Chapter 2: History of Art
PREVAILING
ISSUES DEPICTED
BY ART ACROSS
THE TIME
Presented by:
Actub, Phoebe
Antipuesto, Julianah Faith
Arranchado, Princess Alexa
Benaobawan, Rowelyn
Billones, Barny Javon
THE
PREHISTORIC MEDIEVAL
PERIOD PERIOD POST-MODERN
Spans from the earliest Began after Fall of Western Roman PERIOD
human existence up to Empire up to the beginning of (1851 to the Present)
3000 BCE Renaissance
THE MODERN
ANCIENT PERIOD PERIOD
Roughly spans from 3000 BCE to ( 15th century - 1850 )
500 CE and ended around 476 CE
with the fall of the Western Roman
Empire
The
Spans from the earliest human existence millions of years ago up to 3000 BCE
THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD
The issues of security and survival are
depicted in the art of the prehistoric men and
women.
They engaged in the art of hunting wild
animals through the use of crude
implements ranging from stone flakes,
bones of animals to bow and arrow.
Hunting Tools (stone flakes, bones of animals
They used animal skins and fur as primary
fabric to protect their bodies from harsh
weather conditions.
Prehistoric Clothing ( Animal skin )
THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD
Cave paintings were used to
scare the wild beast in their cave
dwellings to ensure security of
their families.
Altamira cave Painting Cueva de las Manos
They used polished stones in horticulture
during the Mesolithic Age.
Polished stones in horticulture
THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD
They learned the art of animal domestication
to respond their families’ increasing demands
of food.
Their animistic beliefs led them to pay homage
to nature for protection against the forces of
natural phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, storms and other natural calamities.
The
Roughly spans from 3000 BCE to 500 CE and ended around 476 CE with the fall of the Western Roman Empire
THE ANCIENT PERIOD
While human population grew in number, the
struggle for space was one issue that led to furious
attacks of city-states and kingdoms they fought
for territories for the control of natural resources.
The art of iron-smelting was essential in the production
of wheels, chariots and swords during war for
supremacy.
The art of writing cuneiform in Mesopotamia,
hieroglyphics in Egypt and calligraphies in Asian
countries proved the essentiality of communication
and education in those times.
THE ANCIENT PERIOD
Ancient Communication
Cuneiform Writing in Mesopotamia Hieroglyphics in Egypt
Calligraphies in Asian countries
THE ANCIENT PERIOD
Construction of temples that are made of stones
and bricks like the ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the
pyramids of Egypt and Meso-America and the
Hindu and Buddhist temples in Asian countries
and mosques among the Muslims proved the
prowess of ancient architecture, reflecting
religious beliefs and traditions.
Ziggurats in Mesopotamia
Pyramids Of Egypt Buddhist Temples Mosques
THE ANCIENT PERIOD
Kingdoms and empires in the ancient
periods constructed dikes and
drainage system to prevent floods
and protect their crops.
Ancient Drainage
The art of political administration was also evident in the establishment of
political administration called satrapy, in order to unite the different
provinces with respective satraps or governors.
This art of political administration remains visible at present in managing
the different provinces in the Philippines, with the governor as head of the
province.
The
Began after Fall of Western Roman Empire up to the beginning of Renaissance
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The issue of power and authority reflects society’s social stratification during the
medieval period.
Royal families who controlled kingdoms and empires constructed palaces with massive
and elaborate architectural designs, which flaunted their authority; while the poor lived in
peasant houses.
The Catholic church remained the most stable institution, artists during this
period used Gothic, Doric, Ionian and Romanesque architectural design in its
construction typical to western civilization.
Cathedral of Notre- Dame Parthenon in Speyer Cathedral in
of Reims Athens, Greece Southwest Germany
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The Creation by Michaelangelo
The clergy commissioned them to embellish church
ceilings with beautiful paintings, depicting images of
saints. One of these works is Michelangelo’s “The
Creation” of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The clout of Christianity greatly influenced architectural art during this time to
the Byzantine period.
Adam and Eve in the Basilica di Santa
Garden of Eden Illuminated Pudenziana
Manuscripts
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The Byzantine period (lasted from around 330Ad to 1453 AD)
- refers to the era of the byzantine empire which was the eastern half of the
Roman empire that survived after the fall of Rome. Its capital was
Constantinople.
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Cultural differences between the West
(Roman Catholicism) and the East (Greek
Christian Orthodox) predisposed different
cultural orientations.
The influence of the Islamic culture was
very elemental in the Byzantine art where
the use of domes, minarets and
arabesques.
There was a restriction of art solely to
explore other themes in art that
jeopardized their art selection and freedom.
Arabesques
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The attack of Christianity, following the essentialist conventions
that deprived artists to explore other themes in art that
jeopardized their art selection and freedom.
The attack of the barbaric tribes during the Dark Ages desolated
everything into rubbles, except the castles, palaces and churches
that stood because of its massive architectural designs with wide
arches, vaults and domes.
THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The entry of the Renaissance ushered the shift of
art perspective.
As a period of reawakening, the use of secularism
emphasized the greater degree of freedom in art from the
clout of church influence.
This rebirth disclosed issues that affected ethical and
moral principles like the projection of nudity in painting
and in sculpture.
David by Michelangelo
The
( 1500-1850 )
THE MODERN PERIOD
This liberal consciousness of the
artists ushered more
prominence during the Baroque
period.
Nicolas Pousin, The Abduction of
the Sabine Women
Coinciding with the Period of Absolutism,
monarchs commissioned artists to
embellish palaces with gorgeous art
masterpieces, using Rococo styles and vivid
colors.
Mona Lisa by The Swing by Jean-
Leonardo da Vinci Hanore Fraganord
THE MODERN PERIOD
Art in Baroque period paved its way to the Tudor and
illusory and in the modern era, where monarchs
commissioned artists to embellish their palaces with
beautiful, vibrant and elaborate paintings and wall plasters.
Hall of Mirrors by King Louis XIV Las Meninas by Diego Velasquez
The Apotheosis of K. Louis XIV
THE MODERN PERIOD
Intellectual, industrial and scientific
revolutions steered new
developments in the art sector.
Gallery of a Collector: Cornelis de Baellieur
THE MODERN PERIOD
Structuralism in the Classical period was replaced
slowly with minimalism –an art movement that
eliminates the non-essential forms and features in
art.
Sunflowers by Van Gogh
As human population increased, space became one of the issues.
Therefore, Minimalist designs became more popular and typically
answered the people’s satisfaction.
The
( around mid-20th century and continuing into the present day)
THE POST- MODERN PERIOD
Minimalism allows the artists to
have wider degrees of freedom in
terms of their imagination.
However, there is defiance of
structuralism in terms of art
conventions.
They use maximum control of their
space to manipulate wider art
planes in their respective genres.
Eva Hesse , Right After 1969
THE POST- MODERN PERIOD
There is so much experimentation that resulted in some
issues of art bastardization: the defiance on the law of gravity
in architectural designs and structures that created the
famous Dancing House of Frank Gehry in Prague,
Czechoslovakia and Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi, Dubai.
Dancing House of Frank Gehry in The M16/SIS Building in London
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi, Dubai
THE POST- MODERN PERIOD
Gordon's Makes us drunk, Gilbert & George, 1972
Post modern art characterizes Jacques Derrida’s deconstructionism with higher
degree of manipulation and fragmentation that focuses on the artists’ experience.
THE POST- MODERN PERIOD
Post- Modern Arts
3D Art
Street Arts
Animations Digital Art
THE END!
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