Sculptures
Sculpting has played a major role in human life way before the ancient times. Many cultures throughout Mesopotamia and Egypt created large amounts of sculptures. Egyptian art was generally created in Egypt’s geographic location and largely had to do with the nation. Babylonian sculptures were very artistic and were filled with variety and richness. Being that Sumeria was in the same geographic proximity of Babylonia (Mesopotamia), they shared many similarities when it came to art and sculptures. Phoenician sculptures deeply reflected influences from neighboring nations because of its massive amount of trading participation. Frequently, these sculptural masterpieces were monolithic.
(Sebastian Archard)
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/sculpture-history.html
http://www.artflakes.com/en/products/ancient-egyptian-sculpture
(Sebastian Archard)
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/sculpture-history.html
http://www.artflakes.com/en/products/ancient-egyptian-sculpture
Paintings
The first signs of paintings were found in prehistoric caves. These paintings were done with powdered yellow and orange iron oxide mixed in with animal fat. The fat would mix with the powder making a paint like fluid. Paintings in ancient Egypt were usually done on walls, these wall paintings would be inside burial chambers. The paintings were used to record scenes from a person's life. Unlike the Egyptians, Mesopotamian's don't have any paintings. They only have mosaics and decorated ceramics.
This is a wall painting of Anubis hovering over a wealthy man's dead body.
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753865
http://www.anubissystems.com/who-is.html
(Roberto Preza)
This is a wall painting of Anubis hovering over a wealthy man's dead body.
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753865
http://www.anubissystems.com/who-is.html
(Roberto Preza)
Wall Decorations
Just like paintings, wall decorations were found in prehistoric caves. The first decorated caves were found in France in 1940. The walls of the caves were decorated with things cave dwellers would often see, such as bison and other animals. Each animal was shown in a detailed and naturalistic manner, as for humans they were simplistic and rarely appeared.
This picture shows some humans hunting deer.
http://www.cs.uml.edu/radical-design/uploads/ChangeableWalls/HistofWallDeco.pdf
(Roberto Preza)
This picture shows some humans hunting deer.
http://www.cs.uml.edu/radical-design/uploads/ChangeableWalls/HistofWallDeco.pdf
(Roberto Preza)
Elaborate Weaving
Since humankind started to weave, they have stopped relying on on animal skins. Weaving has opened new doors for man as it is used for making clothing, carpets, etc. Some primitive materials used for weaving include: hemp, raffia, leaf fibers, hair, wool, fur, and sinew. Plain woven fabrics can date back to as early as 5000 BC. Fabrics were used to indicate social status, power, and sometimes to frighten others. Social rank often indicated what fabrics could and could not be used.
This is an image of how a Mesopotamian man would have looked.
http://www.slideshare.net/zipporahthompson/history-of-weaving-14624212
(Roberto Preza)
This is an image of how a Mesopotamian man would have looked.
http://www.slideshare.net/zipporahthompson/history-of-weaving-14624212
(Roberto Preza)