Brancusi's well-known sculpture of a bird was intended to ____________ a. Display the physical qualities of a bird. B. Emphasize
the relative size of birds to humans. C. Show the calming attributes of birds. D. Emphasize the graceful qualities of a bird. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
Brancusi's well-known sculpture of a bird was intended to D. Emphasize the graceful qualities of a bird.
Explanation:
Born in 1876, Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi is known for his simple and abstract forms and is considered one of the founders of modern sculpture.
The sculpture Bird in Space, a marble piece showing a bird soaring into the sky. The 1.21 cm tall sculpture was created by the artist around 1923. Its purpose was not to represent a particular bird but to capture the essence of flight. For this reason, it removed the wings and other parts of the body, lengthened the body and reduced the head and beak to a sloping oval plane.
