Ancient Art

Running Head : Art Comparison

Art Comparison of two Historic Sculptures

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In partial fulfillment of the requirements for [subject]

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August 29 , 2007

I . Abstract

This work contains a brief introduction concerning the definition of the word art , as well as a brief of the two paintings which were chosen . Lastly this work also contains a detailed comparison between the Seated Buddha sculpture and the Fudo Myo-o sculpture

II . Introduction

Art has been a part of human history since time immemorial . It

is present in nature , old paintings on cave walls and of course the human thinking , technically speaking , it could be said that art is virtually everywhere the human eye and human mind cares to roam about . Therefore it can be said that when man makes an effort to make or conceptualize something it is already considered to be a work of art

Art is the human effort to imitate , supplement , alter , or counteract the work of nature . It is the conscious production or arrangement of sounds colors , forms , movements , or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty . It is also man 's way of interpreting the beauty and horror he faces in his everyday life . As a whole it is a production of something beautiful or nostalgic (or its opposite ) in accordance to the perception of beauty (or ugliness ) by its creator . By this explanation alone we could say that Art is an abstraction of the real world using another perspective . The word perception ' is of great import to the word Art , because what is beautiful or nostalgic to one may not be so in the visual perspective of another . Hence as a whole it must be noted that art , its interpretation of beauty and nostalgicism depends on the overall view or perspective of the person viewing it or by the creator of the said object

Art is also a medium with which a man vents all of his pent-up feelings and frustrations , it is a form of self-expression used to show or relay one 's thoughts , feelings or opinions . Art is anything that people add to their 'output , which is not functionally necessary and is other than the default properties of that output

III . Information about the chosen artworks

IIIA ) Seated Buddha

The Seated Buddha is a statue made during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 ca . 650 . This statue is a depiction of the enlightened one ' seating in meditation to attain enlightenment . This portrayal of the Buddha is probably associated with the said mythical meditation undertaken by the Buddha under a Banyan Tree , wherein he was subjected to different sort of attacks by demons who wanted to stop him from attaining his enlightened state . Needless to say , the Enlightened one was too great and powerful to be stopped by the scheming demons to attain his state of greatness . This myth is of course a symbolism that man can attain greatness through perseverance and sacrifice

Upon examination of the...