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Question:Hi.
wat are some good narrative sculptors and sculptures? its for my 3D GCSE. i have no clue as to what i should do for my design ideas. please help me!!!
thanks


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wat are some good narrative sculptors and sculptures? its for my 3D GCSE. i have no clue as to what i should do for my design ideas. please help me!!!
thanks

You will be looking for sculptors/sculptures whose work tells a story and/or expresses the personal, religious and or political views of the artist.
Group of 1st century BC Greek sculptors - Lacoon and his sons
Pic. at http://emarch.home.att.net/Italy_3/pages...
Story at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoco%C3%B6...
Look at Michelangelo's David - story told in paragraph beginning Shepherd David inspired Michelangelo
Or his Pieta http://www.statue.com/michelangelo-pieta...
http://www.squidoo.com/michelangelosdavi...
look at Niki de St Phalle's brightly colored sculptures inspired by music in fountain in Paris (these are quite recent works, she died only recently) http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/pompf...
Hope these ideas help.