Hey you......yah you!! Wanna learn a new language? Well, here take this. It will help you on your journey. It's the rosetta stone and it is awesome!!! It help to translate two forms of hyroglyphics that were unknown from a Greek language as the derivative. It is a large and heavy textbook to carry!!! Found this picture here. Comments:
About this blog
Hello my friends,
This blog is made in the efforts of putting forth a good environment for critiquing art throughout history. That's it. Simple as that. America! Yeah. This is starting to get awkward. Let's move on now. Come on now my reader and enter the world of pretty pictures!!
This blog is made in the efforts of putting forth a good environment for critiquing art throughout history. That's it. Simple as that. America! Yeah. This is starting to get awkward. Let's move on now. Come on now my reader and enter the world of pretty pictures!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Hey you......yah you!! Wanna learn a new language? Well, here take this. It will help you on your journey. It's the rosetta stone and it is awesome!!! It help to translate two forms of hyroglyphics that were unknown from a Greek language as the derivative. It is a large and heavy textbook to carry!!! Found this picture here. Comments:
The three pyramids of giza; a marvelous sight to behold!!!! Each built for three pharohs: Khufu, Khafre, and Menkala. (say that three times fast:
1. KHUFUKHAFREMENKUIIUYT,
2. KHUFUKDSSAEGBHYMYHMENKGDSAAERGH,
3. HSRNDXJBFGK_BJHF RW--7t t kvugku go78bc7t478h6dx48ncxthfnukfi8
I GIVE UP!!!!!!)
Yes, they truely are inspiring. Once flourishing with shiny limestone on the bank of the nile. They housed the great pharohs of old. The base of the largest one is 466 ft. long and all are perfectly symetrical. I found this super-duper picture here. What do you think?
Friday, October 5, 2012
BEHOLD....EGYPT!!!!!
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We all know this one!!! What do you get when cross a man and a lion? Well, a sphinx. Congradulations, your all smart!!! They supossedly protected the pyramids from tomb robbers. Seems effective, until they have a power hose for their weapon of choice. this one is a whopp'n 240 fett long and 66 feet tall. You may now procede to clap and cheer. I found this picture here. Please, share your thoughts!!
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Let's play charades!!!! UHHHHH!!!! (12 hours later) UHHHHH!!!! What am I? I'm the Colossi of Memnon, of course. These great statues used to moan at sun rise and sun set because the temperature difference allowed for the stone to expand and contrast making a sound. HOW COOL IS THAT. The ancients thought they were moaning at the pharoh everyday, magically..... :( ..... But what do they know? Apparently alot about cool rocks!! They don't moan anymore however, which makes me sad. :( I got this sweet image here. What do you thinken???
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The great stuatues of Abu Simbel!!!!! Made by the illustrious Ramses II, for the illustrious Ramses II, of the illustrious Ramses II. You know what the best part of this is? The ENTIRE mountain was moved by him and his slaves so that it would not get water errosion from the nearby lake. WHAT A BOSS!!!!! His tiny wife and kids are all next to his legs in the statues. He obviously thought highly of them.The inside is the picture below. The outside is the facade entrance to look super-duper. But the inside obviously had some nice interior design.
It's got that nice sacrificial vive to it that everyone enjoys. I found both these pictures here and here respectively. What do you think of them????!!!!!!!!!
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Well, turns out the cavemen weren't as stupid as we thought. Especially when they're able to paint sixteen foot bulls and other animals on the ceilings of the Lascoux Caves. These remarkable pieces of work were discovereed not too long ago in France, making the cavemen look engenious. Found this picture here. What do you think?
THE ZIGGERAT!!!!!! BEHOLD ITS GLORY AND REDICULOUSLY FUN NAME TO SAY!!!!!!! Or one could simplt call it a step pyramid.... that works too... I guess. Mystery surrounds this building as man today asks, "what is this? Who made it? Why? What is the meaning of life? What is for lunch?" We can only scratch our beards and say..."possibly." It is debated as to if it is the Tower of Babel, but nothing is certain. Learn more of it here. What do you think it was used for?
How about this one, my follower! This is the Great Serpent Mound found in Ohio. It is a large, snake-like effigy made as a representation for the gods by Native Americans. It dates to about 900 BCE. Very old!!! The circular thing appears to be an egg being eaten by the snake. FUN STUFF!!!! I found it here. Comments...questions...concerns?
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Everyone knows this one!!! STONEHENGE!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEE!!!!! I love ancient architecture (especially the mysterious ones). This one is sweet! it uses post and lintel "technology" for support. The verticle stones are the posts, and the horizontal ones are the lintels. The entire thing was used for sacrifices, and the chared remaines of once-living people surround the place. FUN STUFF!!!!!! I also happen to love this picture. I found it here.
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