Figure 1.--Here is an Egyptian sculpture of the boy pharoe Tutenkamen. We do not have any details about the sculpture at this time. Of scourse the most famous sculpture of him is the goldren sculpture. |
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Man has used sculpture as a form of expression since pre-historic times. Some of the earliest sculpture finds are not realistic expressions. This of course is important for HBC as our interest is in realism because we are looking for detailed depictions of fashion. With the rise of civilization, more realistic sculptures appeared, in part because of developing technology and refinement of skill. The Greeks developed sculpture to a new level, moving away from the rigidity of archaic forms. Greek scuplture during the the classical and Hellenistic eras focused on the idealization of its primary subject--the human form. This tells us little about fashion, but of course a great deal about intelectual development. Sculpture as an art form declibed after the Hellenistic era until the European Renaisance. Modern scuplture has moved away from realism as has art in general, presumably reflecting the impact of photography.
Man has used sculpture as a form of expression since pre-historic times. Some of the earliest sculpture finds are not realistic expressions. This of course is important for HBC as our interest is in realism because we are looking for detailed depictions of fashion.
With the rise of civilization, more realistic sculptures appeared, in part because of developing technology and refinement of skill. The first master works in sculpture came from the River Valley civilizations. Egypt and Mesopotamia produced a great number abnd variety of sculptures. Some especially in Egypt were monumental works. These were works created for both political statements and religious ritual. The Greeks developed sculpture to a new level, moving away from the rigidity of archaic forms. Greek scuplture during the the classical and Hellenistic eras focused on the idealization of its primary subject--the human form. This tells us little about fashion, but of course a great deal about intelectual development. The Greek work were such magnificent works that they served as the ideal for nearly two millenia of European sculptures and still leave us in awe today.
Sculpture in the Americas developed primarily to adorn temples. They were largely symbolic to depict gods and ritual figures. They thus did not leave us depictions of clothing, although the limited numbers of paintings surviving the Spanish Conquista did provide some information.
Sculpture as an art form declibed after the Hellenistic era until the European Renaisance.
Modern scuplture has moved away from realism as has art in general, presumably reflecting the impact of photography.
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