Eye Body c. 1963 Eye body, is a portfolio consisting of 36 photographs in which the artist, Carolee Schneeman, envelops herself in an artificial environment created with a plethora of objects such as plastic tarps, mannequins, and broken mirrors. She covered herself in a myriad of materials to become one with the art. Viewing herself as a piece of art, she applied grease, chalk, and plastic to her nude body. Through these applications she created 36 “transformative actions” as a colleague photographed each action singularly, representing a frame of film. This was her integration as the artist’s self image and image creator, combining through an impromptu collage in space and time. The portfolio was initially met with negativity as curators deemed it “narcissistic exhibitionism". However, Schneemann interpreted these photographs as a proclamation of her strength and the sexuality of women . Three Figures After Pontormo c....
Hector Collazo
ReplyDeleteIntro To Art
Prof. Harmon
9/20/2017
The first stylized art example I will be using comes from ancient Egypt. It is a small ceramic sculpture of a hippopotamus, coated in a blue glaze and adorned with drawings of lotus flowers. In ancient Egyptian culture the hippopotamus was revered by the God Taret, divine midwife and goddess of pregnant women. This particular statue was buried with someone of royal lineage. The leg of the statue was often broken so the figure could not harm the person, in order to guide him/her safely into the afterlife.
The Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations approached their artwork in a much more humanistic manner. For example, in ancient Greece the human form was considered the highest creation of nature; the closest thing to the perfection of physical form with the ability to reason. The spear bearer statue from 440 BC depicts an athlete who once held a spear on his left shoulder. The sculptor wanted to portray a vision of anatomical perfection. It stands about 6 feet tall and is carved from white marble.