The Color of Life Exhibition
by Patricia Januszkiewicz
Title
The Color of Life Exhibition
Artist
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Medium
Photograph - Photo Art
Description
An exhibit at the Getty Villa in 2008 .. This exhibition featured polychrome (multicolored) masterpieces that revealed the many uses of color in figural sculpture over the course of four millennia.
Since antiquity, sculptors have utilized colored materials and applied pigments to give a lifelike quality to their statues. Inlaid eyes create a penetrating gaze and naturalistic complexions animate the face. Color can also help identify the subject of a work. The pigmentation of skin, garments, and accessories often conveys royal or divine status and distinguishes social roles.
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November 14th, 2013
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