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0:00 good day everyone in this week's lesson we are going to proceed with another Mapp component which is arts in this first module in arts we will focus on the different Western classical art Traditions specifically the most famous paintings from the different art periods this module is divided into three lessons lesson one is about ancient paintings the prehistoric era and Egyptian lesson two is about classical paintings Greek era and romantic era and lesson three is about medieval paintings Byzantine Romanesque and Gothic here is the timeline of the
0:46 different art periods that we are going to talk about first is the prehistoric and Egyptian arts during 1.5 million BC to 2000 BC BC means before Christ second art period is the Greek and Roman art during 2000 BC to 400 BC and last one is the Byzantine Romanesque and Gothic period during 400 BC to 1,400 ad let's first talk about the meaning of the word art art is derived from the Latin word ARS which means skill it is also known as the to ality of human activities and these are some reasons
1:34 why Arts is important to us humans it is where some people express feelings of love it gives satisfaction to talented people and it develops character proper attitudes and values let's now go to the first lesson and it is about the ancient paintings during prehistoric and Egyptian era in the prehistoric times their paintings were found inside the caves which may have been their way of communicating with each other it may also be for religious or ceremonial purposes prehistoric includes all human existence before the emergence of
2:20 writing next is the Egyptian art the purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife Place Pleasant it also emphasizes the importance of life after death and the preservation of the knowledge of the past with this in mind themes include Journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld by their protective deities Egyptian arts is also based on Perfect Balance because it reflects the ideal world of the Gods this time I will show you some of the art artworks from the prehistoric and Egyptian art
3:05 period first is the sarcophagus of toan common this paintings of the walls on the tomb shows events of the life of the king while he was still on earth and the scenes he expects to encounter in the Underworld after his death next is the cave of Lasco the dominant features in the painting were large animals native in the region it was discovered on September 12th 1940 and given statutory historic Monument protection the painting has nearly 2,000 figures composed mainly of animals human figures and Abstract
3:51 Design This one is the Hall of bulls which is also from the cave of Lasco this is a beautiful painting on Cave walls found near Lasco France that represents the earliest surviving example of the artistic expression of early people cows Bulls horses and deer are among the animals seen on the Subterranean walls of these caves these animals were of utmost importance to the survival of the people of this time and their continued creation was essential last is the painting of Maat and Isis the painting shows the two goddesses Maat and Isis Maat the goddess
4:37 of Truth and Justice is the winged goddess who is kneeling on the floor Isis is the goddess Seated on the throne this time let's proceed to lesson two which are the paintings from the Greek and romantic era in the Greek period paintings were commonly found in vases panels and tomb it depicts natural figures with Dynamic compositions most of the subjects were battle scenes mythological figures and everyday scenes it reveals a grasp of linear perspective and naturalist representation next is the Romantic Period most of the paintings in this era
5:25 were copied or imitated from helenic Greek paintings fres technique was used in brightly colored backgrounds division of the wall into a multiple rectangular areas called tic tac toe design and multipoint perspective here are the most common methods that artists used in doing their paintings during the Greek and Romantic Period first is called Fresco it is a method of painting water-based pigments on a freshly applied plaster usually on a wall surface colors are made with grind powder pigments in pure water dry and set with a plaster to become a
6:11 permanent part of the wall this is ideal for murals durable and has a matte style here is an example of a fresco artwork from The Villa of mysteries this fresco painting was believed to depict ceremonial rights either marriage or an initiation of a woman in a mystery cult next is called en costic it was developed to be used by Greek ship Builders who used the heart wax to fill the cracks of the ship it is paint which consists of pigment mixed with Beast wax and fixed with heat after its
6:57 application next one is panel paint painting these are paintings on flat panels of wood it can be either a small single piece or several panels joined together most of the panel paintings no longer exist because of its organic composition here is an example of a panel painting called Pizza panel this is the earliest known panel painting made in the Archaic Period between 54 30 and 530 BCE this next method is used in designing vases the kch style also referred to as CCH vases are red figured
7:44 Pottery named after the place where it was found shapes commonly found are pelik a wine container leanis a low bowl with two horizontal handles and a low Broad fot Lees gamios which means with high handles and Lead used to carry Bridal bath and crater which is a bowl used for mixing wine and water most common motives were mostly scenes from the life of women often exaggeratedly idyllic mythological beings that were popular among the people of the Black Sea or a scene from mythical story or event
8:31 vent another method is Tomb or wall painting which was very popular during The Classical period it uses the method frescos either tempera a water base or in costic which is wax it has a sharp flatly outlined style of painting and because it uses waterbased materials very few samples survived in Tomb paintings artists rely on the shade and Hues of paint to create depth and lifelike feeling and the last method is mque it is an art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small
9:17 pieces of colored glass stones or other materials this technique is used for decorative art or interior decorations here is an example of a mosic art during this era it is called head of Alexander the full image is a Roman Flor mque in the House of Fun Pompei dated 100 BC the whole musique depicts the battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia and the last lesson in this module is about the bantine Romanesque and gothic art period first is bantine Art the Lively styles
10:03 of paintings which had been invented in Greek and Rome lived on Byzantium but this time for Christian subjects by the 11th century the Greek and Oriental Styles seemed to blend in magnificent imposing images which adorned the churches in large and small forms second is the Romanesque art this style first evolved in the first third of the 12th century it is a complete realization of religious and social functions these are largely placed Moses on the walls of the churches that follows a strict frontal post the three main functions of Romanesque paintings are entertaining
10:52 moralizing and educational last one is the gothic art style Gothic style originated in northern France the basic characteristics of gothic art styles reinforce symbolic meanings the church symbolizes the Transcendence of the soul and the underlying philosophy is to create buildings of height and light here are some of the paintings from the bantine Romanesque and Gothic era first one is called the Shepherd David the paintings show some realistic details and shows naive
11:38 naturalism second is called lady and the Unicorn tapestry subjects usually depicts popular Legends and love stories patterns like M floor or thousands flowers or show influence which may have been due to the Crusades last one is the Christ in Majesty which is a painting from the church of St Clemente Spain Christ wears a grayish white robe with a blue mantel each side of the center window are three arches resting on Columns of capitals in green red and black in between of figures of Virgin Mary and five Saints are columns with wavy line patterns
12:25 going vertically this mural painting has been moved to Barcelona and replaced by a replica and that sums up all the lessons for Arts module 1 next week we are going to finish Arts module 2 and module three in the meantime here are the six activities that you need to do in this Arts module one you may answer them online in the Google form links that I will post in our Facebook group or if you can not answer online you may just write an answer sheet here are the activities 1 to six that you need to answer [Music]
14:12 and just to summarize here are the list of the summary of activities that you need to answer for Arts module one first is let's try one to5 page 1 second let's evaluate 1: 5 page five third let's try 1: 5 page six fourth let's evaluate 1:5 page 10 fifth let's evaluate 1: 5 page 14 sixth let's dig in page 3 to 4 and just to add the last one number seven let's elaborate which is the page 13 part only good luck in answering all your
14:57 activities that will be all for today you may proceed in our Facebook group in maap to see the Google form Links of the activities that you need to answer for Arts module one thank you for watching and see you in our next lesson
