Art and architecture powerpoint

1. Monday, February 25, 2013 As soon as you enter the room sit in your assigned seat and begin the warm-up activity below. There should be no talking. Brainstorm as many forms of art that you can think of.

2. Egyptian Art Forms Architecture Crafts and Sculpture Paintings Literature Music

3. Architecture

4. Religious beliefs, including that of eternal life Tomb building Massive architecture due to the need to have stability in walls. Architecture Function

5. Architectural Styles Tombs and Temples Thick sloping walls Stone Columns Stone lintels Flat roofs Small openings Covered in hieroglyphs and religious symbols

6. Architectural Materials Stone, particularly limestone, was used in large monumental buildings Wood was rarely used because there are no natural resources of wood in Egypt Sun-dried mud bricks were used in small buildings and houses

7. Architectural Durability Durable stone structures have survived thousands of years Monumental temples Tombs Pyramids

8. Architectural Techniques Basic construction method used the post and lintel No mortar was used so stones had to be cut to fit together perfectly Ramps allowed workers to pull stones to the top of structures

9. Crafts and Sculptures Most had many symbolic elements. There were laws that applied to the use of symbols and artists were ranked according to their compliance with those laws. Crafts and sculptures reflect knowledge of human and animal anatomy.

10. Pottery Pottery was created using a potters wheel.

11. Statues and Ushabti Statue Ushabti Most important symbols of religion Usually used at funerals and in tombs

12. Obelisks Cosmic symbols of the sun god, Ra Placed in pairs in front of temples in order to magically protect the building

13. Sphinxes Guardians placed in temples and beside pyramids. Served to protect holy buildings.

14. Sarcophagus Most important object in royal tombs. Its purpose was to protect the body.

15. Jewelry Served as decoration and magical protection. Used by all social classes. Materials varied from expensive gold to cheap clay.

16. Masks Used to cover the face of mummies. Masks of the upper class were made out of gold.

17. Egyptian Paintings Used a style known as Frontalism

18. Frontalism had strict rules…

19. 1. The people in the paintings were identified by writing. The people in the paintings did not need to actually look like the real people that they portrayed.

20. 2. People were rarely shown in old age.

21. 3. The head was always drawn from the side view while the body was drawn from the front view.

22. 4. Eyes were always drawn in full.

23. 5. The legs are turned to the same side as the head, with one foot placed in front of the other.

24. 6. The head is at right angles to the body.

25. 7. Every figure in paintings, stands or sits with a formal, stiff, and rigid posture. The stance of the body is severe, but the faces are calm and serene.

26. 8. Slaves and animals were painted more natural and relaxed, and with a smaller scale in drawings to show their limited importance.

27. 9. Artists made colors from raw materials around them and therefore worked in a limited number of shades.

28. 10. Color was applied in flat tones - strict rules often applied to the use of a particular color for particular purpose. For example, men's skin was colored red while women’s was yellow.

29. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 What invention allowed people to create higher quality pottery faster than ever before? Potter’s Wheel

30. Using a potter’s wheel

31. Literature Religious Literature Hymns to the gods Mythology Pyramid Texts Instructions for the process of mummifying the dead Coffin Texts Special spells that would be used in the afterlife The Book of the Dead Tricks and instructions for gaining entrance into the afterlife

32. Literature Secular (Non-religious) Literature Cinderella Crocodile Doomed Prince Journey to the Land of the Dead Proverbs Sealed Letter Turquoise Amulet

33. Egyptian Music Music was a very important part of religious worship in Egypt. Musicians were professional and played in specific places such as in temples, the pharaoh’s palace, or religious festivals.

34. Egyptian Musical Instruments Percussion Instruments Drums Castanets Bells Sistrum Cymbals Wind Instruments Ugab Trumpet Shofar Stringed Instruments Kinnor Harp Lute