Essay 2

Canopic jars and lid

Dynasty 25-30 (c.750-342 B.C) Egypt (KhoKha,MMA 832)

These are 2 Fragmented jars decorated with funerary decorations and one of the lids is a human head lid. Both of the jars are medium size and they both are 3D. The entire piece of the first jar is teal blue   and has grey in some sections; the second jar has more gray than it does teal blue. Both jars looked as if they were both teal blue but the paint began to fade away causing it to look gray. In the center of both jars there is a black squared outline where there are goddesses drawn and some lettering. The positive space of the jar would be the blue painting around the jars and the negative space would be the grey. One of the lids is shaped as a persons head; you can kind of see a face structure but can’t really determine what the face suggests. Both structures can be touched and if you were to touch this the teal blue painting will be smooth whereas the grey section of the jar would be rough also the cracks on the jar would be rough.

      

Untitled (Flowers) 1998 from the joy of photography

Private collection

This is a representational art photograph with many pastel and earthy colors. When you look at the photograph it’s very blurry but you can still determine what is trying to be depicted. There are red, orange, yellow and pink tulips. This photograph looks like it was taken during the summer time because the flowers are bloomed and look very beautiful. You can also see the green grass in the back of the photography. There is negative space between the flower and the grass .There is no texture in this photography. The colors in this photography represent calmness and relaxation.

Paul Cezanne

Still Life with Apples and pears ca. 1891-92

This is a 2D oil on canvas still life painting of pears and apples on a table. The painting involves many primary colors. The Apples are reddish greenish and are placed on top of a plate and on the table; they look as if they can be touched .On the other side of the painting there are Green pears on top of a plate and some are on the table also. 2 of the pears are large and the other two are small. Behind the table there is a 2 tone blue wall and in the center of the wall there is a brown horizontal line representing calmness. There is a lot of negative space throughout the entire painting. There is negative space between the apples and pear and the wall, the pears on the plate and the pears on the table also the apples on the plate and the apples on the table. The positive space of the painting would be the colors on the painting  and the pears and apples that are nearby one another.

Standing Buddha

India  (probably Bihar) Gupta period Late 6^th or early 7^th century Bronze.

 This is a 3D bronze sculpture of a standing Buddha. The style would be considered representational but it is an idealized representational figure. This Buddha gets its traits from both Mathura and Sarnath and this was the most important art centers India. According to the museum they say this Buddha may have come from Tibet. Many Buddhist icons were rejected in India during the 12^th century. The Buddha is pretty small and she has one hand wide open and the other one is almost closed her posture and facial expressions represent a stop. Maybe she wants a new beginning. There are curved lines all over her body and it looks like she has a cape on. Her hair is black and looks like if you touch it, it would be bumpy and hard. Her earrings are so big that her ear lobes are hanging nearly touching her shoulders. There is negative space in between her legs and arms.

Buddha preaching the first Sermon or Sarnath

India (Bihar ,Probably Nalanda), Pala period 11^th century Blackstone

 This is a 3D Blackstone sculpture of a Buddha. Just like the other sculpture the style would be considered representational but it is an idealized representational figure. According to the museum this Buddha this Buddha had experienced enlightenment weeks prior. The Buddha is sitting in a yoga position legs crossed and fingers touching one another, the Buddha looks as if it was meditating. The details on the sculpture are abstract. The hair of the Buddha looks like it can be touched and it would be rough and bumpy. The Buddha also has curved lines around the entire body.

  I think these are in the Metropolitan Museum Of Art because each one of these paintings, and sculptures represent something. They give us an idea of what was seen back then and what was considered important back in time. Also some of these painting and sculptures give people aesthetic emotions.