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Ancient Egyptian Art

Ancient Egyptian Art. A Brief History. 5000 BCE - 300 AD Portraiture of royalty was highly developed Symbolism very important Gods, humans, animals, nature, the afterlife Vivid representation of socioeconomic status. Types of Art: Sculpture. Pharaohs always portrayed as gods

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Ancient Egyptian Art

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  1. Ancient Egyptian Art • A Brief History

  2. 5000 BCE - 300 AD • Portraiture of royalty was highly developed • Symbolism very important • Gods, humans, animals, nature, the afterlife • Vivid representation of socioeconomic status

  3. Types of Art: Sculpture • Pharaohs always portrayed as gods • Specific rules of how to portray certain gods. • Small sculptures of people and objects meant to be used in the afterlife: slaves, animals, boats, etc.

  4. Types of Art: Architecture • One of the most influential civilizations throughout history • Great Pyramid of Giza • Great Sphinx of Giza

  5. Types of Art: Pottery • Hand-turned wheel • Fired Clay • Could be decorative, used in daily life, or have religious significance. • Canopic Jars: hold 4 different organs of the deceased, protected by 4 different gods.

  6. Types of Art: Painting • Many have been preserved due to Egypt’s dry climate • Often made with the intent of giving the deceased a pleasant afterlife. • Themes often include journey of the afterlife or protective deities • Depicted activities the deceased did while alive and wished to continue in the afterlife.

  7. Types of Art: Painting • Compositions broken into sections with parallel lines. This technique called “registers.” • Registers separate different scenes and create a ground for the figures. • Main colors used: red, blue, gold, green, and black. • Hierarchy often portrayed using proportion

  8. What are your observations?

  9. What are your observations?

  10. What are your observations?

  11. Hieroglyphs • Egyptian writing system • Pictures and symbols represented sounds and words. • Hieroglyphs have more than 700 symbols

  12. Hieroglyphic Alphabet

  13. Your Assignment • Create your own, original painting inspired by Egyptian art • Use the hieroglyphic alphabet letters of your name as the main imagery • Use colors that represent you from your personality chart • Use other Egyptian techniques such as patterns, symbols, registers, proportion, storytelling, borders

  14. Project Requirements • All letters of your first name must be present. You can vary the size. Think of how the Egyptians chose to represent the most important images/people by making them larger. • Do not arrange the hieroglyphs from left to right like a typical name. Be creative with your composition. • Narrow down your color scheme to 3 main colors (this includes tints shades, and dull variations of each color). Consider the colors on your personality chart. You can also use black and white. • Majority of your colors must be mixed by you. • Cover the entire canvas. Areas that remain white must be painted white.

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