EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA Collin College科林学院埃及和美索不达米亚.pptVIP

Importance of Geography Contrast MESOPOTAMIA Exposed state Raging floods Natural catastrophes Uncertain life EGYPT Protected lands Predictable floods None; stable climate 2 crops a year; Healthy climate Laws of nature static Contrast continued MESOPOTAMIA Afterlife a Threat Live for present Whimsical Gods Legalistic Society Hammurabi Code of Law EGYPT Continuation of life Prepare for afterlife Trustworthy Gods Ethical Society No code of law Contrast Continued MESOPOTAMIA Warring heroes (Gilgamesh) EGYPT Pharoah is theocratic leader ART CHARACTERISTICS MESOPOTAMIA Ziggurat Emphasis on exterior Cylinder forms Additive Perceptual Combative themes Small scale sculpture EGYPT Pyramids Emphasis on interior Rectantular forms Subtractive Conceptual Natural themes Monumental sculpture ART CONTINUED MESOPOTAMIA Fatalistic: gloomy view of life after death Ruler, a servant of god Emphasize here and now Temporal structures EGYPT Life continues after death; good life Pharoah, a god Prepare for afterlife Art of permanence Mycerinus and his Queen Subtractive sculpture (stone) Solid figures showing no internal space Symbolic interaction Simple surface Symmetrical Female, curved; male, angular Intended for placement in the tomb Subtext Power suggested by static figures Absence of decoration Solid form Interaction of figures Conceptual representation * *