The Many Styles of Wall Water Fountains
The Many Styles of Wall Water Fountains
You can find peace and quiet when you add a wall fountain in your backyard or patio. Moreover, it can be made to fit into any wall space since it does not occupy much room. The necessary elements include a spout, a water basin, internal tubing, and a pump regardless of whether it is freestanding or secured. There are any variety of models to pick from such as conventional, contemporary, classic, or Asian. Normally quite big, freestanding wall fountains, also known as floor fountains, have their basins on the ground.
You can choose to put your wall-mounted feature on an existing wall or build it into a new wall. This type of fountain contributes to a cohesive look making it seem as if it was part of the landscape instead of an added feature.
"Primitive" Greek Artwork: Garden Statuary
"Primitive" Greek Artwork: Garden Statuary The primitive Greeks built the 1st freestanding statuary, an awesome achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, statues of young, handsome male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the bulk of the statues. The kouroi were believed by the Greeks to embody beauty and were sculpted with one foot leading and an uncompromising rigidity to their forward-facing poses; the male statues were always strapping, sinewy, and undressing. Life-sized versions of the kouroi appeared beginning in 650 BC. A significant period of modification for the Greeks, the Archaic period helped bring about more forms of government, expressions of art, and a greater appreciation of people and cultures outside of Greece. Nonetheless, the Greek civilization was not slowed down by these challenges.