What materials are used

Question

1.Visit the following Web sites and explore the collections of Ancient Art there:

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• The Louvre Museum

• The Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery

select two works of art from any ancient culture.

2.Using the terminology and concepts you are learning for evaluating art, compare and contrast the two works including materials used, style, meaning, symbolism, and any other aesthetic issues.

• Is it a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of art?

• What materials are used?

• What techniques or processes are used to create the artwork?

• What colors are used?

• Describe the use of line, shape, texture, value, color, and balance.

• Is the work of art REPRESENTATIONAL, ABSTRACT, or NONOBJECTIVE?

• What does it mean or represent?

• What is the artist's message?

• Is symbolism used? If so, what is the meaning?

• What is the context of the artwork?

• What is the function of the artwork?

• What traditional role of the artist is exemplified?

3. Explain how the works of art fit into the context of the time period. Keep in mind that only artworks that fit into the period of Ancient Art will be accepted.