The era of 35,000- 7,000 BC was known for it’s variety of man’s attempts to embody abstract and intangible concepts. The first project will focus students of the concept of Goddess. These are commonly referred to as Venus and often are constructed with exaggerated shapes. Please follow blog entires like this one and begin researching this era and the various incarnations that exist. Once you find at least three strong examples from the Paleolithic Age please move on to begin sketching concepts which you will ultimately build and glaze. This first project reiterates basic drawing techniques which will be used in every project throughout this class. Students will be asked to follow the same process of documentation for each project as they did in Ceramics I. Students will create three different Goddesses and begin each piece by creating a sketch of their initial concept beginning with basic shapes and “sculpting” the details from that foundation. Find photo references of some items that these figures may have worn when sketching. Keep images bookmarked or saved so that you can refer to them. When this drawing is complete, begin the construction of the work with white clay.
Begin your research here:
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/venus-figurines-european-paleolithic-era-001548
Begin your research here:
http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/venus-figurines-european-paleolithic-era-001548
1. What was one of the most likely that the shape of the figures symbolized?
ReplyDeleteMany shapes were portrayed with similar physical characteristics; hourglass figures were fairly common, smaller heads with little detail, and an absence of hands and feet. It is possible to infer that such characteristics symbolize an ancient ideas of beauty.
2. What kinds of garments would the figures wear?
A majority of the figures have no clothing in order to highlight a woman's figure.
1.The figures commonly appeared to me as a woman that is caring for a young child, or a baby. Swollen breast, larger waist, and wider hips. This very possibly was what was commonly seen as beauty.
ReplyDelete2. The sculptures wore garnets and skirts that had ritualistic values.
1. The figures are represented by women, some of which could be Greek goddesses.
ReplyDelete2. Most figures did not wear garments but if they did they would be that of skirts.