Sijun Forums :: View topic - Post Your All Time Favorite Figure Sculpture

Jason Manley · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:13 am

here are is one of mine...the sculpter is Carpeaux (19th century).
http://www.studiolo.org/MMA-Ugolino/Ugolino.htm

feel free to post as many as you want...I will post another tomorrow as well.

lets see what ya got!

jason

SporQ · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:23 am

i love all of rodin's stuff. this is one of my fave's...

also, for some good sculptures by a contemporary artist, check out... collora

Briareos · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:36 am

Damn, hard to find images of the one I want

My all time fav is Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike)

best I could do:

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Anthony · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 10:23 am

First a Michaelangelo(whose paintings I don't like):

And a Rodin

pierre · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 10:46 am

Michelangelo "DAVID"
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suny · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 11:25 am

Jason, Ugolino is my favorite sculpture too.
I only saw the plaster at the Museum of Orsay in Paris. I was very, very impressed, it's nearly a physical experience to be near a piece like that, it's impossible to understand with any picture.

S.

Jason Manley · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 11:53 am

michelangelo...mmmmmmm....

that Rodin femal..sheeesh...that is a beauty.

keep em comin.

j

BlackPool · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 1:25 pm

I second those pics of Michelangelo's Roman Pieta and David. He's got my vote as the best sculptor since the Renaissance and one of the worst painters.

shardik · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 2:50 pm

my fav..
Rape of the Sabine Women

Basement bound · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 6:55 pm

You know that there is no real suplement when it comes to sculpture then the real thing. You have to occupy the same space. Here is mine, it is a poor shot from my trip to Italy. It was amazing I stood a foot or two shorter then it when I was there, I was about 16-17. I could almost feel the strike from hammer he through at it because it was not perfect. (from what I can remember of my Art history) You can see it barely on his knee.

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2002 10:33 pm

The Ectasy of St. Teresa.

Bernini rules.

My pick is actually The Pieta, but it's taken....

Briareos · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2002 12:28 am

That Rodin is amazing, I never seen that one

Briareos · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2002 3:37 pm

Bernini does rule.

damn Jr, damn damn damn, that is the most amazing thing i have ever seen

Ben Barker · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2002 5:15 pm

Someone already posted Michaelangelo's Vatican pieta, which is my favorite. But this one is my second favorite, Loacoon (I guess the spelling varies):

This was carved in the first or second century B.C. It was hundreds of years before it's time. Look at the tension, and the weight that the serpets have, like massive cords wrapped around the three figures.

jr · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2002 12:10 am

this isn't my favorite sculpture, but damn look at it! http://members.aol.com/vthelmnt/kazu1.html

my favorite would probably be the early work of noguchi.