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Information about the piece of art that I
Five Facts about the Artist:
Henry Moore was born on 30th July 1898
in Castleford in Yorkshire and died on 31st
August 1986 when he was 88.
His best-known work features massive
bronze sculptures. These are usually
abstract versions of the human form and
often contain hollow spaces.
Henry Moore decided he wanted to
become a sculptor at the age of eleven.
Moore fought in World War 1 and he was
badly injured during a gas attack in the
Battle of Cambrai in 1917.
He attended the Royal College of Art in
London, and in 1924 he spent time abroad
(in Italy and France) studying the works of
Michelangelo.
have chosen:
Family Group is derived from one of several maquettes that
Moore made for a sculpture for Impington Village College in
Cambridgeshire. In the end none of them was accepted. Several
years later, however, he was approached to make a sculpture for
the Barclay Secondary School in Stevenage and returned to the
theme. The bronze was cast in an edition of four. One is still at
the Barclay Secondary School. The others were acquired by the
Museum of Modern Art in New York, Nelson D Rockefeller, and
Tate.
Find a photo of the artist’s work andMy opinions on the piece of art:
stick it here: I personally don’t like abstract art
compared to others however I do like this
bronze sculpture representing a family as it
is quite realistic and understandable as you
can clearly see what the artist is trying to
show through this sculpture which is a
family containing a mother, father and child
sitting on a bench together. Their bodies
are less human-like and slightly curved
adding a more abstract feature but
balancing the understanding with it
creating a positive effect. The sculpture
isn’t detailed either showing an even less
human figure but the basic shape makes up
for the lack of detail and it still being
understandably clear whilst keeping the
abstract look.