Great Sphinx Of Giza

The Terracotta Army, 210–209 BC
Terracotta Army
8,000 soldiers, 670 horses

Edgar Degas, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, 1881/1922


Degas
The Little 14 year old dancer

18 Famous Sculptures in History from Michelangelo to Jeff Koons

Giacometti's Sculptures Bare The Scars Of Our Daily Struggles : NPR
Giacometti


Marisol, Women and Dog, 1963-64
Marisol

38 of the Most Fascinating Public Sculptures | Architectural Digest | Architectural Digest



Antony Gormley, The Angel of the North, 1998
Gormley
The Angel of the North


We can explore some ways to create sculptures




Can you make a character from a story? 
What will the action be?
Will the character have a setting, or what event will be shown.
Could it be a historical figure?



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