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Inspiration
Summary: Essay on Bill Mack's Sculpture entitled "Inspiration."
Sculpture can date back to ancient times, from the Greeks and Romans to Bernini and Michelangelo. The art of sculpture is a record of human experience. It is the skill of producing in three dimensions representations of natural or imagined forms. It includes sculpture in the round, which can be viewed from any direction, as well as incised relief, in which the lines are cut into a flat surface. It captures war and religion as well as individuals and the abstract. People everywhere have found the need for sculpture, whether it is in work, play, or prayer. In the Baroque era, the Catholics and Protestants conflicted. Protestant reformers rejected the use of visual arts in the church. Because of much clerical immorality and ignorance, the Catholics needed a route of persuasion to keep churchgoers content. With the use of emotional art and music, many hearts were moved. The...
This section contains 1,030 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |