Garuda

Winsu and Garuda By Rolland Bundi

      

I can not find much on this piece but I though I would share some of the myth behind the piece. In Hinduism the Garuda is a lower god and the mount of the god  Vishnu. He is usually shown having the body of a strong man, a white face with an eagles beak, and red wings. he is also said to be huge big enough to block out the sun.

 I find the piece very interesting and very Indian. He has Indian style clothes and a very ornate style. The figures are very similar to the other sculptures we looked at earlier with the shape of the figures but with a more modern flare to it.

Madusa's head

Caravaggio's Head of Madusa was made in 1596.  It is oil on wood. there are two version of this painting the first one is titled Martula after the poet who wrote about it, and is signed.  the second however, he was commissioned to paint this for the duke of Tuscany. Painted oil on canvas and stretched over a shield. 

 Though there is not much to the composition  to talk about. the forms of the snakes on her head is very elegant and snake like. how the snakes interact with each other is very believable  I like the snakes that are biting each other.  The textures o the scales is so precise especially on the belly scales. but what really caught my attion was the look in her eyes. take everything else away and those eyes still read fear. The absolute fear of , "oh my god my head got chopped off," is shown so well in her eyes and face. 

Because my picture does little justice to this here is the link to google art project. link