Sasha: Week 8: "Berkeley Big People"

In the San Frasisco Chronicle I found an article about the sculpture "Berkeley Big People", created by Scott Donahue. I was instantly reminded of Roman sculpture, especially the "Laocoön". The way the two sculptures are made up of severel figures all fused together displays a distinct similarity. Also, both the figures in "Berkeley Big People" and the "Laocoön" have expressive facial expressions and body language. They look like they are full of emotion: pain in the "Laocoön", a statue that depicts punishment, and persistense in "Berkeley Big People", a statue representing "protesters agitating for various causes". The figures in both sculptures are also both done in a naturalistic style, with a realistic canon of proportions.




Baker, Kenneth. "Comment: 'Berkeley Big People' invites mockery." San Fransisco Chronicle. 21 Oct. 2008. 24 Oct. 2008