Standing Parvati

This is the sculpture I critiqued for my Art Appreciation class. I just think from a male's point of view, this sculpture is very interesting. It's fascinating to see that humans haven't changed all that much and the idealized human is still very much similar as it is now vs. a thousand years ago. If an artist created an idealized female form in modern times, it wouldn't be so different from this sculpture. It is truly a MODEL. This sculpture just communicates so many things and meanings to me.

William of Orange at Rutgers

Here is a statue of William of Orange at Voorhees Mall at Rutgers. It looks like a bronze statue that has been "greened" by oxidation. There is a lot of texture that allows the statue to be viewed close and away. I would say the scale is about 4x the size of a average person but the scale does seem to be in proportion. I think the statue holds space very well as you can see the dark space inside his cape. William's stance and gestures are very simple but meaningful movements.

Ron Mueck

After learning about Ron Mueck and his giant "baby" head sculpture, I had to find more of his works. His works definitely piqued my interested in sculptures because they are so life like and shows humans as enormous or small vulnerable creatures. A lot of his sculptures are of when children are born, naked bodies, when sleeping or alone and confused.

Other works by Ron Mueck

The Gates in 2005

Here is a picture my mom took when she visited The Gates about 6 years ago. The event was a Christo and Jeanne-Claude work where 7,503 vinyl "gates" were planted along 23 miles in Central Park, NYC. She even got a piece of the gates when the volunteers were handing out the nylon fabric. In fact, to this day, the fabric is still in my wallet. I seem to have good luck with it, so it will stay there. I'm not sure what the content of the art work was or if there were any significant meaning. Does anyone know?

Michael Jordan Statue in front of The United Center

This is the Michael Jordan Statue in front of United Center in Chicago. The sculptors were the husband and wife team of Omri and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany. There is a lot of texture in this statue as the surface is very rough and distressed when viewing it at a close distance. When viewing it at an distance, it is the iconic Jordan Jumpman. The statue seem to be in proportion and and in scale. In my opinion, this sculpture is very dramatic as it is an action that is at the pinnacle of basketball. You can also see the effects of shadows and the contrast on the art work. It really reminds me of Michaelangelo and Pisano's human sculptures.

Weird Figures in Xi'an China

This is a picture I took in Xi'an, China of two men sitting. I forgot what it represents but the way the artist used to shape the sculpture is quite unique. If you stand very close to it, they look very rough and the texture is more abstract. The composition is also unique because there is a break in the two sculpture spaces making the sculptures work as standalone or together. The back drop is a half finished wall that becomes a space for one figure and there is just negative space for the other figure.