Early cultures gave art a purpose that has stuck with it throughout history; a way to show some type of religious expression. Cultures could use art to document their ritual‚ or pay respect to their gods or deities and have been doing this since the Paleolithic era of hunting and gathering. For example‚ when art historians look at the cave paintings in the Lascaux Cave in France‚ some believe what they are seeing is a religious ritual where the hunters are asking the gods or deities for a successful
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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but also for super natural experiences. Just like many other art forms these Stone Age sculptures and statues along with story-telling paintings were probably believed to have some type of effects on animals and even society. For example “Venus of Willendorf” may have been sculpted in hopes of improving a woman or even a tribe’s fertility. On the other hand paintings of animals on cave walls may have been used to tell a story or assist hunting efforts within a tribe. In the Neolithic period‚ art
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Study Guide For Midterm Slide Exam‚ ARTH10 03 Spring 2014 Below are the objects/images from your textbook for which you will be responsible on the midterm slide exam. All of the images and info on the midterm will come from this guide except for maybe a couple of extra credits that I will announce in class. There won’t be any tricks or additional material on the test. All illustration numbers on the study guide refer to the illustrations in the 14th edition of the Gardner’s text. From the art
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Palette of King Narmer is an example of twisted perspective. This monument is found near which of the following? Nile River Megalith refers to the large stones used in the creation of Stonehenge. Venus of Willendorf may have symbolized fertility. This image is representative of which stylistic period? Egyptian Lascaux Cave Paintings is an example of sympathetic magic. These paintings are representative of which period? Paleolithic Statuettes of Worshippers were
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History of Educational Technology Educational technology in a way could be traced back to the emergence of very early tools‚ e.g.‚ paintings on cave walls. But usually its history starts with educational film (1900s) or Sidney Pressey’s mechanical teaching machines in the 1920s. The first large scale usage of new technologies can be traced to US WWII training of soldiers through training films and other mediated materials. Today‚ presentation-based technology‚ based on the idea that people can
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Time Period Paper Assignment Min: 4 pages‚ double spaced with a Works Cited and/or Bibliography Format: MLA. I will post an example under “Sample Assignments” # of Sources: Min. of 3 Academic/Scholarly Sources. Use the library databases or make an appt. with an ACC reference librarian to help with your sources. Due Date: _____________________________ You will choose a time period from the 1500’s to the 2000’s: Research what was going socially‚ politically‚ economically during that time period
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Learning journal #1 Chapters 1-5 As I was introduced to the history of art‚ I soon learned that there are three main ways in which art in the west was visible. Pictures are one of the three ways in which art was made back in the day. Personally I found very interesting the self-portraits that artists made. For instance‚ I was amazed by the creation of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Mona Lisa‚ the art work that has a high intrinsic value. This picture created by the Italian artist gives me an impression of smartness
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Student Question: The tomb painters were more of artisans than they were artists in ancient Egypt. The reason for this is they didn’t typically come up with the ideas for what they were painting in the tombs; they were told what to paint and painted it. Artists would have had free range on what to paint rather than being told what to paint exactly. Artisans are more the people who can actually paint someone’s idea who might not be able to design or paint the idea given. 2. One rationale reason
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Disney has been one of the major companies in which certain conspiracy theories pop up around again and again. In this particular case we are examining specifically the conspiracy of an image of a palace spire in the shape of a penis on the cover of‚ “The Little Mermaid” video cassette box art. Look closely‚ you can spot the golden palace and it’s “prize” almost immediately toward the center of the box‚ and a little bit up. There are at least two ways to examine this situation. The first outlook
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