We are the south coasts hot spot for celebrating special occasions with family and friends. The domains of those artists are mostly preserved as sculpture, and one of the worlds bestknown pieces is undoubtedly the aphrodite of milos. Musee du louvre, paris, altered with pompondecorated drawers in the figures forehead, breasts, stomach, abdomen, and left knee. She first appeared in the television series, ninja turtles.
She is the only female turtle in that medium and the only turtle named after a work. Created sometime between and 100 bc, the statue is believed to depict aphrodite, the greek goddess of love and beauty venus to the romans. Sightunseen, early 19th century art historians decided the newly discovered venus must have been the work of greek artist praxiteles, and publicized the work as. For public lecture, art collection and business cooperation, please email. Drawings i was about to finish my accounting studies in order to find a job in an office or a store in town, but i was becoming increasingly interested in drawing. It is a 1stcentury bce marble copy, perhaps made in athens, of a bronze original greek sculpture, following the type of the aphrodite of knidos, which would have been made by a sculptor in the immediate praxitelean tradition, perhaps at the end of the century.
Many modern artists have been inspired by this piece since she first arrived at the louvre. Beautiful woman, bare from the waist up, draperies cling to her body, her hips and legs are covered believed to represent aphrodite, who the ancient romans referred to as venus. Iconic marble sculptures tattooed with inky backdrops and. The style of sculpture influenced artists since the early eighteenth century to.
And she is a puzzle, gazing serenely at something we cannot see, something once held, we assume, by her missing arms. The goddesss air of aloofness, the harmony of her face and her impassivity are stamped with the aesthetics of the 5th century bc. There, she was portrayed by nicole parker and voiced by lalainia lindbjerg. It features a nearly nude, largerthanlife 6 feet, 8 inches tall female figure posed in a classical scurve. Thanks again for your kindness and professional skills, ill be more than glad to buy from you again in the future gianfranco italy. As one of the louvres most beloved works of art, the classical greek sculpture is a prime example of how hellenistic sculptors captured the beauty of the divine. Oct 12, 2015 zhu kai an oil painting artist, living in beijing,china. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
For 1936 surrealist object, dali cuts six drawers into venus, transforming the greek goddess into a piece of living furniture, a visual pun on the phrase chest of drawers, also. To follow viales work that fuses art history and more contemporary inkbased illustrations, head to his instagram. The statue was found by a farmer on a small greek island in 1820, and is one of the louvre museums star attractions. Over the course of the series, venus was portrayed as blissfully ignorant of some parts of western life and culture and, at times, equally naive towards life in general. Transforming from a local bowling alley into a multifaceted venue, which features both a wellappointed banquet facility and an awardwinning restaurant, the venus, as she is known by the locals, has hosted countless weddings, celebrations, corporate. Moving out of renaissance art and whizzing towards surrealism the 20thcentury avantgarde movement in art and literature from 1920s europe we arrive here still on the subject of pink and fluff. Many believe that the original sculpture depicted aphrodite, but her arms were lost following its discovery. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. There is a lot of mystery surrounding it, adding to its appeal. The song touch too much, on the acdc album highway to hell, contains the lyrics, she had the face of an angel smiling with sin, the body of venus with arms.
It was carved from marble by alexandros, a sculptor of antioch on the maeander river about 150 bce. Venus studios are all equipped with tv, airconditioning, fridge and hobs, wc and shower, veranda or balcony and free wifi. Venus seemed to have lived a sheltered life in china. Feel free to explore, study and enjoy paintings with. The cleveland venus is part of a body of sculptural work, begun in 1982, in which dine has dramatically reinterpreted one of western cultures most prominent portrayals of feminine beauty.
Miles davis and friends cool dimensions remastered 2016. Zhu kai an oil painting artist, living in beijing,china. It was found in pieces on the aegean island of melos on april 8, 1820, and was subsequently. Although times and tastes change limbless greek statues are not venerated with quite such enthusiasm in the 21st century the goddess retains much of its mystery. There is a lot about this statue that is very characteristic of ancient greek sculpture. During his conquests, napoleon bonaparte had plundered one of the finest examples. The plaster cast was formed by brucciani who was responsible for some of the most important plaster copies in the 19th century, including. The plinth the slab of stone she would be standing on would have included the name of the artist and most likely the year the statue was made. Iron sculpture, signature and number inscribed edition.