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Introductory Stuff and Native American Art
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You have just explored a culture that does not use machines
or advanced technology to do work or create art. There are some scholars
and teachers who refer to tribal cultures and those with little or no technology
(meaning they don't have machines) such as the Anasazi and Navajo as "primitive."
Here's how Webster's Dictionary defines it,
Given the definitions and the things you've studied in the previous section, do you think that these cultures and their art are "primitive" or do you propose a different label or name to describe their art?prim.i.tive adj [ME primitif, fr. L primitivus first formed, fr. primitiae first fruits, fr. primus first--more at prime] (14c) 1 a: not derived: original, primary b: assumed as a basis; esp: axiomatic <~ concepts> 2 a: of or relating to the earliest age or period: primeval <the ~ church> b: closely approximating an early ancestral type: little evolved <~ mammals> c: belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development: crude, rudimentary <~ technology> d: of, relating to, or constituting the assumed parent speech of related languages <~ Germanic> 3 a: elemental, natural <our ~ feelings of vengeance --John Mackwood> b: of, relating to, or produced by a people or culture that is nonindustrial and often nonliterate and tribal <~ art> c: naive d (1): self-taught, untutored <~ craftsmen> (2): produced by a self-taught artist <a ~ painting> --prim.i.tive.ly adv -- prim.i.tive.ness n -- prim.i.tiv.i.ty n ²primitive n (15c) 1 a: something primitive; specif: a primitive idea, term, or proposition b: a root word 2 a (1): an artist of an early period of a culture or artistic movement (2): a later imitator or follower of such an artist b (1): a self-taught artist (2): an artist whose work is marked by directness and naivete c: a work of art produced by a primitive artist d: a typically rough or simple usu. handmade and antique home accessory or furnishing 3 a: a member of a primitive people b: an unsophisticated person
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All the work on assignments must be in your own words.
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If you miss or are late in turning in any of the first 6 assignments you earn an automatic "F" in the course. If you miss any of the first 6 assignments you may be automatically dropped from the course.
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If you miss or are late in turning in any of the first 5 assignments you earn an automatic "F" in the course. If you miss any of the first 5 assignments you may be automatically dropped from the course.
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You may not copy from the book, glossary, encyclopedia
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If you miss or are late in turning in any of the first 5 assignments you earn an automatic "F" in the course. If you miss any of the first 5 assignments you may be automatically dropped from the course.
Note, some people who are working from home have expressed
to me that they have had some problems with submitting the works sheets
on line. If you have any of these problems, you may want to look at the
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Jericho, Ur and Uruk Ur Treasures from the ROYAL TOMBS of Ur http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/religion/arcproj/war/EssayFive.html
The Cyclades Minoan Art http://bruceowen.com/worldprehist/3250s13.htm Contrapposto Magazine The Octopus Jar Early Mainland Greece Stokstad 128-151 & page 604 the section on Buon Fresco Mencher Liaisons 24-46 (Irving Stone: The Greek Treasure Mycenae!)
- Stokstad 152-176
- Mencher Liaisons 12-14 (The Blinding of Polythemus) 49-86 (Ovid "Semele")
So far, you have read myths from Native American Culture
"How Raven Stole the Sun," Chinese culture "Archer Yi," and Greek
culture "Theseus and Ariadne and the Minotaur." Why are myths
so important to these cultures? What kinds of things do they have
in common?
- Stokstad 177-221
- Mencher Liaisons 49, 87-90 (Thucydides: Perikles' Funeral Oration)
- Optional: There's a video tape series in the Ohlone Library called the "Art of the Western World." Tape one, which is an hour long, goes over the classic world.
- Stokstad 222-29 and 233-269 and page 604 the section on Buon Fresco
The Olmec Maya and the Acropolis of Teotihuacan A synopsis of the Popol Vuh Palenque Optional: A Cool site about the Maya
- Stokstad 448-462
- Mencher Liaisons 49-50 & 91-99 (The Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life)
- Optional: There's a video tape in the Ohlone Library called the "Popol Vuh" which is an hour long animated video that tells the story of the Popol Vuh.
- Optional: The Entire Text of the Popol Vuh
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The Greek, Roman, Mayan and culture
at Teotihuacan are all considered "classic" cultures by some scholars.
What are some of the traits, artifacts and technologies, that these cultures
share that would make them "classic?"
Jewish Art Early Christian Art Professor Farber's "Late Antiquity: Imperial Image" Dr. Farber's lecture On Early Christian Art Dr. Farber's Lecture on Early Christian Basilica Dr. Farber's Lecture "Post-Constantinian Conception of Christ" Byzantine Art Dr. Farber's Lecture on San Vitale Islamic Art Islamic Paintings of Prophets, portraits and other figural Scenes Optional: http://www.islam-guide.com/ Optional: A Brief Chronology of Muslim History Stokstad 254-256, 282-334, 342-369, 497-502 Mencher Liaisons 15-21 (Selections from Genesis-Jacob and Esau) Optional: There's a video tape series in the Ohlone Library called the "Art of the Western World." Tapes two and three, each an hour long, goes over the early Christian and then Romanesque and Gothic Eras.
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Many of Assisi and Aquinas' ideas deal with using the human experience as a framework with which to understand God. Do you think this is a good or a bad idea? Explain why you think so. How do you feel about Aquinas's ideas? Do you feel that he proves the existence of God? Give reasons why you agree or disagree. How is Aquinas's text similar in ideas, organization, and or structure to Giotto's works? What are some of the similarities between Islam, Judaism and Christianity? How does the art each culture makes reflect these similarities? What innovations in the technology of Gothic architecture are the most significant to you? Support your answers with reasons why you think this is so.
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