Art blog 6-Presentation

Architecture of Egypt

As we known that Egyptian architecture are magnificent by that way they were built at that time consider that they had no machinery to work with like today, they had to do everything by hand. They were supplied by large blocks of granite, limestone, and sandstone to build their temples and tombs from the stone quarries. They had to carry every stone by hand with the help of a lot of working men by buildings ramps before to put the stone in its place and years will pass to be ready and finished. Then to finish off they decorate from top to bottom and remove the sand ramp along the way down. 

After every pharaoh was named they began to build his tomb because it will took many years to be finished. They will decorate it and scale it in how many years he ruled the empire. By that these skilled builders had left us a treasure that we can appreciate by how they made them and the size and shape that the pyramids have. 

Pyramids were usually used as tombs for the pharaohs. They decorate the best they can as they believed that his souls will continue on guiding affairs to the kingdom even after his death. And to ensure this they even mummify him and the shape of the pyramid represent the union with god. For us these are historical architectures that are very very old and we need to treasure them in the best way and passing the knowledge to others to know about Ancient Egypt too.

 

 

 St.Petersburg Times, 1999. Egypt: Art and Architecture [online] Available at:http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.4.html[Accessed 18 May 2014 ]

Art blog 5- Presentation

The most 10 pieces old and important

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Ancient Egyptian believed that creating a piece of work like a statue is like creating a work of beauty that their god had gifted them in their life. It reflected that they had a sense of order, which it was an inspiration to designers to the past and nowadays. These are pieces that reflects this. As we can see all of them are very stylized and symbolic. Also we can see that these art are made in rich colours and materials that represent power and richness. Also they are made in a very fine way which shows the beauty of each king, queen or pharaoh.

 



 

 

 
Narmer's Palette (31st Century BC)

Khufu's Statue (26th Century BC)

 
 
 






Egyptian Book (16th Century BC)

 

 

 

 

Astronomical Ceiling, Tomb of Senenmut (15th Century BC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Thutmose III Statue (15th Century BC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amarna Art (14th Century BC)

Nefertiti Bust (14th Century BC)

Tutankhamun's Golden Death Mask (14th Century BC)

Throne of Tutankhamun (14th Century BC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statue of Cleopatra VII Philopator (1st Century BC)

 

 

 

Historylists,2012-2014. History Lists [online] Avaiable at: http://historylists.org/art/10-most-distinguished-works-of-ancient-egyptian-art.html [Accessed 18 May 2014]

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Egyptian Art

The type of art is 5 thousand years old. Characteristics of Egyptian art are simple lines, stylized graphics, and realistic colouring.  Their paintings and sculptures were expressive, symbolic and fascinating. It was also very stylized art. And it represents the emphasis of their afterlife and the preservation of the past knowledge. As it was very symbolic even the colours were symbolic for example blue or gold represent divinity because of its unnatural appearance and association with precious materials, the black represent the fertility of Egypt, yellow was the colour that was used for painting the figure of a woman of a working man indoors and red was used for working men outdoors. Other things were also considered for example largest figure were painted to represent the king or the pharaoh to symbolize the superhuman power other figures were drawn in a smallest scale as servants, entertainers, animals, trees and other details.

 

 

St. Petersburg Times, 1999. Egypt: Art and Architecture [online] Available at:http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.4.html[Accessed 18 May 2014 ]

 

 

 

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Egyptian inspiration to entertainment

Also the Egyptian era has brought inspiration through entertainment for example films.

The first film that was inspired from Egyptian was ‘The Mummy’ by Karl Freund, in 1932 in USA.

 

Then other films has followed through years, each film will study more the Ancient Egypt and create fresh designs to perform them in the films. But the most film that I associate Egypt with will  ‘Cleopatra’ by Cecile B. De Mille in 1934 in USA. It is a very beautiful film which have an amazing costume wardrobe and even all the scenes and props that were used in this film.  It was shown in black and white colour television wasn’t invented yet. Then it was remake in 1945, 1963, 1999 and 2007.

The version that I like most is the 1963 where this version is with colour and very amazing film done with all the props, scenes and costumes. Here are some costumes and scenes that were used in this film.

In my opinion, as we can see in these pictures when you are creating a film you need to look at every detail to have a successful film, because if you will leave out any detail it will be noticed because if you are doing something that happened in the past you need the viewer go back at that time by showing these detail so by that the viewer will be more involved in the film and understand more the story. All the details are well combined and well used. Costumes, makeup, jewellery and the set and props are very well done.

Mike and Janet wood, 1995. ANCIENT NILE'S ANCIENT EGYPT - EGYPTIAN MOVIES [online] Availabble at: http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/films.php [Accessed 18 may 2014]

 

 

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How papyrus was made by ancient Egyptians

 

It  is a reed that grows in marshy areas around the Nile. In ancient Egypt, the wild plant was used for a variety of uses, and specially cultivated papyrus, grown on plantations, was used to make the writing material.

The inside  triangular stalk was cut or peeled into long strips. These strips were then laid out in two layers, one horizontal and one vertical, pressed and dried to form a papyrus sheet.

The inside of the triangular stalk was cut or peeled into long strips. These strips were then laid out in two layers, one horizontal and one vertical, and pressed and dried to form a papyrus sheet.

 

Finally, many of these were then joined end-to-end to form a roll. No glue was required; instead, the natural gum of the plant held the sheets together. A roll was usually about one feet in height and could be up to 100 feet in length.

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Egyptian inspiration in architecture & Papyrus design

_{The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun has influenced design, architecture and fashion from 1922 till the 1930′s. As we are going to see underneath there is alot of inspiration from the egyptain era because of this discovery, so the designer at that time the took their inspiration from egyptain era and they have used this inspiration to create new things at that time. Examples of this can be seen in fashion, architecture, films, homes and everything around us. First it was seen in public and then the people slowly will find this style interesting and it will be introduced in their homes, fashion, etc..}

 

Chrysler Building from the outside (1st ) from the interior (2nd) one of the elevator doors (3rd)

 

As we can see the tall skyscraper, the Chrysler Building (1930) in Manhattan. At the top of the building there is the papyrus design which was an inspiration from the egyptain era. Also in the inside of it was like a chamber in an exotic temple. The polished marbles, brass, gold leaf where also an inspiration. It was like you will be in an egyptain pyramid. Even the eleveator doors where design with the papyrus design to continue will the inspiration that was designed to made this building.

Expect from the important buildings there were being inspired from egyptain when bieng designed and built, were also buildings there were used in everyday life, for example clothing shops, factories and even houses.

Egyptian-style clothes shop at Harrods.

  

 
The Carreras Cigarette Factory in Camden, London was built in 1926-28 and features a solar disc to the Sun-god Ra and two black cats at the entrance. It is now called London House and is home to ASOS and Emap amongst others.

                                      These small sphinx statues are outside a house in London.

 

The Egyptian House in Penzance was built in 1835 as a museum and geological repository. It is now let as three flats.

Designed by English architect George Coles in 1930, the Carlton Cinema features an Egyptian 'pylon' temple and is decorated with Egyptian iconography. It stopped being a cinema in 1972, and was run as a bingo hall until its closure in 2007.

1. Drawing of the Egyptian papyrus plant  2. Egyptian Papyrus column  3. Papyrus motif in facade tiles; Sun Reality Building(1930)  4. Wall lamp, Hotel Bauer-Grünwald, Venice  5. Courthouse detail, Boston  6. Stacked, interlocked papyrus flowers in table lamp at the Parliament of Finland (1931)  7. Chrysler building door (1930) 8. Papyrus inspired chandelier (Olde Good Things antique store, Manhattan)  9. Stylized papyrus flower as seen from above; dancing girls in a Busby Berkeley 1930′s movie spectacle.

 

 

Papyrus designs in architecture. Stained glass and buildings in the LOUXOR cinema in Paris.

 

 

 

Kirjoitettu, 2013. Art Deco In Art & Design. [online] Avaiable at: http://www.piri-piri.fi/art-deco-in-arts-design [Accessed 18 May 2014]