The Hellenistic Period is the era that transpire after the passing of Alexander the Great. During this time, Greek culture expanded toward the Near East and fused together with its culture. Throughout this period, there were many cultural achievements that were made in literature, art, science and philosophy. These achievements that took place in the Hellenistic world created many advances in literature, art, science and philosophy. The cities where they were most prominent were Alexandria(Egypt)
It is almost protocol for a child to develop the idea of who they look up to or whose they aspire their fate to resemble. Many choose rich, heroic and overall great people. It is a complete mystery as to what constitutes greatness. Personally, I had once dreamed fondly of becoming a mermaid until I was ten. So if my idea of being great was embodied by a fantasy of having gills and a tail, it is absolutely resolute that greatness varies. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart , there is an intense need
During the Greek era, three styles of Greek Sculptures emerged. This included; Archaic style, Early Classical style and Classical style and Late Classical style, and last the Hellenistic style. Archaic style sculpture started around 600-480 B.C. The Archaic artistic used Egyptian influences in there sculptures. For example, they learned how to use carving techniques on how to change them to their own taste. One example of a sculpture, Kouros, highlights Egyptian frontal pose, where the left leg is
Sculpture was always a big subcategory of the art world since ancient times. Numerous civilizations have created sculptures for religious deities or for showing their own ideals. While the subjects of many of the sculptures appeal to people’s personal feelings, the Greeks do a better job of it. Modern man may not appreciate the beauty, the significance or variations of the sculptures. For example, many people would think that the Dying Warrior and the Dying Gallic Trumpeter are doing the same activities
1000 years apart, coming from two incredibly different cultures with two incredibly different artistic styles, the pieces of art do have a lot in common as well. The Bust of Nefertiti is believed to be crafted by Thutmose in Ancient Egypt in 1340 BCE, while the Venus de Milo is believed to be created by Alexandros of Antioch in Ancient Greece around 150-100 BCE. Both pieces of art contain elements that have led the world to consider them as two epitomes of beauty and grace for thousands of years, being
The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David was considered a revolutionary painting for its time. Although his painting was one of a kind, David was still influenced by others and by his environment for his work. This painting was the first to break the rococo style and started the movement that is now known today as neoclassicism. The Oath was one of David’s more “mature” work as he used all his acquired experience “from his experiments in pantomimic expressivity and corporal communication
Museum of Art, I found was very overwhelming. If the city had no other museum other than the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you could still occupy yourself for days roaming its labyrinthine corridors. Because the Metropolitan Museum has something approaching 3 million works on display over it’s more than 7 square miles, you're going to have to make some hard choices. Looking at everything could probably take a week. I’ve always had an interest in art, but never had a chance to visit art galleries and
Theories in art differ greatly from those in the natural sciences. In a broader sense, a theory can be thought of as a conceptual type of thinking. Hence, every piece of artwork can be considered a theory. This is because every artwork is an interpretation of a certain aspect of the world. In some way, it is an attempt to explain the world around it. In the words of famous German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, “the experience of art is an experience of meaning, and as such
idealism...’ Flaubert, qtd in P. Bourdieu, The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field, trans. S. Manuel (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1995) The (im)possibility of mimetic representation has been debated for centuries. Discuss the relationship between art, representation and reality in reference to at least two thinkers. Plato makes a very clear statement on his ideas of the relationship between art and reality. For him art is imitation, he provides us with an example in
Abstract art is the product of three causes during the birth of the 20th century. The aftermath of the first world war, new scientific advancement and innovation in art theory contributed to the birth of total abstract. The first cause was the aftermath of the first world war. Prior to the war the majority of the European populous had a strong sense of nationalism as a result European countries were compete to become the most influential nations of the 20th century instead of co-operating. This