From Sumeria have come examples of fine works in marble, diorite, hammered gold, and lapis lazuli. ... Some of the portraits are in marble others are in a grayish black color. Sumerian art was very complex clay was the most abundant material. ... Among other Sumerian art forms was the clay cylinder seals used to mark documents or property. ...
The contemporary Welsh sculptor, Richard Deacon, began his career in the 1970's, experimenting with everyday materials to create unique works of art. Early in his career, Deacon's training concentrated on performance-based work. After graduating from Saint Martin's School of Art, his sculptural acti...
He produced a marble statue of David, which symbolized his own heroic personal striving to express spiritual beauty through art (Silver 162). ... He painted, worked as an architect, engineer, and a general designer, of pageant scenery and costumes as David 4 well as the design and preparation in clay of an equestrian monument(Silver 189). ...
INTRODUCTION My essay shall be based upon two magnificent artists who used the human form in most of their art pieces; these artists have become quite exquisite in their painting styles and life. One a very famous man not only seen as an Artist but also a Universal Genius of the 16th century,...
