Artistic Expression Across the Ages

1. ART HISTORY TIMELINE AND

MOVEMENTS: THE RISE 1. WESTERN
ART: ANCIENT TO MIDDLE AGES
 A. CAVE ART 
B. ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART
C. GREEK ART
D. ROMAN ART
E. MEDIEVAL ART
A. CAVE ART (40,000 and 14,000 years
ago)

 Itis the numerous painting and engraving discovered in

Ice Cave caves and shelters.

 It is usually used Red and Black pigment.

Example:

Saharan Rock Art

B. Ancient Egyptian Art (6th Millennium B.
C. and 4th Century A. D. )

 Egyptian culture was probably the most well known form

of ancient art in Mediterranean.
Egyptian Arts are:

 Symbolism
 Hierarchical Scale
 Painting
 Faience, Pottery, and Glass
 Papyrus
 Architecture
 Sculpture
Symbolism
Hierarchical Scale

 In Egyptian art, the size of a figure indicates its relative

importance. This meant that gods or the pharaoh were
usually larger than other figures, followed by figures of
high officials or tomb owners; servants, entertainers,
animals, trees, and architectural details were the smallest
figures.
Example:

Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky

Painting

Tomb of Tutankhamun’s Wall

Faience, Pottery, and Glass

Faience Kohl Pot

Papyrus
Architecture

Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx

Sculpture

Tutankhamun
C. Greek Art

 Itwas created to honor gods, those gods were created in

the image of humans. It was also emphasized the essential
of human beings

 Archaic Period ( C. 650- 840 B. C. E. )

 Hellenistic Period (c.323-27 BCE)
Archaic Period ( C. 650- 840 B. C. E. )

 The term Archaic in the 18th century to describe the

transition of Greek art from the Geometric (9th-8th
century BC) to the Classical Period (5th-4th century BC).
The Archaic Period lasted roughly from the seventh to
sixth centuries BC (700-500 BC
 Examples:

Terracotta Column-Krater The Statue of Laocoön and His Sons Temple of Hera II and temple of
Hera I
HELLENISTIC PERIOD (c.323-27 BCE )

 The period lasted from 323 BCE to 31 CE in Ancient

Greece. Sculptors pursued and perfected naturalism
during this time period, an artistic interest that Greek
artists had developed over hundreds of years.
Examples:

Fayum Mummy The Erechtheion Borghese Gladiator

D. ROMAN ART (c.500 BCE - 500 CE)

 The Romans developed the technique of painting mosaics

and murals, emphasizing natural themes like landscapes
and narrative themes from literature and mythology. Deep
red, yellow, green, violet, and black were the primary
colors used in Roman painting
Architecture

 They focused innately on the elements they used in

architecture like vaults, domes, columns, and arches.
Example.

Colosseum
Murals

 1st Style
 2nd Style
 3rd Style
 4th Style
1st Style

 It derives from Hellenistic palaces in the Middle East and

is also known as incrustation or masonry style. It
simulates the appearance of marble by using vibrant
colors.
Example:

House of the Faun

2nd Style

 This was done to give the impression of more space by

painting pictures with significant depth, such as views of
a garden or other landscape. Over time, the style evolved
to cover the entire wall, giving the impression of looking
out of a window onto a real scene.
Example:

The Dionysiac Frieze in the Villa of Mysteries

3rd Style

 This was more ornamental, with less depth illusion. Using

images of columns or foliage, the wall was divided into
precise zones. Scenes painted in the zones were typically
exotic depictions of real or imagined animals, or simply
monochromatic linear drawings.
Example:

Panel with Candelabrum

4th Style

 This was a hybrid of the two previous styles. Depth was

restored to the mural, but it was done more decoratively,
with more ornamentation. For example, instead of
looking out onto a landscape or cityscape, the artist could
paint several windows depicting scenes from Greek
myths or other fantasy scenes, including still lives.
Example:

Ixion room House of the Vettii

E. MEDIEVAL ART (c.1000-1400)

 Medieval art is distinguished by elaborately decorative

patterns, bright colors, iconography, and Christian subject
matter. Mosaics, frescoes, and relief sculptures were
frequently found inside churches and monasteries to aid
monks in their study of the Christian Bible.
Apprenticeships and Guilds

 Almost all craftsmen, from bakers to silversmiths, were

gradually organized into professional bodies known as
guilds or companies during the Middle Ages.
Example:
Art of Goldsmithing

 Goldsmiths also created and designed coins, cut seals, and

were occasionally involved in bronze sculpture.
Example:

Godefroid de Claire
 
Crafts of Sculpture, Wood Carving and
Stained Glass

 Thecolored glass used to make decorative windows and

other light-passing objects. Strictly speaking, all colored
glass is "stained," or colored, while still molten by the
addition of various metallic oxides.
Example:

The Virgin and the Christ Surrounded by Angels

Tapestry Weaving

 Weaving colored weft threads through plain warp threads

creates a tapestry. The warp threads are stretched on a
loom and serve as a grid for weavers to weave a pattern
with colored weft threads. The most distinguishing
feature of tapestry weaving is that the majority of the weft
threads do not run all the way across the warp.
Example:

The Waiting-Servant Motif in Late Antique Textile

2. EASTERN ART HISTORY

 A. Chinese Art and Painting

 B. Japanese Art
 C. Korean Art
A. Chinese Art and Painting

 After many generations of development, Chinese

paintings have acquired various characteristics. In
general, there are two ways to use the brush: Gong Bi
(fine strokes), which is drawing details with fine strokes
and rich colors, and Yi Bi (rough strokes), which is
drawing details with rough strokes and light colors.
Example:
B.Japanese Art

 Japanese art encompasses a diverse range of styles and

modes of expression, including ceramics, sculpture,
painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ukiyo-e
woodblock prints, origami, and, more recently, manga,
among many others.
Examples:

Ceramics Origami

The Great Wave Shūji (Japanese

Calligraphy)
C.Korean Art

 Korean arts include calligraphy, music, painting, and

pottery, which are often distinguished by the use of
natural forms, surface decoration, and bright colors or
sounds.
Examples:

Inwang Jesaekdo

Celadon Ewer

Seoye (Korean
Calligraphy)
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