Art History
...particular civilisation or group.' Artworks can be defined as real objects, as material, physical and virtual objects. They exist as representations of ideas that reflect such things as personal responses, cultural views, symbolic interpretations and critical re-interpretations of other ideas Culture has been referenced by the artists Giselebertus, Umberto Boccioni, and Jeff Koons. Giselebertus' The Last Judgement, gives an insight into the beliefs and cultural practices of the Romanesque period in France c1130, where Christianity dominated the world and the anxiety imposed, Millennium,' approached. Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (1913) reflects the speed, motion and machinery of the 20th century culture. Koons Michel Jackson and Bubbles (1988) is an imitation of the consumer society in which we live in today.
Giselebertus', The Last Judgement' gives an insight into the beliefs and cultural practices of the Romanesque period in France c1130, where the Catholic Church dominated the lives of many Europeans. Giselebertus' artwork is a sculptural frieze located within the tympanum on the Cathedral of St. Lazar, in Autun, France. This sculpture is a vivid image of the last judgement, and its use of expressionist carving shows the awesome power of both the horror of the damned and the serenity of the selected few.
The Last Judgement was a common theme on tympanums in the Romanesque era. It reminded the illiterate mortals of the terrifying fate that awaited them if they led a sinful life. The worshipper entered the church under the stern gaze of the all- seeing judge. Artworks at this time were designed to scare people into living according to the rules of the Church, by presenting a suitably gruesome vision of hell, the last judgement and damnation. Ordinary people saw their worst fears in the heavily detailed sculptures...
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