Mesopotamia Art Mesopotamia The land between the Tigris River and Euphrates River Modernday Iraq northeastern Syria southeastern Turkey and southeastern Iran Flourished since the beginning of written history 3100 BC until the fall of Babylon in 539 BC ID: 464147
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Ceramic Relief Project
Mesopotamia ArtSlide2
Mesopotamia
The land between the Tigris River and Euphrates River.Modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southeastern IranFlourished since the beginning of written history – 3100 B.C. until the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C.Slide3
MesopotamiaSlide4
Mesopotamian Art
Artwork was intended to serve as a way to glorify powerful rulers and their connection to divinity (gods and immortality). Artwork made from natural resources such as stone, shells, alabaster and marble, and was often created as
didactic pieces. Didactic: teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. Intended for instruction.Slide5
Mesopotamian Art Cont’d.
No artist signatures can be found on most of the work, because the pieces were meant to embody the subject matter, rather than the creator.Slide6
Relief Sculpture
Relief is the projection of a figure or part from the ground or plane on which it is formed, as in sculpture or similar work.Bas Relief: relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background. Slide7Slide8Slide9
What will Bas Relief look like for Art II?Slide10Slide11Slide12
Assignment
As a class, develop a theme/subject matter that you would like to create a sculpture of.Each student will create a relief of an object within the theme you chose.
Choose an object in that theme and begin brainstorming and sketching your ideas.Slide13
Assignment Cont’d
Finalize your sketch to actual sizeEach student will receive about a 7x9 in.
You will be creating a bas relief on this tile.Slide14
Assignment Cont’d
Develop a bas relief sculpture that is unified by the theme chosen.Incorporate additive and subtractive techniquesProperly slip and score pieces togetherCreate a variety of textures
Successfully apply 3 coats of glazeTry at least 2 different colors of glazeSlide15
Elements:
Focus is onShapeFormTextureSpaceSlide16
Principles
Focus onUnity within the groupVariety of color and texturePattern
Balance of positive and negative spaceSlide17
Examples