Essays about: "sculptures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the word sculptures.

  1. 1. Garbage In, Garbage Out? : Exploring textile sculpture through refuse material

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Karina Nøkleby Presttun; [2023]
    Keywords : craft; textile sculpture; upcycling; second-hand; music; synesthesia; electronica; anti-academic;

    Abstract : This paper examines the processes, materials, and influences of Karina Presttun, an artist who explores building abstract sculptures with twine made from second-hand fabrics. She discusses how her work aims to share emotions and visual experiences that do not translate well into text and how she has been inspired by fiber artists, basket makers, and music. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rethinking Public Squares: Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Eleni Tamiolaki; [2023]
    Keywords : public; public space; public squares; urban space; urban squares; Athens; Berlin; Copenhagen; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Since ancient times, public squares have played a significant role in the social and political life of towns and cities. They were designed as open spaces for public use, allowing people to meet, communicate, and demonstrate, and as centers for commercial and civic culture that reflected historical transformations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Photographic Portraits of Sculptors at the turn of 1900

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olga Grinchtein; [2023]
    Keywords : portrait of sculptor; photographic portrait;

    Abstract : The goal of the thesis is to investigate the importance of photographic portraits of sculptors at the turn of 1900 in history of sculpture, photography and portrait art. Impact of the portrait of sculptor in painting on the photographic portrait of sculptor and other way around is analyzed in the thesis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Actions of Care(ss) : Being Responsible and Response-Able in Human Spaces – An Exercise to Engage Emphatically with Public Sculptures

    University essay from

    Author : Lisa-Marie Riemer; [2023]
    Keywords : sculptures; monuments; radical empathy; care; feminism; space; responsibility; response-ability; commemoration;

    Abstract : The text explores the concept of shared spaces and the role of spaces in caring for everything inhabited. It highlights the need for us humans to rethink spaces and engage with them. This thesis uses two sculptured objects in Malmö to illustrate the responsibility and response-ability objects and humans hold towards their places. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unraveling the Female Nakedness : The Examination of Gender Inequality Manifested in Female Sculptures during the Classical Period, and it's Relevance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linda Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : The Female Body; Female Nakedness; Classical Sculpture; Female Inferiority; Gender Manifestation; Graeco-Roman Perceptions; Manifestation of Gender Inequality.;

    Abstract : This research examines the manifestation of gender inequality represented in female sculptures during the Classical period and the relevance of such evidence. To achieve the purpose, the female figures and their sculptural developments are compared to their male counterparts, and their differences are examined and interpreted. READ MORE