Over the progression of time art has been shared through many different cultures and countries, but Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Each art piece is an individual expression and all are unique yet they can be similar in numerous aspects. Art can be displayed in many methods such as sculptures, paintings, photographs, buildings and many more. Each culture has developed and revolutionised their own art pieces, the two pieces of art I’ve (that have been) chosen is are The Statue of Liberty which started construction in September 1875and Venus of Willendorf , This Art piece has no records of who or when it was made…show more content… The statue is distinctly of a woman clothed in a robe with a crown on her head and holding up a torch in her right hand. In her left hand she is holding a plaque, the plaque has JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4th,1776) this date recognises the day the united states adopted the declaration of independence. The figure itself is only 43 meters tall but its placed upon a stone pedestal. Liberty represents a Greek goddess and this is because of her robe and facial features and accessories on display such as the torch and plaque. The statue has distinctive lines horizontally across its body frame where it had been assembled, The exterior copper covering of the Statue of Liberty is 3/32 of an inch thick (less than the thickness of two pennies) and the light green colour (called a patina) is the result of natural weathering of the copper. The statues focus point is from the waist and above with the torch, her head but also the plague laid in her hand. She is standing tall and straight as the torch is held above her head giving and empowering impression. The statue of liberty’s head has a crown on top with spike pointing vertically up,The sculptor Auguste had put a great amount of detail in the statue. The statue is situated on its own on an island at the entry way of New York. The project was a joint effort between the French and American peoples. The French would provide the statue in parts while the Americans would provide the site and build the
