How Art Made the World

• Greece is very different today then years ago
• They had many different gods
• Ancient greeks were very fixacted on bodies
• Men took shameless prides on their physiques
• Wherever greeks settled they built temples
• They wanted to see images of their gods that were unrealistic
• They needed their statues to see their gods face to face
• Temples were filled with many life like statues and greeks would often think that it was their gods in person
• Statues were small figurines which later on turned into large sculptures
• It is told in a small bit in a greek/ egyptian history book. Greek sculptures decided to change their sculptures from small figurines to large because of the Egyptian change.
• It sparked a history revolution
• They studied every detail in the human body to reproduce the human body.
• Very first sculpture of a detailed man was made by the greeks. It was the perfect imitation.
• Another sculpture of a human being was of a female figure. The curves are exaggerated
• Egyptian drawings were all done sideways. Feet, face but the eyes face forwards.
• They were dissatisfied with the sculptures and wanted more
• How could they adapt the human body into a sculpture they would be satisfied with
• Wanted to show the physical body of an athlete but look relaxed. The perfect posture and body.
• It was finally then that the greeks created something more human than human
• They are known as the rinacho bronzes?
• Unknown to the world at large
• No where you can see sculptures than can compare to the skill and execution of these sculptures.
• They were made 2000 years before the Italian renaissance
• At first at a glance they appear realistic form but when you look closer, it is not possible for a man to look like this.
• Their body forms have been exaggerated
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• They have no coxic bones at the end of their backs
• Impressionist bodies were exaggerated
• Today, bodies are exaggerated through photo-shop. Erase of blemishes and exaggerated features of lips, breast, etc..
• Horses are seen all over historical arts
• Cave walls show many historical events. The first ones found has been considered as one of the most beautiful art.
• The authenticity of the art was questioned because it was too good.
• Prehistoric animals were obsessed with animals
• Cave paintings needed to paint in the places were people could see them but like in France it is placed in a narrow cave. Can be inexcessible.
• Archaeologist still find it hard to understand the paintings in caves.
• They should be trying to solve the mystery of how to draw in the first place
• How do you come up with the idea of a picture in the first place?
• How did our ancestor discover that lines, dots etc could create a picture?
• In South Africa, Cave paintings have been found and feature large animals and hunting scenes
• Unlike European paintings which were painted thousands of years ago, these South African painting were painted a few hundred years ago.
• The key to discovering the paintings in the mountains have been lost forever
• In the village Chunquay, they have a special tribal dance. “Trance dance” and as the presenter was watching the dance, the guy dancing fell into a trance and lost consciousness. How can this help to solve the mystery of the paintings done by their ancestors?