One of my personal favorite examples of 3D objects are Michelangelo’s sculptures. I took an art history class during one of my quarters here at Peninsula, and in it we covered renaissance period sculptures. I love how ancient artists such as Michelangelo managed to capture such realism in their works. The poses are contrapposto, meaning they look like they have real weight shifted mostly onto one foot, and the details are so fine you can see the veins in the arms of ‘David.’ I also love the way Michelangelo is able to portray something loose like fabric in stone, which is so solid. In “Pietà” Mary’s dress has so many folds it looks like it’s actually flowing. The attention to detail is remarkable. I think it’s beautiful to look at and it is fascinating to think about how we could apply sculpture principles to a class like this one. I think these sculptures could be found in my college in the OASIS so that students could appreciate the aesthetic beauty, but also so they could use these sculptures as references for their own projects. Being able to access life-sized sculptures like these up close in the online world, especially in a place like the oasis where it looks so real, would be a game changer.
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