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THE PYRAMID AND THE LABYRINTH
Name
Course
Date
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Identification of Material and Medium
Art forms one of the broadest topics characterized by how human being have always
expressed their creative skills and imagination in various ways. Art refers to visual representation
in terms of paintings or sculptures having an emotional touch based on their creativity. Painting
refers to the skill of using different colors to make something more appealing. Art has broad
aspects and ranges from painting, sculptures, literature, dance, and music1. Sculptures refer to the
art of designing carvings that resemble a particular issue by use of wood or other products
making it to have elements of both two and three dimensions. In creating different models of
sculptures, oil paints have been used over time to make them more attractive. In highlighting a
different part of art, oil paints have always been necessary, and an example includes the Mappa
Mundi map of the word. Temple was used in ancient times and referred to architectural designs
that reflect a synthesis of arts, beliefs, values, and ways of living.
Art originates in the history of humankind through the invention of symbolic expressions
among the Homo sapiens with a range of years dating 40,000 to 70,000 BC2. Research has found
more art relating to the late Stone Age during the Upper Paleolithic around 70,000 BC3. The first
forms of art were made of shells, stones, and paints and acted as a symbol of thoughtful
representation. The paintings made at the time were used for aesthetics. The early artifacts reveal
that humankind used art for craft4. The earliest forms of art informed of small carvings in both
stone and bone materials and were found in Southern Africa. Another purpose that technique was
1
Alpers, Svetlana. "Art history and its exclusions: The example of Dutch art." In Feminism and art history, pp. 182-
199. Routledge, 2018.
2
Miller, Angela L., Janet Catherine Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, and Jennifer L. Roberts. American Encounters: Art,
History, and Cultural Identity. 2018.
3
Miller, Angela L., Janet Catherine Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, and Jennifer L. Roberts. American Encounters: Art,
History, and Cultural Identity. 2018.
4
Robertson, Jean. Themes of contemporary art. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
THE PYRAMID AND THE LABYRINTH
Name
Course
Date
, 2
Identification of Material and Medium
Art forms one of the broadest topics characterized by how human being have always
expressed their creative skills and imagination in various ways. Art refers to visual representation
in terms of paintings or sculptures having an emotional touch based on their creativity. Painting
refers to the skill of using different colors to make something more appealing. Art has broad
aspects and ranges from painting, sculptures, literature, dance, and music1. Sculptures refer to the
art of designing carvings that resemble a particular issue by use of wood or other products
making it to have elements of both two and three dimensions. In creating different models of
sculptures, oil paints have been used over time to make them more attractive. In highlighting a
different part of art, oil paints have always been necessary, and an example includes the Mappa
Mundi map of the word. Temple was used in ancient times and referred to architectural designs
that reflect a synthesis of arts, beliefs, values, and ways of living.
Art originates in the history of humankind through the invention of symbolic expressions
among the Homo sapiens with a range of years dating 40,000 to 70,000 BC2. Research has found
more art relating to the late Stone Age during the Upper Paleolithic around 70,000 BC3. The first
forms of art were made of shells, stones, and paints and acted as a symbol of thoughtful
representation. The paintings made at the time were used for aesthetics. The early artifacts reveal
that humankind used art for craft4. The earliest forms of art informed of small carvings in both
stone and bone materials and were found in Southern Africa. Another purpose that technique was
1
Alpers, Svetlana. "Art history and its exclusions: The example of Dutch art." In Feminism and art history, pp. 182-
199. Routledge, 2018.
2
Miller, Angela L., Janet Catherine Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, and Jennifer L. Roberts. American Encounters: Art,
History, and Cultural Identity. 2018.
3
Miller, Angela L., Janet Catherine Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, and Jennifer L. Roberts. American Encounters: Art,
History, and Cultural Identity. 2018.
4
Robertson, Jean. Themes of contemporary art. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
