Cindy Nafpliotis

                                                                    Greek Art in the Classical Period                           Marble head of a woman and veil wearing diadem                             GREECE-425-400 B.C. This sculpture is currently located in The Met in New York City, the artist is unknown. In this sculpture, a Greek woman is shown with a cloak on top of her head. She is looking forward and is suspected to be walking in this piece. The sculpture is made out of marble, a type of stone, which was a common thing to use in this time period. This sculpture represents Greece because art such as this one, was very common and valued in their culture. Often there were sculptures that had an entire body, not just the head with great detail to them. The sculptures would represent how strong their men were and how beautiful their women were. I chose this piece because I find it very impressive. The sculpture did an amazing job with the eyes and lips specifically.

     It’s a Man’s World I By: Pauline Boty~1964 The painting is currently located in the Tate Modern in London. This art piece is an example of pop art. Pop art was very popular in the 1960’s. In this specific painting, it’s showing us all of these men and the things they have accomplished, hence “It’s a Man’s World I”. The artist had intended for the men to be there in representation of the building block for America and the government, however, I don’t think that’s what most people get from looking at the painting. This piece has a lot of color in it, which helps gather the attention of the audience. The painting looks as if pieces were cut from other pieces of art and put together, which is implying that we are all together in this world. I like that there are different textures used in most of the little paintings. It gives it a very unique look. I personally wouldn’t own this piece because it’s just not to my liking, however I do like how the artist did this piece.