By: Dalton Yerby3-7-12 6th period

HOME EGYPTIAN ART

SYMBOLISM

ARCHITECHTURE

SCULPTURE

THE PYRAMIDSTHE SPHINX

THE SPHINXThe Sphinx in a perfect example of the amazing Egyptian art. It is a statue that has the body of a lion, but the head of a god. The Sphinx is located in Egypt, right outside of Cairo. It was carved from giant piece of limestone. It was constructed during the Old Kingdom, somewhere around 2400 B.C.

Egyptian Art• Egyptian art is made up of simple shapes and

lines. Their art depicted humans figures facing sideways. The art was not in proportion. This style of art stayed the same for hundreds of years for the the Egyptians. The drawings that appeared on walls and pillarsare the most famous form of Egyptian art. The Egyptians usuallyused bright colors. In the time of Ramses II, the Egyptians wereable to construct layered effects.

ARMARNAPERIOD

ARMARNA PERIOD• The Amarna period was a time of a drastic change in

Egyptianart. The Armarna period took place during the reign ofAkhenaten. Instead of the traditional depiction of the perfectfaces and characteristics, people were portrayed with Brutal honesty. Akhenaten like the Armarna style of art. Many statues of Akhenaten were very unusual so people believed he must have been ugly, but it wasprobably the art style. They also gave him feminine qualities such as large hips, prominent breasts, whichare unlike the chiseled features of the previous style of Egyptian art.

SYMBOLISM• Almost all of the Egyptian Art is symbolism.

The biggest example of Egyptian symbolism is hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics if a writing style that uses symbols that have the meanings of words. Hieroglyphics are of everyday people doing everyday things. For example, one of the pieces of art could look like a bunch of different symbols, but it could actually mean something else.

ARCHITECHTURE• Some believed that the Egyptians were the

greatest architects in the world. The pyramids are one

of the greatest achievements of man kind. The

pyramids are one of the seven wonders of

world and they were built by the ancient Egyptians. The extremely large statues are

also a great architectural defeat on their own.

SCULPTURE• Sculptors were very important artists in Ancient

Egypt. Therewere many statues made in Ancient Egypt like the statue (bottomright). They made statues of many things like kings and queens, gods and goddesses, and animals. Ancient Egyptwas a time of amazing architecture butthe sculptures and statues in ancient Egypt are unbelievable, and we should not overlook them.

THE PYRAMIDS• Pyramids are largestone structures built by the Egyptians to hold the pharaoh'sbody. They are madeof 2 million giant stones, each weighingaround 2.5 tons. The Great pyramids stand about 500 feet in theair. They were the tallest structures for over 4000 years. What isso amazing about the Great Pyramids is that they were builtwithout special tools, or even wheels.

BY: DALTON YERBY• THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY PRESENTATION