Saturday, November 6, 2010

Sculpture Then and Now

These sculptures can all be found at the newly-changed Palm Springs Art Museum.
Knowing artists created these works more than 2,000 years apart is boggling.
Zapotec Mortuary Urn, 600-900 A.D., fired clay w/ traces of red paint

Karen LaMonte, "Pianist Dress Impression," 2005, cast glass


Veracruz, Mexico, "Standing Xipe Figure in Flayed Skin," 300-900 A.D., Ceramic

William Morris, "Medicine Jar (corn with crow and cricket)," 2005, blown glass

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