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ARTS and Culture

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s an introduction to humanities, from the earliest times to the present day. ARTS AND CULTURE
Survive the passage of time DURABLE
Lasting for a very short time, short-lived art EPHEMERAL
Includes the shape, line, value, color texture and space FORM
What it is all about the meaning of the work CONTENT
Developing the capacity to analyze, synthesize, compare and contrast, CRITICAL THINKING
Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, PURPOSE OF ART
r when there was human life before records documented human activity From the invention of tools to advance The Prehistoric Age
The Paleolithic Period (Old Stone Age) : 500,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE The Stone Age :
10,000 BCE – 6000 BCE The Mesolithic Period (Late Stone Age) :
6000 BCE – 1000 BCE The Neolithic Period (New Stone Age) :
early humans lived in caves or simple huts or tepees and were hunters and gatherers. Paleolithic Period
s known of Paleolithic life derives largely from paintings found in caves. Wall Paintings
prehistoric art is thought to be related to ritual, linked with prayer to placate the power of nature. Ritual and Religion
the most famous example of prehistoric sculpture is the so-called Woman (or Venus) of Willendorf. Sculpture
humans used small stone tools, now also polished and sometimes crafted with points and attached to antlers, bone or wood to serve as spears and arrows - more permanent settlements in villages - often lived nomadically in camps near rivers The Mesolithic Period
humans developed cave paintings, engravings, and ceramics to reflect their daily lives. Mesolithic Art.
Many of the pottery fragments had scorch marks, s Pottery
ancient humans switched from hunter/gatherer mode to agriculture and food production. They used polished hand axes, adzes for ploughing and tilling the land and started to settle in the plains. The Neolithic Period
Structures made of wood, other plant material, or mud brick decayed and disappeared long ago. Architecture.
This enigmatic remnant of prehistoric architecture is believed to have been a monumental clock, laid out so the stones relate to the position of the sun at the summer and winter solstices. Stonehenge,
greek word meaning literally "The land between two rivers" Mesopotamian
refers to the place where humans first formed civilizations. Ancient Mesopotamia
who lived at the southern end of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Sumer
This type of writing is called - which means "wedge-shaped". Cuneiform
the center of the world's first empire, Akkad
was the capital of the Persian Empire. Persepolis
was a temple to the main god of the city looked like step pyramids Ziggurat
The first Empire to rule all of Mesopotamia was The Akkadian Empire
He established his own city named Akkad. When the powerful Sumerian city of Uruk attacked his city, he fought back and eventually conquered Uruk Sargon the Great
one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years around 3100 b.c to 30 b.c Egyptian Civilization
- longest river in the world (4,000 miles) Nile River
- First pharaoh and created the first dynasty. King Menes
Great House in ancient egyptian Pharaoh
ranking Ramses III ● Akhenaten, Amenhotep IV ● Ramses IV ● Nefertiti ● Taharqa
form of writing, especially used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent an object, concept, or sounds. ”, meaning “sacred carving,” or “The god’s words” Hieroglyphics
the people during ancient egypt practiced polytheism, they hosted 700 different gods and goddesses Religious Belief
- Egyptians believed preserving a dead body through tombs will protect the mummies and that it will give comforts Afterlife
used to build pyramids Limestone and sand
the earliest burial places of the Old Kingdom Egyptian nobility. Mastabas
the biggest Egyptian pyramid and tomb of the fourth dynasty for pharaoh Khufu The Great Pyramids
ancient Egyptian collection of mortuary texts made up of spells, or magic formulas, The Book of Dead
Sculpture The Great Sphinx - body of the lion represents strength, while the head of a human symbolizes intelligence.
Mentuhotep II is considered the founder The Middle Kingdom
r monumental architecture and statuary honoring the gods and pharaohs The New Kingdom
an archeologist who discovered Helen’s Troy and Agamemnon. HEINRICH SCHLIEMAN
Discover the labyrinth of Knossos on Crete Sir Arthur Evans
3 Civilizations during the Bronze Age of Agean Culture . Cycladic (cyclades) Minoans (crete)
s Athens and Sparta the Greeks began to explore philosophy and theater. Early Greece
Heroic Age -The Greek city-state (polis) was formed, THE GEOMETRIC PERIOD
A large vase with a wide mouth Ceramic Krater
Greek city-states began to foster trade links, particularly across the Aegean sea THE ORIENTALIZING PERIOD
The Ten Commandments
renowned as one of the legendary first philosopher primal material WATER Thales
s known for his knowledge about Cosmology. primal material FIRE Heraclitus
e two founders of Ancient Atomic Theory. f two basic elements : Atoms and The Void. Democritus
(His)theorem in Geometry. Number was at the heart of all things. Pythagoras
Begin the Persian Wars until the death of Alexander the Great - Athenian Golden Age Classical Greece-
benevolent leader, nagtatag ng laws in order na bigyan ng justice angg mga Athenian DRACO
a political leader, the one who re-arranged the neighbors between rich and The first person who introduced demokratia CLEISTHENES
- he divided the citizen, he let the lower class na makaupo sa jury duties a SOLON
he distributed the land para sa mga farmer to improve the economic status. - became champion artist PISISTRATUS
Greece was artistic and intellectual .Ruled by Alexander the Great that made the city remarkable during his era. THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS
a greek politician, the one who made a big contribution, he promoted the art and literature and the one who was ambitious to make a parthenon. Pericles
A temple to honor the patron goddess athena Parthenon
involved in asking and answering a question Socrates
Socrates student and the mentor of Artistotle, sya ang nagpalawak ng belief ni socrates and he founded an academia. Main Contribution is about philosophy, mathematics and science) Plato
Plato’s student, he rejected Plato theory and made his own. His contribution is about logic, criticism,physics, etc. Aristotle
- Earliest order, its module was sturdy and like a male body, simple design (capital)pero walang base. Doric Order
slender and elegant, may base and ung column nya pa scrol IONIC
Style is more fancier, but hindi sya kasing laki ni IONIC AND ka Sturdy. May based then ung capital nya is pa curved with leaves. CORINTHIAN
An open theater kung saan dito sila manonood ng mga play Open Air Theater(Amphitheater)
*8 purposes of ARt Expression of the Imagination Ritualistic and symbolic function Communication, Entertainment, Political Change Social causes. Psychological and healing purposes Propaganda or Commercialism
Creative thoughts and materials and techniques Processes
outputs products
human interaction,encounter and responses experiences
4 characteristics of ARt non-restictiveness- if it intented to be an art Human Enterprise0 contact w/o other. Engage= desire to respond Medium of Expression-doest not have to be scripted to express Communication-sharing or interesting sa symbol not sign
Function of Art Enter.- provides escape Pol.&Soc. Weap- seek to bring change Therapy-- Treat physical. Artifact- Represent the ideas Day-to-day lige- mirrors . Cultural expression- uniquness Self-expression- personel preference. Reli.&Spir.Purp.- ideas & beliefs.
unforgiving Realism
not to be understood Abstraction
to hide/emphasize Distortion
reveals the beauty Surrelism
Sculpture three dimension heigh,width,depth
can easily revise parang clay Additive Sculpture
solid mass Subtractive Sculpture
invented by Alexander Calder(suspend from the ceiling) Assemble Sculpture
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings Architect
relative size Scale
the location Site
2 structual system Shell system- one or more building(stone or brick) Skeleton and skin- modern
first emperor of Byzantine most influential in culture and politics JUSTINIAN
wife and empress of Justinian THEODORA
designed for churches Liturgical
human voice singing a religious text without instrument accompaniment. Chant
the voice is unaccompanied Cappella
when the sound is made by special devices called instruments. Instrumental
nonreligious Secular
originally played in palaces for royalty and nobility Chamber Music
most public and complex form, Orchestral Music
appeals to wide audience, Popular Music or Pop
arouse in the United States Jazz
combination of drama and music Musical Theater
narrative in which dialogue and exposition is sung, combines music with literature and drama. Opera
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