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Western Art Traditions

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Ramonito Dayday Jr.
Ramonito Dayday Jr.

The document provides an overview of prehistoric art from the prehistoric era to ancient Egypt. It describes how Cro-Magnon peoples from 30,000 BCE were the first known artists, creating cave paintings of animals, human figures, and abstract signs. These paintings may have been created for purposes like hunting magic, spiritual beliefs, or memory. It also summarizes how ancient Egyptian art was dedicated to providing comfort for the "ka" or spirit after death through tomb and sarcophagus paintings depicting the deceased's journey to the afterworld. Mummification helped preserve bodies so the soul could return to its physical form.

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PREHISTORIC ERA
WHAT IS PREHISTORIC ERA? ? PREHISTORIC MEANS “BEFORE HISTORY” OR “BEFORE WRITTEN HISTORY.” ? INVENTION OF THE WRITING SYSEM ? THE TERM “PREHISTORY” CAN REFER TO THE VAST SPAN OF TIME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE OR THE EARTH.
WHO WERE THE ARTIST? ? Cro-Magnon peoples from 30,000 BCE are currently known as the world’s first artists. ? They lived in caves when it was cold. ? Hunted animals for food, clothing, tools, and shelter.
?Early humans chose locations that could be defended against predators and rivals and that were shielded from inclement weather. ?Cave is the best example where the early humans can stay.
THE ART ?Rock paintings have been found to include line drawings in charcoal and red ochre, painted images, and negative images, which are formed by painting the rock area around an object, such as a hand.
?Cave paintings demonstrate early humans' capacity to give meaning to their surroundings and communicate with others. ?Cave paintings can be grouped into three main categories: animals, human figures, and abstract signs.
?Animals depicted include familiar herbivores and predatory animals. ?Interpretations vary from prehistoric star charts, accounts of past hunts or mystical rituals for future ones, and shamanism.
WHY WERE THEY MADE? ?We don't know why the painters made cave paintings. The theories include: -Hunting "magic" -Part of their spiritual beliefs -Ceremonial - coming of age -As an aid to memory and pass on
?Pre-historic includes all human existence before the emergence of writing. ?Their art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to archaeologist and anthropologist; ?It is the only one clue- along with fossils, pollens and other finds to an understanding of early human life and culture.
THE LASCAUX CAVE
THE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT
INTRODUCTION ?Egyptian culture is dedicated to providing a home for “ka”. The “ka” is that part of the human being that defines personality and that survives life on earth after death. ?Its enduring nature required that artist need to decorate tombs with paintings that the spirits could enjoy after death. ?Egyptians believe that the “ka” can find home in the statue of the deceased resting place, the Pyramid.
THE PAINTINGS ? The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant. With this in mind, themes include journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld by their protective deities.
?THE CANON ?EGYPTIAN ARTIST DREW THE WHOLE HUMAN BODY. ?THE HEAD, ARMS, LEGS AND FEET WERE DRAWN FROM THE SIDE. ?THE EYES AND SHOULDERS ARE SHOWN IN FRON VIEW.
Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus ? A sarcophagus is a carved, usually a stone container that usually houses a coffin and an Egyptian mummy. The word ‘sarcophagus’ is derived from Greek words “sarx” meaning “flesh”, and “phagien” meaning “to eat” derived from a Greek word for “flesh-eating.
MUMMIFICATION ?THE EGYPTIANS BELIEVED THAT WHEN THE “PHARAOH” DIES, HIS SOUL WOULD RETURN TO HIS BODY, THAT’S WHY BODIES WERE PRESERVED THROUGH MUMMIFICATION.
The Great Sphinx The Pyramid of Giza *Khufu, Khafre, and OTHER ANCIENT ART OF EGYPT

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Western Art Traditions

  • 2. WHAT IS PREHISTORIC ERA? ? PREHISTORIC MEANS “BEFORE HISTORY” OR “BEFORE WRITTEN HISTORY.” ? INVENTION OF THE WRITING SYSEM ? THE TERM “PREHISTORY” CAN REFER TO THE VAST SPAN OF TIME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE OR THE EARTH.
  • 3. WHO WERE THE ARTIST? ? Cro-Magnon peoples from 30,000 BCE are currently known as the world’s first artists. ? They lived in caves when it was cold. ? Hunted animals for food, clothing, tools, and shelter.
  • 4. ?Early humans chose locations that could be defended against predators and rivals and that were shielded from inclement weather. ?Cave is the best example where the early humans can stay.
  • 5. THE ART ?Rock paintings have been found to include line drawings in charcoal and red ochre, painted images, and negative images, which are formed by painting the rock area around an object, such as a hand.
  • 6. ?Cave paintings demonstrate early humans' capacity to give meaning to their surroundings and communicate with others. ?Cave paintings can be grouped into three main categories: animals, human figures, and abstract signs.
  • 7. ?Animals depicted include familiar herbivores and predatory animals. ?Interpretations vary from prehistoric star charts, accounts of past hunts or mystical rituals for future ones, and shamanism.
  • 8. WHY WERE THEY MADE? ?We don't know why the painters made cave paintings. The theories include: -Hunting "magic" -Part of their spiritual beliefs -Ceremonial - coming of age -As an aid to memory and pass on
  • 9. ?Pre-historic includes all human existence before the emergence of writing. ?Their art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to archaeologist and anthropologist; ?It is the only one clue- along with fossils, pollens and other finds to an understanding of early human life and culture.
  • 11. THE ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT
  • 12. INTRODUCTION ?Egyptian culture is dedicated to providing a home for “ka”. The “ka” is that part of the human being that defines personality and that survives life on earth after death. ?Its enduring nature required that artist need to decorate tombs with paintings that the spirits could enjoy after death. ?Egyptians believe that the “ka” can find home in the statue of the deceased resting place, the Pyramid.
  • 13. THE PAINTINGS ? The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant. With this in mind, themes include journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld by their protective deities.
  • 14. ?THE CANON ?EGYPTIAN ARTIST DREW THE WHOLE HUMAN BODY. ?THE HEAD, ARMS, LEGS AND FEET WERE DRAWN FROM THE SIDE. ?THE EYES AND SHOULDERS ARE SHOWN IN FRON VIEW.
  • 15. Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus ? A sarcophagus is a carved, usually a stone container that usually houses a coffin and an Egyptian mummy. The word ‘sarcophagus’ is derived from Greek words “sarx” meaning “flesh”, and “phagien” meaning “to eat” derived from a Greek word for “flesh-eating.
  • 16. MUMMIFICATION ?THE EGYPTIANS BELIEVED THAT WHEN THE “PHARAOH” DIES, HIS SOUL WOULD RETURN TO HIS BODY, THAT’S WHY BODIES WERE PRESERVED THROUGH MUMMIFICATION.
  • 17. The Great Sphinx The Pyramid of Giza *Khufu, Khafre, and OTHER ANCIENT ART OF EGYPT