The Role of Art
Christina Zevola
May 5, 2009
Professor Strmiska
World History- 1-2pm
The Role of Art
Throughout time each culture in the world has faced its own struggles and reached new heights. Many of these downfalls and achievements have been visible through economics, politics, society, and many more. Despite these, one way in which history will always be expressed is through art, both reserved and artifacts. Through historical paintings, sculptures, and architecture, many religious beliefs, societal events, intellectual understandings, worshiped and disliked rulers, wars, and civilized faults have been and still are being decoded. Art helps us to understand our roots and further expand our knowledge and achievements. A picture is worth a million words and art is a mirror of society. Through the European Middle Ages, Mayan civilization, and European Renaissance, supported art is an expression of the society it was once created in.
As the fall of Rome struck and a newer, more modern world rose amongst those in Western Europe, a new period, the Middle Ages, came about. During this time, the civilization of Rome developed into a unique mixture of both Roman and Germanic institutions. From this, many different cultural arts (Roman art, German art, and even Islamic art) mixed together to create an art more commonly known as Medieval Art. As Medieval Art spread, it divided into several kinds, expressed differently depending on the country it was spotted in.
First developed was an art form called Late Antique art. This was more of a Roman style of art (to show the presents of Roman Christians) to some, while being made into more of a German art by others (to show the presents of Germans and Arians). Late Antique art emphasizes the spiritual reality behind its subjects, rather than the beauty and movement of the body. It also modeled the rise of Christianity and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Instead of expressing art through the use of painting
May 5, 2009
Professor Strmiska
World History- 1-2pm
The Role of Art
Throughout time each culture in the world has faced its own struggles and reached new heights. Many of these downfalls and achievements have been visible through economics, politics, society, and many more. Despite these, one way in which history will always be expressed is through art, both reserved and artifacts. Through historical paintings, sculptures, and architecture, many religious beliefs, societal events, intellectual understandings, worshiped and disliked rulers, wars, and civilized faults have been and still are being decoded. Art helps us to understand our roots and further expand our knowledge and achievements. A picture is worth a million words and art is a mirror of society. Through the European Middle Ages, Mayan civilization, and European Renaissance, supported art is an expression of the society it was once created in.
As the fall of Rome struck and a newer, more modern world rose amongst those in Western Europe, a new period, the Middle Ages, came about. During this time, the civilization of Rome developed into a unique mixture of both Roman and Germanic institutions. From this, many different cultural arts (Roman art, German art, and even Islamic art) mixed together to create an art more commonly known as Medieval Art. As Medieval Art spread, it divided into several kinds, expressed differently depending on the country it was spotted in.
First developed was an art form called Late Antique art. This was more of a Roman style of art (to show the presents of Roman Christians) to some, while being made into more of a German art by others (to show the presents of Germans and Arians). Late Antique art emphasizes the spiritual reality behind its subjects, rather than the beauty and movement of the body. It also modeled the rise of Christianity and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Instead of expressing art through the use of painting