The Use of Color in Ancient Greece
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This 7 page paper discusses the use of color throughout the time between and including the Geometric and Hellenistic periods. Ceramics and paintings are among the many art examples provided. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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A Comparison of Religious Statues; Nataraja and Sedes Sapientiae
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This 5 page paper considers the similarities and differences in the two very different art works. The construction, symbolism, interpretation and presentation are all considered as well as the cultural setting against which they would have been interpreted by contemporary audiences. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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A comparison of two styles
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5 pages in length. When one compares the styles of art from one period to another or from one civilization to another, it is often easy to detect the differences as well as the similarities between cultures and styles. Nowhere are these differences more apparent than when comparing such diverse works as that of the statue of Ramses the Second from the Temple of Harsaphes with the marble-draped statuettes from the Hellenistic period of the Greek World with their untold abundance of emotion and depth, flowing robes and exquisite details. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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American Pop Art and Popular Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines the relationship between pop art and popular culture in America during the 1960s. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGpopart.rtf

Ancient Art Commonalities
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A 4 page paper discussing the art of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and China in terms of the features they have in common. These diverse art forms and cultures from which they arose all hold in common either a single deity or the presence of spirits that previously occupied physical bodies that since were committed to the earth. There is a link visible in all with a direct earth connection, the source of life and the caretaker of life's remains. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Ancient Fertility Art
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A 5 page paper which examines various ancient fertility art. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAfertgd.rtf

Ancient Forms - New Designs.
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(5 pp). Classic shapes or forms often repeat themselves throughout various cultures. The structural column, the dome, and the circle may be used in the creation of sacred space, the reflections of the ideal, and as representations of power. Each society treats these symbols differently. This discussion will examine some of those ancient forms, or symbols, plus a modern comparison. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Ancient Turkish Writing System
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7 pages in length. As the fundamental basis of myriad other languages that followed, ancient Turkish helped to lead the way for other civilizations to cultivate their own language skills. Incorporated into contemporary Turkish are the properties of the ancient written and vocal components of what has now been classified as a lost language. Along with the Sumerians, Elamites, Medes, Scythians, Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Trojans, Etruscans and Arameans, ancient Turkish -- as it was in the very beginning -- is nothing but a memory in today's world, having left a tremendous legacy behind its cultural contribution. The writer discusses ancient Turkish in relation to writing and language. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Art in the Ancient World
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This 6 page paper focuses on Greek history. There is a discussion of Hellenic and Hellenistic art and a comparison of Greek and Roman architecture. Other topics include the idea of matriarchy in the ancient world. Several well known pieces of art are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA143art.rtf

Art: An Integral Component of Human Expression
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A 15 page discussion of the many different variations which exist in art between culture and time periods. From the most primitive aspects of our history we have created and with our creations we have made impressions on others. Indeed, many of these impressions have survived the ravages of time to make impressions even on contemporary society. The author of this paper emphasizes that art is about perception. Whichever format it takes, that which touches and moves its audience it indeed true art. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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