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AHOD Blog Update: 2021-2022 School Year

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Hello! I hope that you all are having a wonderful summer! Unfortunately as summer is waning, I will be starting back to school as I am a high school student. Just as last year, I will continue to create content to the best of my ability, but it may come at a slower rate. Thank you so much for your patience.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

White Temple and Ziggurat

This ancient site is in Uruk, modern Warka in Iraq. The first image is a re-imagination of what archeologist suspect the temple looked like originally. Click here for what a ziggurat is!!

Bio of the work:

Title: White Temple and Ziggurat

Date: 3500-3000 BCE

Medium: Mud bricks

Location: Uruk, modern Warka, Iraq

Analysis:

The Sumerian city state of Uruk was, like Sumer at large, a theocracy, meaning the leader was also a religious figure or god. Because of the large ziggurat, the temple has no direct access and only the king or religious leaders would be allowed on the platform. The White Temple is a prime example of bent access, meaning that the corners are on the cardinal directions. Due to bent-access and the large ziggurat, while a ceremony was taking place, the figures could be seen from the city below circling the temple. Many other ancient temples and ziggurats, especially Mesopotamian ones, were to the sky god, Anu.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

A ziggurat is a platform structure to hold a temple with its origins in ancient Mesopotamia. These structures are often compared to cut off pyramids with sloping sides. In most case, ziggurats had small shrines at the top. The most famous example is The White Temple and Ziggurat.

Monday, July 19, 2021

A triptych is a Greek word meaning "three-fold". In art, a triptych is a series of three separate panels, usually hinged together. For a work to be a triptych, it must 1) have three, obvious parts and 2) have a progression of plot or the story must develop across the panels. The idea of a triptych was born in the Christian Middle Ages and was continued!

Friday, July 16, 2021

Right now, I am planning a trip to Cincinnati, so why not make a "Guide to Art History"?

Cincinnati Art Museum:

The Cincinnati Art Museum is the main art museum in the city. The hours are strange-- Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and Thursday from 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Right now, only from July 9, 2021–October 3, 2021, they have an amazing exhibition about the Monuments Men (click to learn more about them here) Besides this wonderful exhibition, this museum has such a diverse permanent collection.

The Taft Museum of Art:

While this museum is only open Friday-Sunday, it's collection is wonderful! The Taft Museum has works by artists including Turner, Rembrandt, so many more.

Contemporary Arts Center:

This museum's ever changing collection is always wonderful! The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati is a space for the preforming and visual arts.

Art History: On Display