Black Athena

Positioned alongside Central Park in the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museum, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a certain set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within the museum. Brent Plate in Religion, Art, and Visual Culture argues that “objects obtain different meanings in different locations and historical settings.”An object placed on display behind a glass case inside a museum would hold a vastly different meaning if it was put on sale by a street vendor, like the ones who set up their tables in close proximity to the Met. The different meanings that objects are able to obtain is attributed to the relationships that are established between the object itself and the environment that surrounds it. These relationships often involve the kind of audience that a museum attracts, where the work is exhibited, and how the exhibits within a museum is planned out. Museums subsequently have the ability to control how these relationships are established which influences the way a viewer is able to construct meaning. When a visitor observes an object on display at the Met, they instinctively construct a certain set of

This emphasis illuminates how weighty perspective is when determining perceived masterpieces across cultures. She does so by tactfully offering Cameron’s comparison of the Lega’s material distinctions with European (p. 24). Hypothetically, a nation located in a place devoid of rocks may find a lump of coal to be the most artistically valued piece in the community while foreign appraisers may overlook, or even overestimate, its importance. Had history been different, so would

The cultural artifact that I propose to study is a bust of Queen Nefertiti, who was the Royal Wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten. The bust is said to be painted with stucco-coated limestone, created in 1345 B.C by Thutmose who was a talented sculptor. The bust was discovered in 1912 in Thutmose’s workshop by Ludwig Borchardt and his archaeological team. The bust had many owners in Germany throughout the years, however, it is currently on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin. The Nefertiti bust is a cultural phenomenon, especially for ancient Egypt as well as Berlin. Germany had the bust for over a century now and it has been their pride and joy. The argument between Egypt and Germany over the bust has been going on for decades. Egypt believes that the bust belongs to them and that it was taken

Northern European artists: the art was not humanism. The painting didn’t look realistic, and they don’t have perspective in their arts. They were cold in their painting. The painters

In the Robyn Autry article, it mainly focuses on the national conflict of museums mainly focusing towards African American. The author travel to 15 museums around the United States that focuses towards African American. She mainly talks about how the African American were facing numerous hardships in the U.S and how the museum represents those issues to the general public. She believes the way to tell the hardship of African Americans is by exhibiting through a museum. When traveling through these museums she focused towards “centered on three traumatic episodes: capture and displacement from Africa, enslavement, and racial segregation” (Autry 64). The author of the articles wants to show that over time that museums meanings has changed over

Art by its nature is a subject of the philosophical, social, economic, political or religious context surrounding its creator. More often than not, a work of art addresses a specific topic or somewhat revolves around a particular person. Therefore, it is impossible to separate the context of a piece of painting, either historical or cultural, to its intrinsic value or the artwork's meaning. On the other hand, different cultures and time utilized specific conventions that govern the representation of objects of creativity. This essay highlights various pieces of art and their relationship to particular cultural, political, economic, or social settings. Moreover, it pinpoints how different times influence art presentation.

Dutch art created during the span of 1610 to 1630 display a vast array of thematic categories. These categories include portraiture, genre, landscape, and history paintings. In spite of such diversity towards subject matter, the artworks all have certain characteristics in common with each other. Three of the shared, underlying principles are an Italian influence, sense of attributing traits to the figures to increase relatability, and emphasis on the humble.

The Mark of Athena is a fantasy novel written by Rick Riordan. It takes place in Camp Jupiter which is located both in the USA and Rome. It starts at Camp Jupiter,it is an unknown camp made to train the children of Roman Gods, Greek Gods and their descendants. The Mark of Athena shows us examples of loyalty and friendship.It shows us that loyalty and friendship is a powerful thing in life. It wants us to know that people that come from different backgrounds need to help each other to achieve their goals in life.

Ancient art is pivotal to understanding the societies they came from. The subject, the methods used, and even the materials are all indicative of the culture and environment in which the art was produced. The Stela of Iku and Mer-imat and a marble statue of Venus exemplify this very idea. Both works act as windows to the mindset of the different cultures that contributed to their establishment.

With a battle cry through the kingdom of heaven and earth, she sprang from the head of Zeus. She is one of the most powerful goddess on Mount Olympus, representing war and the immortal spirit of wisdom. She never had a consort or lover, therefore, she is known as virgin Athena. She was the goddess of justice, wisdom, and protector and arts and literature. Her symbol is the owl which represents her wisdom.

Athena: The Heroic Goddess of Wisdom In Greek mythology, a hero is defined differently than in the modern world. In general, an ancient Greek hero is someone who was born into the “royal” family and has royal ancestors. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and warfare was born into the Greek goddess hierarchy, with both an honorable father and mother. One can assume this lovely goddess was born into one of the highest ranks since her father was Zeus. Athena is a hero in Greek mythology because her creation gave her a noteworthy upbringing, she has many strengths, she uses those strengths to help both mortals and gods, and still has many cultural references in the modern world.

the character of ares in greek mythology will be best understood if we compare it with that of other divinities who are likewise in some way connected with war. athena represents thoughtfulness and wisdom in the affairs of war, and protects men and their habitations during its ravages. ares, on the other hand, is nothing but the personification of bold force and strength, and not so much the god of war as of its tumult, confusion, and horrors. his sister eris calls forth war, zeus directs its course, but ares loves war for its own sake, and delights in the din and roar of battles, in the slaughter of men, and destruction of towns. he is not even influenced by party-spirit, but sometimes assists the one and sometimes the other side, just

Positioned alongside Central Park within the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museums, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within a museum. By analyzing two separate works on exhibit at the Met, I will pose the argument that museums offer a unique expression of a world view that is dictated through every element of its construction.

In “Social Space and the Genesis of Groups”, Bourdieu (1982) discusses how habitus, as well as different kinds of capital, can combine to determine an individual’s place in society (Bourdieu, 1982 as cited in Applerouth & Edles, 2016). In “Outline of a Sociological Theory of Art Perception”, Bourdieu (1968) discusses “art” and how it is that those with greater capital are able to engage with art (Bourdieu, 1968 as cited in Applerouth & Edles, 2016). Although the greater narrative implies that those with greater capital can engage “art” because of innate qualities, the reality is that through their continued exposure to art (which stems from their economic capital), they can develop an understanding of it (Applerouth & Edles, 2016). In Edward Said’s (1978) Orientalism, Said (1978) discusses “orientalism”, the areas of study that focus on the areas “east” of Europe (Said, 1978 as cited in Applerouth & Edles, 2016). Said’s (1978) point is that “western” scholars have created this idea of the “orient” to create a distinction between themselves and those from areas that were part of the “oriental” umbrella (Said, 1978 as cited in Applerouth & Edles,

The second chapter overlooks a series of art movements such as De Stijl, Bauhaus, Enlightenment, CIAM, and the work of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. This chapter attempts to find their position on senses and the cultural memory. The authors