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Michael Lyons
Michael Lyons was born in Bilston, Staffordshire in 1943 and was educated at Cotton College, North Staffordshire before completing his education at Wolverhampton College of Art (1959-63) Hornsey College of Art (1963-64) and the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1964 -7). Though knowledgeable about a range of media, Lyons worked exclusively in steel for many years and during the 70's he…
Cass Sculpture Foundation, Michael Lyons | BRITISH SCULPTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY however since 1993 much of his work has been related to the philosophy and visual stimuli of his time in china. lyons has produced numerous hand sized sculptures in wax and clay, which can be translated into large scale works in steel or bronze or exist as small sculptures in their own right. his monumental works retain a scale relevant to the human being - they do not overpower, but attempt to provide an experience of grandeur tempered by humanity. in some works like the huge constructed copper lake afire,
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National Gallery of Art, NGA - Florentine Sculpture of the 15th Century describing a method for perspective drafting 1438-1445 council of ferrara-florence attempts to reunite catholic and orthodox faiths 1452 ghiberti installs bronze gates of paradise in east portal of baptistry, florence 1453 donatello's monumental bronze equestrian statue of gattamelata erected in padua the first since antiquity, mino da fiesole re-invents the marble portrait bust with portraits of the brothers piero and giovanni de'
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National Gallery of Art, NGA - Florentine Sculpture of the 15th Century describing a method for perspective drafting 1438-1445 council of ferrara-florence attempts to reunite catholic and orthodox faiths 1452 ghiberti installs bronze gates of paradise in east portal of baptistry, florence 1453 donatello's monumental bronze equestrian statue of gattamelata erected in padua the first since antiquity, mino da fiesole re-invents the marble portrait bust with portraits of the brothers piero and giovanni de'
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/itasculp/itasculp-over1.html [1076 words]
Cass Sculpture Foundation, John Atkin | BRITISH SCULPTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY a new commission for beetham plc is now complete for a development in old hall street, liverpool and forms part of the cultural redevelopment of the docks area. this sculpture also forms part of tate liverpool 's audit of public art works, capital of culture, 2008. further monumental sculptures are planned into 2005 and extend atkins' research into art and the public environment, with his work for the exciting morton palms development, (city & northern, newcastle upon tyne)
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Bronze Sculpture in the Renaissance | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Ar the first great entrepreneurs in casting and exquisitely patinating statuettes were the flemish-born mannerist giovanni bologna—known as giambologna—and his assistants in florence in the second half of the sixteenth century. monumental bronze works had been carried out with eclat in florence, notably benvenuto cellini's well-loved perseus (1545–54). it was giambologna, however, who was most influential in translating monument into statuette,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/scbz/hd_scbz.htm [1086 words]
Retrospective Styles in Greek and Roman Sculpture | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolita retrospective styles continued to flourish under the emperor augustus, who wished his empire to emulate and surpass the achievements of the golden age of classical greece. wealthy romans filled their villa courtyards and gardens with fountains, sculpture, and monumental vases, many of which were decorated with motifs drawn from the greek art produced some 500 years earlier ( 23.184 ). colette hemingway independent scholar The New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art collections include more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years from every part of the globe.
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American Relief Sculpture | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art his modeling style is assertive: in his circular pieces, attention is focused on high-relief portraits rendered against unadorned backgrounds (98.5.3). use of inscriptions is minimal, except those employed for monumental effect, such as in his native american portraits ( 06.313 ) executed in 1889 and 1891. warner's reputation is based almost exclusively on his forceful bust and relief portraits, since he produced few public works during his brief career.
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