Portrait Sculpture Responses

sarah -----------------------
2/26/2004 11:22:38 AM

Wade -----------------------
2/26/2004 11:57:52 AM

Mike Gilbert -----------------------
2/26/2004 11:34:19 AM

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i like the Viola Frey Pink Bricolage because its unique and different than the others ii've seen. there are some pots and litle kids having fun by this funtine. its just really cool looking. it just has so much detial to it and different things like that.

Mike Busi Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:29:26 AM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_12.233.htm

I like the detail of this sculpture, whoever made it really made its sculpture look old. There are many wrinkles and otehr details that show this. The wrinkles around his eyes really make the man look old and tired and the Frown on his face makes him seem depressed. These things help make the head look real.

Francisco Buxareo Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:24:17 AM

http://archive.abcnews.go.com/media/SciTech/images/ho_big_brother_010306_v.jpg

I thought this sculpture was very cool for a few reasons. First I think it has a very complex color scheme not like some thing thwat a thrid grader would do. Also I think this is cool because in addition to the head there is also a large boot smashing the head and the is crazy cool.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:23:45 AM

http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/classics/rosculp2.html

This page has many great and accurate sculptures.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:27:02 AM

http://www.antiqueestates.com/147/

Great African sculpture of a woman made of ivory. The face is a little abstract but its still cool.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:28:53 AM

http://www.sculpturesplace.com/sclStudyofHead.html

A nicely done scupture that is very lifelike except for the eyes.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:30:39 AM

http://www.johngoldstein.net/pitti_-_head_sculpture.htm

A very cool sculpture that is both innovative and exciting.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:32:26 AM

http://www.talariaenterprises.com/product_lists/modigliani.html

Very weird but cool. The face is longer than a regularly proportioned face but it's still cool.

Ben Dague Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:33:56 AM

http://www.errantart.com/garden_head2_top.htm

This sculpture looks like something off of Stonehedge but i like it.

Molly Friel Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:28:46 AM

molz31@hotmail.com

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/ho_14.130.1.htm http://www.renabranstengallery.com/frey.html http://briangrossfineart.com/artists/rarneson/ http://www.indiana.edu/~leach/c414/repuport.html http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ Julio Claudian's Portrait stature of a boy is very unique. The boy is holding his cloth and his one hand is very detailed and positioned in a way that makes one think he is about to state a point. The sculpturer paid particular attention to the detail on the boy's upper body; the lower body is all covered by his cloth. The boy is molded in proportion to the size of a young man and his feature represent those of a child. He is very well presented and a wonderful piece of work.

Quinn Gardner Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:30:53 AM

http://www.davidmach.com/sculpture/sculmatchframes.htm

I think these are super spiffy because they are made out of match heads. The colors are really bright and dramatic. That match heads add a lot of texture. Considering the use of match heads the heads have amazing details, and depth. They also have multiple stages of life, as he desrcibes, there is the colorful first stage, the burning, and then the white and grey ashes the remian in the orginal shape. Being able to actaulyl do something with the scuplture, ie burn, is awesoema nd adds a whole nother demention to the art. What I like best about the sculptures is the dramtic color and larger then life size.

jeffrey glick Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:36:22 AM

finfangfoom13@comcast.net

http://www.renabranstengallery.com/Frey_ManWorld2003.htm the sculpture is sitting down and has a globe the sculpture is ceramic aand looks a little off and it is not colored right i think it is a comic cause it looks silly http://www.renabranstengallery.com/Frey_PinkBricolage2003.html http://briangrossfineart.com/artists/rarneson/ http://www.renabranstengallery.com/Frey_3328_001.html http://www.renabranstengallery.com/Frey_01WestCiv3men.htmlum http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_1998.209.htm

Brian Kutch Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:23:11 AM

http://briangrossfineart.com/artists/rarneson/

I really like the expression on the one second from the top. There is a great amount of detail that seems to express a feeling of despair.

Kristy Malchano Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:40:44 AM

crustymonkeychunks@hotmail.com

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_12.233.htm http://www.indiana.edu/~leach/2003/summer02/alexcap1.jpg-The reason i chose sculpture was because the man looked very powerful. Although not much attention was drawn to his face because of the lack of small details, a lot of detail is concentrated on the hair. If you look closely you can almost see where individual strands oh his hair would be, where as on his face, no wrinkles, or creases are there. Next two the hair, the neck and forhead have the most amount of texture to it. I feel that the purpose of this sculputre was to show power of the Roman Empire. He's holding his head up high as if he were saying he knows the Roman Empire is the best of his time.

jon molter Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:27:22 AM

awsome

jon molter Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:30:19 AM

http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/museo/sezioni.asp?l1=4&l2=1

great sculpture building and technique

sarah p Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:38:22 AM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_1998.209.htm. this guy has a lot of detail, it looks like a good piece.

jackie pielin Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:32:51 AM

i picked the portrait head of the emperor august, ca 14-37; julio claudian; roman; marble; h its 12 inches (30.5 cm) rogers fund, 1970 (07.286. 115) the texture of this sculpture is smooth, but has alot of chipped pieces off of it. i think that it is very unique because its so realilistic looking. the way its hair is over its forehead and the intricate details of the individual strains of hair. the way that it doesn't have eyeballs is unique also. its eyes are not detailed to look like a regular person, but yet it still looks like a real figure.

sarah powell Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:28:43 AM

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http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/ho_14.37.htm The artist who sculpted this piece made it unique for one because he left out the details in the eyes.It has a smooth texture as well strong detail in the hairand ears. He is lacking detail in his eyes. Nothing in the piece looks very exagerated. I would guess that this work is a political piece, due to the name of the piece, "Emperor Gauis Julius Caeser Germanicus, known as Caligula."

sarah powell Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:29:18 AM

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Sarah Powell Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:34:22 AM

tolby7@hotmail.com

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/hob_14.130.1.htm. This sculpture has a lot of detail, mostly in the form of his body, his toga and his hand.The only piece with no detail would be his feet, because he doesnt have any. This piece could be unique because it is made from bronze, and its green in color. It like the other piece has a very smooth texture. I think the artist was trying to express a feeling because the boy is pointing is finger and expressing a statement.

Reinhard Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 10:19:12 AM

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Amy Ruffolo Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:30:12 AM

Ruff@nauticom.net

none us new how to bookmark it but here are the websites:) http://www.metmuseum.org/store/st_family_browser.asp?categoryID={EF58F4D7-8B11-11D3-9367-00902786BF44}&shopperID=&FromPage=catSculpture http://www.indiana.edu/~leach/2003/summer02/bolsena1.jpg http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/ho_14.130.1.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/ho/05/eust/ho_07.286.115.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/roem/ho_25.78.90.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_99.35.218.htm it kind of looks like a very old coin. texture is smooth but rough looking braozde golden color. It's diferent syle how ithe face is in the coin Amy Ruffolo

steve stewart Spring 2004 - period 04
2/26/2004 11:37:44 AM

http://robertclatworthy.homestead.com/1960sheads.html

http://www.noguchi.org/heads.html http://www.rit.edu/~arton/sculpture/unknown_girl.html http://www.africa900.com/large_artwork_pics/female_head.htm http://www.lewisgoldsteinartanddesign.com/DollTutorial.htm http://robertclatworthy.homestead.com/1960sheads.html -I like these sculptures because they are quite differnt from what you would normally see in a head sculpture. the artist used very heavy indentations to give it a certain style. When observing these heads, they give a somewhat sad or angry message.

Katie Belardi Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:12:34 PM

http://www.davidmach.com/sculpture/sculmatchframes.htm

I am not sure that this is what you were looking for, however I thought it was different. The sculpture uses matches to make extraordinary heads of all types. There is a lot of deatail and the sculpturer used the matches to make texture. I think the purpose of this sculpture is comical, but also different. This idea was brillant. I can't imagine how much patience and time it would take to do something like this. I also like http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_12.233.htm.(this is more on your topic) The face looks so real. The lips are done very well, and the dents in the face make the face look lifelike.

Luke Brungo Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 11:58:32 AM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/anto/hod_33.11.3.htm

This sculpture is from the Antonine time period. The strict facial expression is a good contrast to the softness of the eyes. The hair shows great detail and the nose shows a small bit of deterieration. I chose this sculpture because of the great detail. The artist made it look extremely life like.

Ian Fitzpatrick Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 11:57:06 AM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/ho_14.130.1.htm

i really like this sculpture because it is so life-like. i find realistic art better than abstract because it is harder to make a copy of something than it is to design your own thing. the toga or whatever this guy is wearing is so life-like with all of the ripples and texture. that amazes me and i hope to learn how to do that.

Zach Herbert Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:07:04 PM

http://www.renabranstengallery.com/Frey_PinkBricolage2003.html

the unique design of this sulpture is fasinating to me. It has a roman theme, but the focus is very random. there are roman themed objects placed about interacting with each other. it is a very different and origninal.

chris hofstetter Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:08:58 PM

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.scottish-sculptures.co.uk/images/js_head2_b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.scottish-sculptures.co.uk/jsw_gallery3.htm&h=483&w=340&sz=17&tbnid=Q_M7vD2NLNQJ:&tbnh=125&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dportrait%2Bsculptures%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN I decided to write on the sculptor Janet Scrimegour Wedderburn. I love her sketchy, rough and thumb marked style. It's realistic without being perfectionsist. It is remenicent of my own style, and way i approach my own art. Though i would strive to be able to sculpt more like her i find that there is little variation in her art. It all looks the same.

mike klauss Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 11:55:59 AM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_12.233.htm

the old man looks dramtic yet some how makes me laugh. this piecehas alot of detail as well.

Sarah McLain Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:11:00 PM

http://www.davidmach.com/sculpture/wireimg/imgwin/zadoklarge.jpg

I picked this sculpture because its not an ordinary sculpture. This sculptor took an ordinary every day object and used it in a different, creative way. Its amazing that you can make a detailed human head from coat hangers.

Cameron Miller Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 11:35:46 AM

http://www.indiana.edu/~leach/c414/repuport.html http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/hd_ropo.htm http://www.letsgroworganic.co.uk/clearlight/garden_furniture.htm http://briangrossfineart.com/artists/rarneson/ http://www.renabranstengallery.com/frey.html The sculpture I choose to talk about is Luke Shepards sculpture of comedian Billy Connelly. Luke Shepherd is a Welsh sculptor, now living on Dartmoor, whose flare and ability to capture the famous is becoming well known. Luke's sculpture has always inclined towards the representational and he see himself primarily as a figurative artist - to capture the essence of another individual and to bring the clay alive is his challenge. Luke makes sculptures that are very detailed and are a good representation of who he is sculpting. There is no distortion or exaggeration in his pieces, but there is a lot of detail to capture the full essence of the individual. Luke enjoys the contemplation of modelling as much as the practicality of casting. He sees modelling as a magical process of observation and investigation. Re-discovering the language needed to transform the clay beyond mere technique or idea is the purpose of Luke's pieces. Here is the site: http://www.letsgroworganic.co.uk/clearlight/garden_furniture.htm

Nicole Ranalli Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:06:30 PM

http://briangrossfineart.com/artists/rarneson/local services

The sculptor put two heads in one sculpture that seem to interact in motion. It appears as if it is one person's head, perhaps with two personalities. The amount of detail is very realistic and the expressions on the faces portray some sort of feeling of secrecy or mystery.

Ryan Rylands Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:02:22 PM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/ho/05/eust/ho_40.11.1a.htm

I think that the portrait of teh head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is totally awsome. I think that the white stone that its made out of is really cool. His eyes are white and he has no pupals thats cool. He looks angry like hes mad at some, mabie hes a mean emporer. His nose is kinda wierd looking someone might have dropped him no something. His hair kinda looks like a carpet, I have a jewish friend with similar looking hair. He has a nice mustach and berd but is nicely trimmed.

Robert Tozier Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 10:00:56 AM

www.tozier.net

A good site

Krystle Vierling Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:09:04 PM

http://www.people.auckland.ac.nz/Frances/Classical%20Art/Classical%20Free-Stand.%20Sculpture/Riace%20warrior%20A%20head.JPG

I have chosen 5 portrait heads that I especially like. The one in particular includes a man that almost looks like santa clause. This sculpture also includes a specific hair design that took very long time to do, and is very great in detail. It's interesting and neat to look at. He also has a hat on top of the hair and they took a long time to develop all of the different aspects of this piece. http://www.people.auckland.ac.nz/Frances/Classical%20Art/Classical%20Free-Stand.%20Sculpture/Riace%20warrior%20A%20head.JPG That's the website if you would like to look at it. He almost looks as though he's looking at something that took him by suprise. Suprised look is how I would classify his attitude. It's a neat sculpture that quite obviously took a long and concentrated amount of time to do.

Wade Wolowiec Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:03:39 PM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jucl/ho_14.130.1.htm

He is a young man modeling for a staue, Late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.; Julio-Claudian. Its about 50 inches high and made of bronze

Shannon Yon Spring 2004 - period 05
2/26/2004 12:10:10 PM

http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/ropo/ho_12.233.htm

I like the expressions in this old man's face. All the wrinkles really gives this piece an edge. This man looks like an old, bitter, and wise man. One who likes to just watch the world past him by as he smokes his cigars on the front porch or plays cards every Tuesday. Although, i really dont like the way that the eyes of this man's are not there. They are blank and i think it takes away from it.