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Ceramics - Greek Amphora

amphora, ancient vessel form used as a storage jar and one of the principal vessel shapes in Greek pottery, a two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. There are two types of amphora: the neck amphora, in which the neck meets the body at a sharp angle; and the one-piece amphora, in which the neck and body form a continuous curve. The first is common from the Geometric period (c.900 bc) to the decline of Greek pottery; the second appeared in the 7th century bc. The height of amphorae varies from large Geometric vases of 5 feet (1.5 metres) to examples of 12 inches (30 centimetres) or even smaller (the smallest are called amphoriskoi). The average normal height is about 18 inches (45 centimetres). Amphorae, which survive in great numbers, were used as storage and transport vessels for olives, cereal, oil, and wine (the wine amphora was a standard Attic measure of about 41 quarts [39 litres]) and, in outsize form, for funerals and as grave markers. Wide-mouthed, painted amphorae were used as decanters and were given as prizes.

Black Figure Neck Amphora


Red Figure Neck Amphora

Art Two - Painting before 1850

The paintings below were created before 1850 (and before the wide use of the camera).  What are your thoughts?

Art One - Watch the color video

Click the link below to watch the video.  It is a GREAT (and very, very interesting - I promise) video about color and culture.
What do you think?  What comment in the video stood out to you?  Do not repeat comments, and say something that lets me know that you really watched the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0DHd5QNS8

Ceramics - Slab Containers

Below are examples of containers made with the slab method.

Art Two - Famous American paintings

Below are some famous and iconic American paintings. 

Gilbert Stuart - "George Washington"


Grant Wood - "American Gothic"


John Singer Sargant - "The Daughters of Edward Darly Boit"


Andrew Wyeth - "Christina's World"


James McNeill Whistler - "The Artist's Mother"


Norman Rockwell

Art One - Georges Roualt

Description

Georges Henri Rouault (1871-1958) was a French painter, draftsman, and printer, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism.