Athenian Vase Painting

The Psykter was used to cool wine. This red-figure vase depicts athletes training in a gym. The men are naked and the trainers are wearing mantles. this vase was attributed to Oltos who was the master of relief line.

egypt project

http://prezi.com/pcei9bkrlofx/ancient-egyptian-project/

Funerary Krater

  The funerary krater offers pictorial records of the funerary rituals in Greece.  It was created during the geometric period. One can see the geometric stylizations all over this krater. There are lots of patterns especially at the top and bottom.  They used a lot of stylization during this time period and it is not meant to look realistic. The reason why this funerary vessel was created was for the use of a grave marker. One of the important images on this vessel in particular the Greek practice of cremation. On this krater, there are men and women with there arms crossed representing anguish. The horses represent procession. 

   Funerary art reflected that the ancient Greeks had a strong belief that after death, people continued to engage in activities they participated in while they were alive.  This really stood out to me because I really liked all the geometric shapes as well as the colors.  I really enjoyed the light background with the red and black accents.

Henry Barnes- Favorite Painting

In this article, Anita Bailey describes her love for a painting by Henry Barnes.  She describes that the reason why she loves this painting so much is because it reminds her of he family background and where they came from. She also loves this area of the world and how this painting captures the scene especially the way the light is hitting the building. I can really tell that she is extremely passionate about this painting and it means a lot to her especially when it relates to her family.  This painting can be related to class in the sense of looking at the painting itself; there is a lot of texture through the use of brush stroke. 
http://nashvillearts.com/2010/06/28/my-favorite-painting-henry-barnes/