Art
The most famous and expensive works of fine art/paintings in the world
● The Mona Lisa – painted by Leonardo da Vinci – could be worth anything from seven hundred million dollars up to a billion dollars ● Number 5 – artist Jackson Pollock – it’s thought to have been sold for a 140 million dollars. It’s an example of Pollock’s approach to fine art painting in [...]
Hobbies
Sculpture as an Evening Class – I got more than I bargained for … !
It was advertised as “An opportunity for learners to develop sculpture skills using a clothed or unclothed life model”. I wasn’t too sure about the “unclothed” bit or about the “life model” if I were honest, but I like to think of myself as liberal and open minded. When I had decided to take up [...]
Creativity
What is Sculpture – a brief history …
Sculpture is defined as “a three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard, plastic material, wire, sound, text, light, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, glass, or wood” (Wikipedia). You can forge a lion from a block of ice, or you can whittle a shape from word, but you must create something that is [...]