Cuyamaca College Sculpture and Structural Systems Questions
Can you help me understand this Art & Design question?
1. Specifically, describe the medium and sculptural method used to create each figurative work of art.
10a Egyptian culture Queen Tiye of Egypt 1355 BCE
10b Indian culture Shiva Nataraja 11th Century
10c Nok culture/ Africa Head 500 BCE-200 CE
10d Naum Gabo Head No. 1916
2. Why is steel-frame construction more effective in building skyscrapers than cast-iron construction?
Also, research these two structures and explain why each are considered early masterpieces utilizing these two different types of structural systems?
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11a Joseph Paxton Crystal Palace 1851, destroyed by fire 1936
11b Louis Sullivan Wainwright Building 1890-1891
3. Describe the alternative media and process. Also, what is the statement, meaning or purpose of each work of art?To view larger versions of these images, click here.
13a Yves Klein Anthropométries de l’époque bleue 1960
13b Kara Walker Insurrection! 2000
13c Athena Tacha / EDAW Star Fountain, Muhammad Ali Plaza 2009