November 8, 2011

Life-filled or Lifeless?


Have you ever gone to an art show and just go so bored at looking at what feels like the same piece of art over and over again? Yes? Well, imagine going to a museum back in the Aegean Culture (3000-1100 BCE) where their art was simple, had nothing to it. Art was lifeless. Personally I would have taken one look and walked right out. As much as we like to believe that simplicity is bliss, their kind of simple compared to todays is like staring at a rock with a few holes in it here and there and think it is actually something.
In the Aegean Culture their art was non-naturalistic anatomy compared to ours nowadays. For Example: In the Cycladic Culture the Statuette of a Woman all you can see is that she has a round head, cylinder neck, long torso, widened hips and she stands seemingly uncomfortable. One of the most noticeable features on her however is her broad nose. No facial features, no ears nothing exists that would bring this art to life; However, in our sculptures that you see today, you see muscle tone, extravagant facial expressions, hair, ears, body positioning. An example of this lifefillled sculpture is the famous sculpture of David. This piece of art is full of life and something to actually look at. The anatomy involved in this art work is exquisite. Muscle tone through the abs, arms, legs and along the back. You can even see the veins throughout his hands. In my opinion I would much rather look at the stautue of David opposed to the Aegean statuette of a woman in a museum.
In my opinion the most amazing thing an artist can do is bring their art work to life. Make it look like your actually looking at the real person and have their life brought out and shown to the world. Comparing these two pieces of art you see the transformation from the Aegean basics to what is now so detailed sometimes your not sure if you are actually looking at the real thing; however, in all fairness to the Aegean culture if it wasn’t for them creating the basics the chance of us having what is now fantastic art would probably not exist or still be in the discovering phase.

3 comments:

  1. I couldn't agree with you more! Although I can definitely appreciate Aegean culture art and sculptures, I would also much rather enjoy observing art that is much more detailed, like the statue of David. It is hard not to stare and appreciate the attention to detail that Greek artists placed on their statues; from the strands of hair, veins on the arms and hands, symmetry of body, position of body, right down to the muscle definition. They really capture making art more life-like than Aegean culture did. But why didn’t Aegean culture do this as well. Was it lack of the proper tools and elements to execute such art? I can’t help but to think about why the Greeks put so much detail into their sculptures. Was it because they really appreciated the beauty of the human body? Or was their civilization the first to place extreme emphasis on physical appearance? Is there civilization the one that molded our visions of what man should perfect their bodies to look like?

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  2. I chose this blog because it is very interesting. I like the title “Life-Filled or Lifeless?” When dealing with this Aegean Culture, it is sculptures of lifeless creation. The arts have their own meaning as well. There are plenty of colors that attract the reader’s eyes. Most the sculptures look alike but they all have different meaning or have different symbols. Some sculptures can be funny because we are not used to seeing naked sculptures. Also, some of the sculptures can be scary too because they do not have eyes or even mouth. There are some without arms too. Before I took this class, some of the arts does not make sense to me because I just thought it was just about colors. Back in the Aegean Culture days, they are very interesting because they create their sculptures and arts with pure talent. I like reading this blog; it is short and to the point.

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