History Of Arts

By

Akash Ijaz

Paleolithic arts.

Definition of Arts

• Something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important idea or feeling.

Prehistory Arts.

• There was three ages of Stone Age • Paleolithic Period.• Mesolithic.• Neolithic.

Paleolithic Period.

• Prehistoric or old Stone Age art is first known period of prehistoric human culture, during which work was done with stone tools. The Paleolithic period, or Old Stone Age, was the longest phase of human history.

• Paleolithic means old stone age derived from the Greek word paleos=old and lithos=stone.

• It began(2 million years ago-13,000 BC.)

Images.

• Most of the images were drawn during the first period some human footprints belonging to a child may date back to the second period

Caves.

• There was decorative with picture of Animals and human forms. Cave painting apperaed at Lascaux and in the cave of Vezere Valley.

Painting.

• Mostly they make painting of different animal and womens by using plants,minerals,

lemonate and burnt bones on the wall of the cave.

Sculpture.

• The Venus sculpture was most famous sculpture of the paleolithic peroid.Most of the sculpture of women and animal the head are small in size and most are missing hand and feets.

Other Sculpture.

One of the earliest sculptures discovered yet is an extraordinary ivory sculpture

Settlement.

• Paelolithic people lives in small groups more than 60 people.Because it is difficult for nomadic people to live in large groups.

Mesolithic Period.

• Culture included gradual domestication of plant and animals,formation of settled communities,use of bow and development of delicate stone and pottery.They also well aware of the use of fire.

Neolithic Art

Neolithic Period Also called New Stone age. Starts from 10,200 BC Neolithic is derived from Greek words Neo meaning

New “ and litho meaning “stone”.

Characteristics Of Neolithic

• The use of stone tools with some use of metals

• people settling into permanent communities

• development of agriculture, and animal husbandry.

Painting After a absent of

painting in Mesolithic Neolithic come with a beautiful art of Painting

In Neolithic the whole wall was painted with the scenes of Group of people hunting, farming or dancing

Sculptures • Its Neolithic theme was primarily on the

female or "Mother Goddess" There were still animal statuettes, however that was not much important than the goddesses were.

Pottery• As for pottery, it began replacing by simple stone and

wood pottery and become more highly decorated.

Neolithic Vase

• Vase was made of Clay, one-handled jug with round body and tall neck

Architecture • Each house shared common walls with its

neighbors and its entrance was on the roof. The walls, made out of mud-brick and presenting a solid, windowless aspect .Inside, the house walls were covered with paintings.

villages

• Neolithic villages was found with the stone furniture in them (dressers, beds, cupboard etc.

Difference between Paleolithic & Neolithic

Paleolithic NeolithicAges Old stone age New stone ageTools Chipped stone Polished stone tools,

tools of made metal.Arts Cave painting Walls paintingSculpture . Mostly of women’s &

animal.Sculpture of god & goddess.

Lifestyle These people lived in temporary shelters like tents or caves.

They lived in permanent settlement

Main discovery They have learned to lit fire

Agriculture and tools with polished stones ,vase etc.

REALISM

Definition

it is derived from the Greek word RES which means REAL and further is related objects.

Realism means a belief or a theory which looks upon the world as seems to us .

history

It is began in late 18th century. Realism was an artiest

movement that is started from the France in 1850. They inspired by the positive view of nature and other human aspects. they faith all knowledge derived from science and they people belief that these methods solves many human problem. they belief only those things that exist in the world.

What is realism

• Realism is the concept that belief on the truth. That belief only the things that are real and exist in the universe.

• Realism is strickly against the romanticism because it focus on human emotion and imagination but realism does not give importance of these things.

• Realism somewhere give importance on impressionism.

characteristics• in their painting they give focus on accurate description of

objects.• Mostly they represent the contemporary life instead of

imaginations• Ordinary people and everyday activities became subject of

art.• They represent ignored aspects of society.

Medium use of painters

• realistic artist was mostly used oil on canvas.• They also used water colors and egg tempera.

Famous Painters

• Gustave Coubret.• Honoredaumier.• jean-francois Miillet.• Ilya repin.

• “The gleaners”(Jean François Millet)

it seems that they picking wheat

possibly slaves

something is going on background

the texture are well done as well as shading

Sculpture

• In their sculpture they use the ordinary people they also use the queen and kings. But in this period they do not have the to Much artistic freedom in sculpture.

Architecture

• In the period of realism they use iron steel and concrete for making their building but this style of architecture is developing in 19th century The Eiffel tower is the example of realism architecture.

Criticism.• It ignore the beauty & focus on real object• Only stress on physical world and ignore other

factors• It do not give importance to ideal & Values• It does not believe in imagination &

sentiments• It accept only real need & Feeling only

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