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 Apollo and Daphne 1622-1625 Gian Lorenzo Bernini Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It seemed interesting enough considering it's a giant marble statue, however that seems to be a relatively common option for artists in ye olden times. Regardless, it'll be the topic for this blog. The Artist:   Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a Baroque sculptor born in Italy. He is considered by some to be the greatest sculptor of his time, even pioneering Baroque sculpting as it was. Bernini was commissioned by many powers, including the catholic church. Bernini lived a long life, dying at the age of eighty-one. The legacy he left behind in the art world was felt not only as he was alive, but after his death as well. The Art: This particular work of Bernini's is called "Apollo and Daphne". Its hypothesized time of creation was a span between the years 1622 at the earliest and 1623 at the latest, to the year 1625 which marked completion. ...

  Temptation of St. Anthony Hieronymus Bosch In or around the year 1500      For this blog, I opted for a work from Hieronymus Bosch. There's this funny book that I was read to a lot as a kid called "Pish Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch". The pictures in the book were styled after his artwork, more or less and it was a pretty goofy book, so when I saw Hieronymus Bosch as an option I had to choose him.     The Artist:  Hieronymus Bosh himself was an avid fan of rather abstract and rather "out there" artworks (see above). Historically, Bosch has left next to nothing about himself for historians to find out, so the guy is more or less an enigma, which I think is extremely unfortunate. His art style was rather unique for the time, so I would've loved to know more about him. His habit of leaving behind nothing also bled into his artwork as only upwards of seven of his pieces are signed, and none dated, which is why claiming that this work was made around the ye...

  Our Changing World Putt Clark December 1992 For this blog, I'd like to take a look at " Our Changing World " by Putt Clark. This is a piece I saw a lot as a child and considering I didn't associate myself with the arts that much this was a piece that stood out to me for one reason or another. The piece was made right here in Fairbanks, Alaska in December of 1992. This is one of the go-to pieces I think of when I think of art and it's one I like a lot. Emotion: To me, the biggest aspect of this piece is how it makes me feel. My family has always been environmentally sensitive and this piece embodies it quite well. There is no land visible on the frontmost planet which would imply that anything natural is irrelevant to its inhabitants. I will be calling back to this point in a future segment, but the primary emotion this piece evokes in me is helplessness. Again, my family has always been environmentally sensitive which is why this piece speaks to me now, but all ...