A Closer Look at Famous Sculptures

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My most recent YouTube series explores the world of art in three dimensions.

Every Thursday in March, I shared a new video discussing a famous sculpture to The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel. I specifically chose sculptures that would challenge perspectives and, hopefully, generate dialogue.

All five videos are now LIVE on my YouTube channel for you to peruse at your leisure! For even easier access, I am including the links to all the videos in this post.

Enjoy and don’t forget to share your thoughts and observations!

“The Death Of Cleopatra”

“Bicycle Wheel”

“Corner Counter-Relief”

“Maman”

“Monogram”

7 thoughts on “A Closer Look at Famous Sculptures”

  2. Email of videos easy way to review ones seen or to watch first time. Maman is a sculpture to rival huge sculptures in Chicago of Cloud Gate which people call the Bean in Millennium Park & Picasso’s untitled sculpture at Daley Center. When I saw Manman spider I thought of Charlotte’s Web (thanks to E. B. White’s story)!

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  3. Skateboard Art now I get what Monogram is about breaking 4th wall with motion! Thx for telling me the Monogram piece has casters/wheels! It truly became the logo aka monogram for Rauschenberg!

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.