The meaning i found within Michelangelo's David goes as follows:
This was an era when sculptures were too look really life like and humanistic. There is an off topic relation i would like to make about this sculpture. How many humans do you know that really look like the 1500's David? I don't know very many. His proportions are very good. He is just a really ripped statue. Maybe the epitome of what we all hope to look like in our different forms. I noticed that by his leg there is a branch that has kept him from falling. It reminds me of what people say about the Barbie Doll. If barbie was real she wouldn't be able to stand straight up without falling over. She is so big on top that her proportions don't equal out. I wonder that if David was real would he be able to stand on his own without falling over? I don't think he would be able to.
Why is it that when creating something in human art form we tend to excentrate the parts of the body we seem most important? Yes these are the parts that bring life or help nourish life, but that does not deem them any more important. A person's hands are used to write and eyes to see. We don't draw attention to these figures. Even dating back in the 1500's society was trying to tell us what was deemed except-able Society was creating the perfect image. There is no such thing as a perfect image or perfect person.
So what was the message Michelangelo was trying to get across than? It is only seen in my eyes as Apollonian Classicism if you call conforming classical. Why do we need to look or dress the way the world thinks will make us feel best? Not everyone is created the same, but we are still created equal if we live up to our highest potential.
When looking up the context of Michelangelo's "David" i learned that his eyes are actually faced toward Goliath in a fierce rage. To me i don't see the context of his eyes. ( http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/jhm/arch/david/David.htm) It was also meant to show the very versatile sides of a human. When looking at David from one angle he wants to kill, and looking at him from the other side he is just an innocent young man. It goes to show it's all were your perspective is.
The meaning i found with Donatello's David:
On first look Donatello's David reminds me of a sly shaddy character. One that is up to boot in the fashion world and can afford the most costly of items. It appeals to the more feministic side of the man.To me it doesn't seem like the sword shows what it was intended to show. The artist might have thought too add the sword to make up for the lack of muscles. The muscles on Donatello's David is much smaller and the stomach is not as ripped.This is showing a less idealized society of conformity. Everyone has the choice to exercise or not ( in more modern terms). The hat hides what he may be thinking. It draws more attention to the brain area though. That is more important to me then the parts of the statue Michelangelo tried to point out.
I don't know if it is because of the difference in coloration of the statue i'm more drawn to the face. If this statue of David wasn't naked, i might have thought it to be a girl. The left leg when the statue is facing you looks almost limp. Maybe he was fighting, but got defeated. Some days we have to pout and surrender. This is what the statue is showing me.
When researching on the internet about Donatello's David i saw a photo of the back of the statue. We are always talking about the front of status and it has never occurred to me, that the artist sculpted something on back. We only really view the important detail on the front, but maybe there is something we are missing in back.
I learned that this was a young version of David. One who stood up to his rivals. To relate that back to modern day, it's one who dares to be different and knows their values and stance. Donatello's David was an image to the Florentine Republic. ( http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth213/donatello_david.html)
On this web site i could also view that statue a little more close up and zoomed at some parts. I realize what David is putting his leg on, is actually the head of Goliath. I was instantly reminded of the phrase "serving it up, on a silver platter."
I agree that Donatello's , David definitely has passionate individualism. Passionate Individualism to me means basically what i described above. Showing who you are. David's hat brings a more conscious notion to how naked he truly is. But naked or not, nothing will stop him for he already has Goliath's head. David knows who he is, and is very full of himself.
Big Difference not already mentioned:
David of Michelangelo reminds me of something very clean and pure. If perfection in the Renaissance Era was to be sculpted, that would be it. But, Donatello's David, reminds me of someone who has been spotted in the world. He has not left the world views and has been harped on or ridiculed. Donatello's David is a dirtier version of the world.
The worlds View of the Renaissance:
The Renaissance wasn't free from all limitations. Looking at these two statues has changed my view of the renaissance. I know before when i saw the Renaissance i thought of the theaters and big frilly dresses. ( like the fair they have every year in St. George.) I did not see this as an art form. These two statues showed the shifting of one time period to another within a specific era. After all the Renaissance does mean to be reborn. These statues showed the rebirth of the same era among a different time period. ( Compare the late 90's to early 2000's)
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