Sculpting is a way of turning two dimensional art works into three dimensional. You can create sculptures with many kinds on material; you can use glass, wood, clay, paper, different metals etc.
In Chicago, Primarily downtown, you see tons of sculptures. I think that sculptures are used as a way to show uniqueness, and it is very good for attracting tourist. Companies use the statues to attract business as well, customers would see them and then may go inside the establishment and make a purchase. Its sort of a way to get noticed. That’s why most sculptures are downtown and not in the urban communities.
There are two kinds of sculptures, which are abstract sculptures, and representational sculptures.
Abstract sculptures would be things like The bean, and The Blob. These are abstract because they do not have any dignified shape.
Representational sculptures would be things like statues. Statues are used to show actual things, like people and animals. The statue of the women is Marilyn Monroe, and the statue of the lion lies at the entrance or the Art institute of Chicago.
Since Sculptures are used to make places look better I think that more should be put throughout the city and not just downtown. If we can make a place look better why not make the entire city look better. You can see that some sculptures have already been put in different places in the city if you ride down Franklin Blvd from Sacramento Blvd to Central Park Ave.
Questions:
1. Do you think more sculptures should be added to urban areas?
2. Are sculptures a good way to attract people to different places?
3.Describe a sculpture that you have seen, and what did you like about it.?
-Bernard
I like the idea of adding sculptures to urban areas to make them more apealling. Art makes the neighborhood seem more vibrant and nice. If you come to a rough looking neighborhood then it will not be pleasing to your eyes, but art is eye-catching therefore it attracts peeople. Most urban areas have a certain look, which isn`t always attractive. To have decent looking neighborhood you`ll need some sort of art, and sculptures are perfect for the job.
ReplyDeleteI would agree that sculptures are a good way to attract people to places. Large cities attract people mainly becuase they have something of interest to a lot of people to go see the sights. I would say it is safe to say that most cities bring in a lot of revenue, so the more that attracts people, the better. And art in the form of giant sculptures is what attracts people.
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I agree with MrRedwolf about sculptures are a good way to attract people. I think this because there are many sculptures downtown, and thats mostly where you see alot of people at. Maybe if they were added in urban areas, then you would probably see many more people visit there as well. I also want to answer question#2 because I think that sculptures are a great way to attract people to different places, because they want to see different things.
ReplyDeleteI believe that sculptueres are good ways to attract people to places. it is a good way because when you arellooking at something unfamilar then you get curious and you want to find out the purpose or meaning of the picture.
ReplyDeleteThis reply above is mines.. Kwantina White
DeleteIn my lifetime I’ve seen many exciting things such as sculptures around downtown Chicago. My most favorite one is Cloud Gate in Millennium Park completed by British artist Anish Kapoor. I really like this one because it is original. I think it is original because in my opinion, I think no one would have thought that a bean-shaped object could be so famous. Also, I like it because it is so simple. The artist took shiny metal that gives off a reflection to create this magical experience. It allows us to see the clouds and the skyline without looking all the way up in the sky. I also think it is exciting because the mirror makes you look funny. This is why Mr. Kapoor’s Cloud Gate is my favorite sculpture.
ReplyDeleteJalani Ward
I do think that sculptures are a good way to attract people to places. Just like in Millennium Park. Somehow, the big silver bean attracts way too many people everyday. As simple as sculptures can be, many people would find them attractive. Also, some sculptures can simply make up a place. Just like museums, animal sculptures can be outside of it and they're just part of the museum. Every sculpture can represent something such as a place.
ReplyDeleteSculptures are a good way too attract people. They represent so much. One of my favorite sculptures is the bean because it has a lot of meaning behind it. It's soo cute and you can see yourself and I love too see myself. I think this a big bright banners would be a wonderful way to attract people too. I love most of the sculptuers out and I think its a great way too attract people mostly tourists.
ReplyDeleteSculptures attract people. They give people something to look at and could possibly make them feel betta if they werent having a good day. They can make a certain place be "worthed more". Also they could be interpreted by people in different way.
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Yes, I do think more sculptures should be added to urban areas because it makes the neighborhood look better. Sculptures attract people and tourist might come to see the scupltures when they come visit. A sculpture that I have seen was the bean like the picture above. I like that sculpture and I even took a picture in it.
ReplyDeleteSculptures are a great way to attract people to an area. One way that its attracting is because of the size of the piece that catches the viewers' attention. Also, the color of the object brings the attention from the urbaner because there's always a thought behind why the colors are present. Even more the meaning of an sculpture can have multiple meanings and that can also make the people stop and think what was the artist's purpose for creating the artwork.
ReplyDeleteI think that there should be more scupltures.
ReplyDelete~Iridian
I think sculptures are a good way to attract people because they're all different and creative. When you see something you never seen before, you're more interested in learning more about it. A sculpture I have seen is the Marilyn Monroe artwork downtown. I liked the detail and how it was presented. It caught my attention with how it looked and how big it was.
ReplyDeleteI THINK SCULPTURES ARE VERY INTERESTING. MOSTLY BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME, AND THE BEST ART BE OF PEOPLE. FOR EXAMPLE MICHAEL JORDAN'S SCULPTURE IN FRONT OF THE UNITED CENTER. THIS SCULPTURE TO ME IS THE BEST ONE EVER. IT SYMBOLIZES A TURN AROUND IN THE HISTORY OF ANYTHING. HE IS A HIGHLY ADMIRED ATHLETE AND ROLE MODEL.
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