Wp3 Pre-Writing 3

The sculpture "Birth of Venus" has a lot of interesting characteristics that employ rhetorical concepts and appeals within the art object. The sculpture is a very complex and intriguing piece with a lot going on visually, and as a result, the audience has to think about it more in order to really understand it.

One concept that is important in this sculpture is perspective. This affects the audience in that the structure of the sculpture provides an appeal to pathos. Because of the complicated structure of "Birth of Venus" and the many pieces that make up the sculpture, the audience can see it differently from varying angles. Since it is a three-dimensional piece of art, it looks different depending on where the audience is looking at it from. Certain parts are only visible from certain points, and as the viewer moves around the sculpture, different things come into view. This is important if one is to really take in and try to understand the sculpture as a whole. How the audience perceives the sculpture might affect how they see and understand it.

Another appeal is that the form of the sculpture itself evokes pathos within the audience. It is not the perfect image of beauty, as the Roman goddess Venus is depicted in the painting "Birth of Venus." Instead, the sculpture is imperfect and grotesque. Its flaws are magnified and very obvious to anyone who looks at the art, and that creates an emotional appeal with the audience because people, like the sculpture, are far from perfect. The Venus depicted in the painting is not realistic at all, so the sculpture provides a stronger connection with the audience because it is a more realistic demonstration of life, and it is something the audience can better relate to. Because the audience can relate to this piece of art, they may be more likely to appreciate it and enjoy it.