The Ancient Heroes | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Art
  3. Charcoals
  4. The Ancient Heroes

The Ancient Heroes

November 15, 2011
By BillHeLi, oakland gardens, New York
More by this author
BillHeLi, Oakland Gardens, New York
0 articles 10 photos 3 comments
View profile

Using a picture I took from Metropolitan Museum of Art, I created statue of Heracles in the foreground. The background figure is from my memory of a carving brick mural depicting ‘Jing Ke Assassinating King of Qin荆轲刺秦,’ one of the most heroic scenes throughout Chinese history. By juxtaposing images of two most famous ancient heroes from different civilizations, I intend to convey my experience of multiculturalism when visiting Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Tags: ObjectsClassicGreekCultural heritage

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar images

Previous Next
Art
Self Portrait
By Emma Rose
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Emma Rose, Cambridge, Massachusetts
0 articles 8 photos 0 comments
View profile
Art
He plays for the world
By OliviaGrace SILVER
Rancho Cucamonga, California
OliviaGrace SILVER, Rancho Cucamonga, California
6 articles 29 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.

View profile
Art
Captain Jack Sparrow
By Seth-Dietrich SILVER
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Seth-Dietrich SILVER, West Bloomfield, Michigan
5 articles 28 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
"History is written by the victor." - Winston Churchill

View profile
Art
Charred
By alli-sun SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
alli-sun SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
9 articles 16 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"All art is quite useless." -Oscar Wilde

View profile
Art
Gifted
By IsobelFree DIAMOND
Hamilton, Other
IsobelFree DIAMOND, Hamilton, Other
71 articles 20 photos 296 comments

Favorite Quote:
"As long as there is open road, the familiar has the most formidable competitor." - Anonymous

View profile
Art
At Rest
By Noshabora GOLD
St. Cloud, Florida
Noshabora GOLD, St. Cloud, Florida
17 articles 78 photos 107 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Poetry and art are when you take decades of thought and condense it into a nifty little portable carrying case that people can see and go 'Oooh, Ahh'... and then forget about it. But what does it matter, so long as YOU remember it?" ~ Bela

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This art has 3 comments.

withBloodandFire GOLD said...
on Jun. 15 2015 at 10:40 am
withBloodandFire GOLD, Burnt Hills, New York
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
I stopped checking for monsters under my bed, when I realized they're inside me.

View profile
Amazing job.
maizyiscrazy GOLD said...
on Dec. 14 2011 at 7:41 pm
maizyiscrazy GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
10 articles 53 photos 261 comments

Favorite Quote:
I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe in miracles. ~Audrey Hepburn

View profile
Oh my god!! Looks like a picture!! I love this!!!! *Clicking favorite button*
Carolinemilia said...
on Dec. 5 2011 at 4:21 pm
Carolinemilia, Malmö, Other
0 articles 0 photos 2 comments
View profile
Really nice :) Great expression and good shadowing. The drawing really captures your attention and the good detailing keeps it