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The equestrian sculpture is insofar a miracle which stands for Fernkorn's craftsmanship as a sculptor, as only the two back legs of the horse have a connection with the pedestal, it is only the second oldest in the world of this kind, after the Monument to Nicholas I in Saint Petersburg, outdoing the achievement of Tacca's equestrian sculpture ...
Rosalind Krauss identified sculpture in the expanded field, a series of oppositions around the work's relationship to its environment that describe the various sculpture-like activities that are postmodern sculpture, creating a theoretical explanation that could adequately fit the developments of Land art, Minimalist sculpture, and site ...
Statues of Plenty orBulls with Maidens or Ceres, grain and the Old World staff c. 1892–1893 A bronze version was erected in Humboldt Park, Chicago in 1912. Statues of Plenty or Bulls with Maidens or Native American Corn Goddess staff c. 1892–1893 A bronze version was erected in Humboldt Park, Chicago in 1912. Johannes Gelert: The Little ...
The creator of “The Thinker” is celebrated as the “greatest sculpture of the 19th century.” World famous sculptures are heading to Brookgreen Gardens. His work is in a Paris museum
Modern and contemporary art have added a number of non-traditional forms of sculpture, including sound sculpture, light sculpture, environmental art, environmental sculpture, street art sculpture, kinetic sculpture (involving aspects of physical motion), land art, and site-specific art. Sculpture is an important form of public art.
Object 68, the Hindu deity couple Shiva and Parvati sculpture with radio series information panel. The programme series, described as "a landmark project", [8] is billed as 'A history of humanity' told through a hundred objects from all over the world in the British Museum's collection.
Rogers' “Rhythms of Life” project is the largest contemporary land-art undertaking in the world, forming a chain of stone sculptures, or geoglyphs, around the globe – 12 sites – in disparate exotic locations (from below sea level and up to altitudes of 4,300 m/14,107 ft). Up to three geoglyphs (ranging in size up to 40,000 sq m/430,560 ...
Classicism began its spread around the world through the Greek colonies scattered all around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Alexander the Great took it further, reaching India. In these regions, the principles of Greek sculpture were presented to the local populations and, blending with their traditions, gave rise to stylistic ...