From the awesome grandeur of the great pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet, the spellbinding power of the art of ancient Egypt persists to this day. What did art, and the architecture that housed it, mean to the ancient Egyptians? Why did they invest such vast wealth and effort in its production? the objects of Egyptian art--the tombs and wall paintings, the sculpture and stelae, the coffins, funerary papyri, and amulets--from its first flowering in the Early Dynastic period to its final resurgence in the time of the Ptolemies.
With remarkable sensitivity to the complex ways in which historical, religious, and social changes are related to changes in Egyptian art.
The almost total absence of abstract art is one noticeable feature, both in relation to western art ofthis period, and in relation to old Islamic art. This is probably connected to the overall importance ofthe national aspect of this period in Egyptian art.The national and historical aspect still plays a more important part in Egypt than in the West. This aspect can be divided into two subgroups, the purely Egyptian aspect and the Islamic aspect. Artists sometimes get inspiration from specific parts of Egyptian history or present time, on other occasions
they get inspiration from Islamic culture.The Islamic aspect has two important dimensions. In relation to western art it acts national,delimiting or independent. In an Islamic context it acts in a greater relation, it acts internationally and inclusively. Egyptian intellectuals, filmmakers, actors, authors, musicians and other artists, relate to and address usually the entire Arab world, not only Egypt. Specific Egyptian elements are none the less more important than common Arab ones for contemporary pictorial art.
hope this will help u out to understand the significance of the egyption culture
2007-03-01 17:34:36
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answered by aaryan 2
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Egyptian art was used for many things....decoration, religion.....there were even hieroglyphs carved onto walls that told people where they could or couldn't stand. I seriously recommend narrowing the paper to one kind of Egyptian art such as hieroglyphs, sarcophogi, murals, statues, or jewelry.
2007-03-01 17:22:16
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answered by Anonymous
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maximum of the individuals of the names i take advantage of have no importance; I merely %. them at random from names i think of the mothers and dads might have named them. the only circumstances characters have significant names are whilst the characters call themselves with the help of names of their very own finding out on.
2016-12-18 13:29:31
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answered by alisme 4
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just a bunch of kindagarten art looks like o me. nice gold though. but just old junk. stupid people stacking giant bricks for years. suckers!
2007-03-01 17:21:46
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answered by Anonymous
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all of them where either symbolic or messages
many documentaries on Mummies ,and pyramids
start browsing
2007-03-01 17:26:10
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answered by Anonymous
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