SP2020.CAZ.FA111.ArtHistoryOne

p. 429 - 445 Learning Objectives: Understand the relationship of early art/architecture produced in some areas of Africa and understand the cultures that produced them Recognize some of the African   beliefs/myths Recognize the relationship between African art and the power of political leaders who commissioned it Understand the different techniques used by the Africans to create forms, i.e. lost wax casting Make the connection of the forms created by using the visual formal elements of design Africa was home to one of our earliest greatest civilizations - ancient Egypt and so many others. Yoruba  located in southwestern Nigeria regard their city of  IFE  "navel of the world" = site of creation, the first Ife ruler is  "One Oduduwa"  came down from heaven to create Earth and populate it.   The Ife populated the area around 800 CE and by the 11th century CE, Ife  was a metropolis - today every Yoruba city claims des...

NEW DUE DATE of  TUES MAR 24 @ 6 PM Throughout the semester, each student will write two analytical research papers that introduce, describe and compare a work of art selected from our textbook with something from our culture. Here's one from our text, Chapter #1 > Prehistory. Details: The Woman of Willendorf   is 4.37" in height, estimated to have been created in c. 28,000 - 25,000 BCE (what period is this?). The limestone and red ochre figure was discovered on AUG 7, 1908 by Josef Szombathy near Willendorf, Austria Compare this work to an image we might know from contemporary culture:   The Marvel Super Hero figure of The Thing ... Details: The Thing is a  fictional  superhero developed in NOV 1961 by Marvel Comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. ANALYTICAL COMPARATIVE ESSAY RUBRIC:    Woman of Willendorf and Marvel Comic's   The Thing ...