During the first three weeks of this semester, we looked at works of art whose c

During the first three weeks of this semester, we looked at works of art whose c

During the first three weeks of this semester, we looked at works of art whose creation expressed religious, philosophical, or personal meaning that extended beyond the immediate visual representation of form. In some cultures, objects may be interpreted as a “living entity” that had a specific purpose within the culture that created it. In other cultures, the representation of the female form provided insight into social/cultural and religious ideas that were held by those who created, used, or venerated these objects.
This week, submit The Form and Meaning Essay.
Discuss the complex relationship between form and meaning that was expressed in the works of art we encountered during the first two weeks of the class.
Make sure to situate your essay discussion using the context of the works that you select.
What are the historical, social or cultural factors that encourage the creation of these artworks and how should we interpret them?
Your essay must be at least three (3) pages in length.
Your essay discussion must examine at least one culture/context (Mesopotamia, ancient Greek, Tlingit) from each of the past three (3) weeks and must use at least two (2) specifically identified and dated examples from each week for a total of six (6) (“Sargon of Akkad”, “Stele of Naram-Sin”, “The Rape of Proserpina”, “Persephone and Hades Kylix”, “Box of daylight, raven hat”, “raven rattle”)specific and dated examples of art that support your discussion.
These examples should be drawn from the cultures that we studied in the first half of this course.
The 6 works of art and 3 traditions should be integrated in your essay and must be discussed fully within your narrative and not briefly addressed in a “bulleted list.”
You must support your essay discussion using the assigned readings during the first two weeks of class (McDowell, Catherine. 2015. “The Creation of a Divine Statue in the Ancient Near East: The Mesopotamian mis pi pit pi and the Egyptian wpt-rLinks to an external site.,” in The Image of God in the Garden of Eden: The Creation of Humankind in Genesis 2:5-3:24 in Light of the Mis Pi Pit Pi and Wpt-r Rituals of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Chapter 3 pp. 43-46; 85-86; 93-104
Rosenberg, Donna. World Mythology: An Anthology of the Great Myths and Epics. Chicago: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group Inc., 1999. “Demeter and Persephone” pp. 93-100.
Hyde, Lewis. Trickster Makes This World. 1998.)