Essay On Visual Arts

West Mexico: West Mexicans unlike the Olmecs did not produce large sculptures but produced permanent structures like tiered platforms and ball courts. West Mexico is mostly known for its clay sculptures often found in tombs and usually a orange or red color these clay sculptures often depicted rituals. Maya Civilization: Similar to the Olmecs the Mayans also have large statues of rock that honor their rulers like the Stelae D in Copan which is detailed with many symbols and hieroglyphs. The temple of the giant jaguar at Tikal which is 45 feet tall and the burial place for one of their rulers. The temple has 9 huge steps said to represent the 9 levels of the underworld.

The Paleolithic Era Vs The Neolithic Era Art expresses an artist’s imagination or visual that is meant to tell, show, or describe a feeling, scene, or even an animal. The first man-made art evolved during the Stone Age, but it advanced drastically as the periods moved from the Paleolithic era to the Neolithic era. The methods for making art became more varied as inventions of apparatuses were established and people learned to make a variety of art, such as pottery. While it is assumed that both Paleolithic and Neolithic people made art for ritualized purposes, this reason was more obvious during Neolithic times.

China crafted bronze goblets, cups, and bowls. Egypt made jewelry from gold, silver, glass, and stones. The Chinese built huge walls that were 30 feet high and 60 feet wide. Egyptians used math to craft the Sphinx, Great Pyramids, and statues with stone. China’s big secret was that they learned how to spin and weave silk thread into cloth.

The first forms of writing found date back to 250 B.C-3,200 B.C. Many places had begun using writing to keep documents. These places included, China, Mesoamerica, Sumerian, Egypt, and the Indus Valley. Writing derived from symbols carved in clay and set out too dry.

After the collapse of Mycenaean civilization, art became largely non figural for several countries. In the 9th century BCE, the oldest surviving style of Greek art developed, known as the Geometric style because of the predominance of linear designs. During this time, Greeks would focus on creating pottery with various geometric patterns and linear designs. A noticeable feature on the Kore is the rectangular pattern on the dress which reflects this traditional technique and conveys the Egyptian influence on Greek Art.

Minoan art is the term used for art made in the prepalatial period (3000-1900 BC). What was left of this sea bearing civilization is mostly Cycladic statues, sculptures, pottery fragments, and mural paintings. The attire of the snake goddess sculptures are very typical in Minoan women clothing. The Minoan mural paintings are very cultural, showing figures with small waist and fluid, bold line structure. Minoan potters made everything from jars and pots to vases and stone seal stamps most of which are in museums around

In the book World or Art by Henry M. Sayre the following chapters express important elements and design concepts in art: “Chapter 4 Line”, “Chapter 5 Space”, and “Chapter 6 Light and Color”. One of the most universal principles of art is line; lines, be it long, short, big, wide, curvy, straight, directional, sporadic, controlled, emotional or even intellectual, are the most basic tool an artist can use, but a powerful tool at that. There are many variations of lines with various aspects each enhance; for example, an implied line makes us follow a line, that is not physically there, to another object, but an outline the edge of 2D and 3D

Carvings and paintings found in caves have been dated to almost 40,000 years, these paintings were often animals such as Horses, Pigs, Bison and Bulls. A lot of cave paintings

Mythological animals “lived” on 3000 years old bronzes Zihan Zhong In this gallery, viewers will get a basic knowledge of different kind of patterns on the bronzes in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties and their meaning with real examples in front of them. In the thousands of years of Chinese history, bronze is one of the most important material. In about 19th century BCE, China enters the era of Bronze and in the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, its development enters the heyday stage. The manufactured bronzes had a wide variety of range in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty.

The Stone Age is known to be the first prehistoric human culture defined by the use of stone tools. It is divided by 3 separate periods, the Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, and the Neolithic period, the origin of the stone age coincides with the discovery of the oldest stone tools, which had been dated 3.3 million years ago. It went on until the time of smelting. Smelting allowed people to create tools, made from metal and stone. Most of the tools that were made, were created to help humans survive.

In the Mesoamerica, South, and North American arts are all influenced by the Mayans. The different regions reflect different techniques, art forms and their influences. Mesoamerica is now modern-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and the Pacific Coast of El Salvador. These civilizations, was widely reflected in their art.

Lakeisha has shown good interest in History this term. She has demonstrated a good understanding of sequencing historical events in chronological order and the difference between primary and secondary sources of information. Lakeisha struggled to write objectively when presenting her findings in her Narrabeen Man report. She participate well in class discussions. Amelia has been very enthusiastic in history this term.

The discovery of Oracle Bone The Relationship Between Oracle Bones and Culture Citation Oracle Bones Second Page: Explain what is oracle bone, Oracle Bones are used in Shang Dynasty, more than 3000 years ago. People always use this to divination or record important event of royal family member......... Third Page:

The Venus of Willendorf Sculpture was made in 24,000- 22,000, Before the Common Era (BCE), the Paleolithic Period or Old Stone Age, which was the longest phase of human history. The Paleothic Period was made up of nomadic hunters and gathers that were sheltered in caves, used fire, and stones for tools. A fun fact about this discovery is that it is the earliest pieces of prehistoric sculpture that has ever been found. It was made by hand, made of limestone, has a height of 11cm and was found in Willendorf, Austria. When looking at this piece, you would probably see the female reproductive anatomy that has been a bit exaggerated.

The first object that I found interesting during my visit at the Brooklyn museum was the Finger ring which was made by the Sumerians around 2600 to 2500 B.C.E. They were two rings that were gold in color with many ridges. Sumer, as I have learned in my class was the oldest civilization known to mankind which also developed the first writing system, Cuneiform which was wedge writing and developed around 3500 B.C.E. They also discovered the calendar as well as agriculture. The Sumerians also had a religion and worshiped many gods such as AN, KI, UTU and NINHURSUG.