A Sculpture of Man for Our TImes

    Study the images in this posting. The second image is a close-up of the torso and head of the 17 foot marble  statue of the biblical David by Michelangelo. It was sculpted in the years 1501-1504, at the height of the Renaissance in Italy. The last image is image is a triumphant equestrian statue in bronze of a military leader named Colleoni on his horse by sculptor, Verrochio. This was also created at the time of the Renaissance, in 1475. The top image is a life size statue of an anonymous man. It was created by Swiss sculptor, Giacometti. He made it in the 1950's.

    How do the Renaissance images differ from the modern man image? List 5 elements/characteristics that show how the two types of images differ. What do you think the Renaissance artists felt and were trying to say about humans in their time?  What was the modern artist trying to communicate? If you were to create a statue to communicate your ideas of humans in our time in the form of a standing male statue, what kind of statue would you make? Would it be made of traditional materials like marble or bronze, or would it be made of found objects or electronics? Would it convey hope or loss of hope? Would it show man to be puzzled, forceful, weak or powerful? Write 2 paragraphs describing your statue idea and what you hope it would express.