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Art Compare Contrast Essay

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After reading over chapters fifteen through twenty they describe when and where art was used the most. Art was used in many cultures in different time periods as the years, centuries pasted art became more advances and more complex. People used what they could find to make something out of it.
I learned that the earliest form of art began in Africa approximately two million years ago. It was interesting to find out that the work of art was an engraved ochre that had lines as if it was crossed hatches (Page 241). I also found out that other pieces of art were discovered from cave paintings to human like figurines either carved or molded by clay. Egypt had similar views their art was many of humans most higher ranking. Later, Greece began creating work of art that honored an individual’s achievements that consisted of a life-sized, freestanding either nude male or clothed woman. Most of their art involved classical art which meant it restrained emotion (256-257). Then along came the Romans which their art was tied into architecture and the engineering. They created structure such as, The Colosseum and Pantheon these structures both had similar things they had arches and columns yet, the Pantheon had a high …show more content…

They show an individual tall and well built. In Asia, I found out they even have paintings that show nature or action in the paintings but instead on a canvas or wall the paintings are on a handscroll, they even have style they use is called literati painting. Then I found out that in Islamic art they do not have any human figures only patterns that seem to never end. Lastly, I read that in Africa they make carvings into masks or a post, some post tells stories of either the village or certain things that one should know along with Africa, Oceania and Australia they have very similar art ways but in Easter Island Moai, there is giant stone heads it’s so interesting they can weigh up to 75

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