Depictions of Ancient Statues from around the world

      The theme of my exhibit is going to depict ancient statues from around the world. I chose this theme because I believe statues are a very beautiful form of art and more people should be able to see and experience there greatness. They offer a three dimensional aspect to art and are large in size.

      The three statues I chose to be displayed at my exhibit are all from around the world. My first statue is from Roman art. It is a "Marble statue of a bearded Hercules" who was mythological hero of superhuman strength. This is significant to me because when I was a kid, Hercules was my one of my favorite characters. This statue is very detailed, and well crafted. The second work of art I chose to be displayed at my exhibit is a statue from Egyptian art called "Recumbent Anubis" because of the horizontal resting position of the statue. Anubis is the god of mummification and protector of tombs in Egyptian mythology. Anubis is also illustrated in many other pieces of Egyptian art. My third and final statue is from Asian Art and is titles "Seated Buddha". In appearance of this statue is of a soft grey color, and is also very happily detailed treasure representing Buddhism. Over all, all three of these statues represent a cultural, world wide identity that the majority of the population recognizes. They also show that they are very old since they all have chipped and damaged spots.

      These works of art, despite there defects are amazing to look at. They show how intelligent and artistic we  can be, and that pretty much anything can be done with the right mind set and proper resources. I am looking forward to finishing my exhibit soon so more can come witness real ancient statues that are from around the world.

             "Bronze Statue of an Aristocratic boy", 27 B.C.-A.D. 14, Greek & Roman Art.

"Marble statue of a youth man", 1st century A.D., Greek and Roman Art.

"Marble statue of a wounded warrior", A.D. 138-181, Greek and Roman Art.

           

                         "Marble statue of an old woman", A.D 14-68, Greek and Roman Art.    

"Marble statue of Hercules", A.D. 68-98, Greek and Roman Art.

                        "Marble Head of a Greek general", 1st-2nd century A.D., Greek and Roman Art.

                   "Bronze statuette of a horse", late 2nd-1st Century B.C., Greek and Roman Art.

                             "Haremhab as a Scribe of the King", ca. 1336-1323 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                   "Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut", ca. 1473-1458 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                               "Statue of an Offering Bearer", ca. 1981-1975 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                                             "Ptah Statue", ca. 1070-712 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                                       "Statue of Seated Imhotep", 332-30 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                                           "Recumbent Anubis", 664-30 B.C., Egyptian Art.

                                                "Seated Buddha", 7th-8th century, Asian Art.

                                             "Bust of figurine", ca. 1000-250 B.C., Asian Art.

Chelsea Galleries Reaction

On November 11, 2011, I decided to visit some art galleries in the Chelsea, New York area. I was looking for art I would like to add to my personal collection. Upon visiting a couple of galleries, one gallery in particular really caught my eye. The Yossi Milo Gallery on 525 West 25th street held some of the most interesting and beautiful art works I have ever seen. These big, large scale printed works of art by Simen Johan all showed animals doing something different in a reality but are then placed into environments that are separately photographed. One shows a bird on a branch with a frog in its mouth ready to eat it, another two deers frozen to a tree because of the brutality of the cold weather, and my favorite one, a rhinoceros just laying down on the sand relaxing. This big work of art of the relaxing rhinoceros is very appealing to me because its a large picture bordered white inside of a simple white frame. The quality of the print for this picture is also the best I have ever seen because it is so clean looking and the colors are just so vibrant and gorgeous. This artwork seems like a good investment to me since I would like to display this in my house along with others from my collection.

However not all the galleries I visited met my preferences of art. The Gagosian Gallery on 555 West 24th street was home to Richard Serra’s Junction/Cycle. This giant sculpture consists of two long steel structures that are made up of tall, continuously connected steel plates that carry different shades of rust on there surface. Here you see marks such as scales, drips, streaks, shadows, calcium deposits, and water stains. Although this sculpture seemed interesting to me at first because there is a walkable curved path in between the two pieces of steal, it became repetitive and boring very quickly. For the massive size and high price point for this art work, it is safe to say that I have no place or liking in purchasing this piece.

Simen Johan
“Untitled #168
2011

Richard Serra

“Junction/ Cycle”

Junction (2011), Cycle (2010)