Anna's Art Blog: Alexandros of Antioch and Cristo and Jeanne-Claude

A sculptor from before 1600 was Alexandros of Antioch. He lived during the Hellenistic age of Ancient Greek. He is not a very well known sculptor but is famous for creating the Venus de Milo which was made sometime between 130 and 100 BC. The sculpture is made of marble and the arms have broken off. Now the sculpture is in the Louvre Museum in Paris. There is not a lot known about Alexandros of Antioch but it is believed that he created a sculpture of Alexander the Great.

Sculptors after 1600 are Cristo and Jeanne-Claude, who made sculptures with regular fabric, and put them in public places then take them down eventually. People help them set up the sculptures and take them down. And they say that they’re art is not just the end result but also the process of planning it then putting it together then removing it. One of their sculptures it The Gates which they set up in Central Park. They also cover structures with fabric like buildings and islands.

These sculptures are very different from ones before 1600 because they are more colorful and made of fabric instead of a harder material like stone. The sculptures are also not permanent which is a very different idea from sculptures that have been preserved and put in museums since before 1600. Then those sculptures get slightly cracked or broken its considered a terrible thing, but these sculptures are meant to be taken down.