MoLAA stands for Museum of Latin American Art. The knowledge I've learned this semester definitely enhanced my understanding of the artwork found in MoLAA in a few ways. Learning about the 3 different stages of Latin American culture help to understand who Latin people are, starting with where they came from, who influenced them and eventually how they influenced themselves.
Miguel Antonio Bonilla: El Nudo / The Knot, 1994
http://www.molaa.com/n_exhibitions_permanent_collection.html
I came across this artwork by going to MoLAA's website and looking for an artist that represented Nicaragua, the country where halfof my family is from. This artwork relates to humanities because it represents a significant point in time when civil wars errupt and how people feel about the government.
Observation: In the painting I see a man on one side that appears as a politician and on the other side a man in the uniform tied together by a candy cane knot with cloouds in the background. It is made of acrylic on canvas. The artists uses shading to the artworks benefit.
Interpretation: The artwork reflects political corruption, makes fun of two figures connected by a candy-cane stripped cord, which suggests that the politician and military leader are conspiring together for personal gain in suppression of individual civil rights.
Judgement: I decided to choose this work of art because the description of the artwork started with "civil war and political unrest had a severe impact on Central American countries.." and eventually listed Nicaragua. I feel like this art is ironic because while the beaurocrat and the military leader are suppose to be conspiring, the candy cane cord connecting them is tied in a knot implying that they cannot get along.
Questioning: I would like to know what the candy rope symbolizes. Also, in the background the clouds above the military figure are bigger than the clouds around the politician. Does this have any significance or have an implication that one has more or less power than the other. Does this artwork suggest anything more about Latin American culture? Military clashes between left-wing guerillas and conservative right-wing governments ignited in the late 1970s and escalated into civil war during the 1980s, which is why their is a knot between the two.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Project 5B
Title: Posada Guadalupe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Posada_guadalupe.jpg
Etching by Jose Guadalupe Posada illustrating St. Juan Diego's discovery of the Virgin of Guadalupe in his apron
I came across this piece of artwork when researching the Lady of Guadalupe and trying to figure out her meaning and specifically how she became accepted. It connects to the study of humanities because it shows the transition from pre colonial times, to colonial times, to the era of indepence, and how the people began to transform in this final stage through religion with this newfound independence.
Observation: In the artwork I see a man holding a large apron with the Lady of Guadalupe on it. To the right of the man is a mountain top, to the left a cactus and beneath are some flowers. The piece of artwork is an etching, which is basically a carving. When ink is applied and the carving is placed on paper, the artwork is visible.
Interpretation: The artwork represents St. Juan Diego's discovery of the Virgin of Guadalupe in his apron from the mountain top to where Guadalupe first appeared asking St. Diego to build a church their in her honor, to the flowers which miraclously appeared on the mountain topin the middle of winter when Bishop Zumarraga asked to see a sign and finally to the imprint that appeared to Bishop Zumarraga of the Virgin of Guadalupe that appeared on St. Diego's apron as he present the sign the Bishop had requested.
Judgement: I chose this artwork because I was interested in the importance of the Lady of Guadalupe and the story behind the artwork. I feel like the Lady of Guadalupe is very similiar to the virgin Mary if not the same exact person because the way she is depicted with the light shining behind her is very similiar to artwork of the virgin Mary sometimes with or without Jesus in her arms.
Questioning: I would like to know how the artist's last name is Guadalupe. Did he aquire that last name or was he given that last name because he was very devoted to her? Why does the virgin of Guadalupe symbolize the Mexican nation? Since Mexico's War of Independence, both Miguel Hidalgo and Emiliano Zapata's rebel armies waged war underneath Guadalupan flags and now the virgin of Guadalupe symbolizes all Mexicans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Posada_guadalupe.jpg
Etching by Jose Guadalupe Posada illustrating St. Juan Diego's discovery of the Virgin of Guadalupe in his apron
I came across this piece of artwork when researching the Lady of Guadalupe and trying to figure out her meaning and specifically how she became accepted. It connects to the study of humanities because it shows the transition from pre colonial times, to colonial times, to the era of indepence, and how the people began to transform in this final stage through religion with this newfound independence.
Observation: In the artwork I see a man holding a large apron with the Lady of Guadalupe on it. To the right of the man is a mountain top, to the left a cactus and beneath are some flowers. The piece of artwork is an etching, which is basically a carving. When ink is applied and the carving is placed on paper, the artwork is visible.
Interpretation: The artwork represents St. Juan Diego's discovery of the Virgin of Guadalupe in his apron from the mountain top to where Guadalupe first appeared asking St. Diego to build a church their in her honor, to the flowers which miraclously appeared on the mountain topin the middle of winter when Bishop Zumarraga asked to see a sign and finally to the imprint that appeared to Bishop Zumarraga of the Virgin of Guadalupe that appeared on St. Diego's apron as he present the sign the Bishop had requested.
Judgement: I chose this artwork because I was interested in the importance of the Lady of Guadalupe and the story behind the artwork. I feel like the Lady of Guadalupe is very similiar to the virgin Mary if not the same exact person because the way she is depicted with the light shining behind her is very similiar to artwork of the virgin Mary sometimes with or without Jesus in her arms.
Questioning: I would like to know how the artist's last name is Guadalupe. Did he aquire that last name or was he given that last name because he was very devoted to her? Why does the virgin of Guadalupe symbolize the Mexican nation? Since Mexico's War of Independence, both Miguel Hidalgo and Emiliano Zapata's rebel armies waged war underneath Guadalupan flags and now the virgin of Guadalupe symbolizes all Mexicans.
Project 5A
In the early 19th century, a number of revolutions occurred, known as the Latin American revolutions, which resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in the Latin American region. Many people such as Miguel Hidalgo, whom led the movement of independence of Mexico, and Simon Bolivar , whom was extremely inluentialin the number of revolutions in northern South America fought against the Spanis in as early as the year 1809. The first uprising aainst Spanish rule took place in Quito, Ecuador and this call for independence forshadowed a domino collapse of the crown throughout Latin America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_revolutions
Junipero Serra
I chose this topic because when my mom walked by me doing my homework, she mentioned that she had seen that statue on 280, a freeway by where I live. She asked my dad where the statue of St. Francis was and he corrected her by saying it was Junipero Serra. I was curious who Junipero Serra was and why there would be statue of him.
3 interesting facts:
Junipero Serra's real name is Miguel Jose Serra and was born of Spain. He later adopted the name Juniper after St. Juniper, who was actually a Franciscan and follower of St. Francis. He was part of the Order of Friars Minor. He was accredited lector of philosophy before his ordination to priesthood an recieved a doctorate in theology. H eventually joined th missisionary College of San Fernando de Mexico.
In 1749, he traveled to North America, first to Mexico City. Hen went north 90 miles after to Sierra Gorda Indian Missions where he served as mission superior and learned the language of the Pame Indians. Junipero Serra translated catechism into their language and became known as the most effective preacher of missions and established nine of them.
Junipero Serra was 61 years old in the picture of him on the assignment page. This picture of him was a few years before his death from a snake bite at the mission of Caramel. A few important things happened because of Junipero Serra before his death. In 1767 he was appinted superior of 15 Franciscans in the missions of lower California. Serra became "Father Presidente" and relocated a mission he started in Monterey to Caramel, which became his new headquarters. Pedro Fages, a millitary commander and governor in Nuevo California, influenced Serra to travel to Mexico to complain about Fages in 32 aquisations. The commander in Mexico agreed with Serra on 30 out of the 32 charges and removed Fagesfrom office. Felipe de Neve challenged Serra's right to confirm the faithful in California but as unsuccesful and Junipero Serra traveled nearly 600 miles confirming an 5,309 people before his death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%C3%ADpero_Serra
This source is credible because it is frequently edited and updated when new information is in conlict with existing information. Frequent changes lead to a more accurate perspective of reality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_revolutions
Junipero Serra
I chose this topic because when my mom walked by me doing my homework, she mentioned that she had seen that statue on 280, a freeway by where I live. She asked my dad where the statue of St. Francis was and he corrected her by saying it was Junipero Serra. I was curious who Junipero Serra was and why there would be statue of him.
3 interesting facts:
Junipero Serra's real name is Miguel Jose Serra and was born of Spain. He later adopted the name Juniper after St. Juniper, who was actually a Franciscan and follower of St. Francis. He was part of the Order of Friars Minor. He was accredited lector of philosophy before his ordination to priesthood an recieved a doctorate in theology. H eventually joined th missisionary College of San Fernando de Mexico.
In 1749, he traveled to North America, first to Mexico City. Hen went north 90 miles after to Sierra Gorda Indian Missions where he served as mission superior and learned the language of the Pame Indians. Junipero Serra translated catechism into their language and became known as the most effective preacher of missions and established nine of them.
Junipero Serra was 61 years old in the picture of him on the assignment page. This picture of him was a few years before his death from a snake bite at the mission of Caramel. A few important things happened because of Junipero Serra before his death. In 1767 he was appinted superior of 15 Franciscans in the missions of lower California. Serra became "Father Presidente" and relocated a mission he started in Monterey to Caramel, which became his new headquarters. Pedro Fages, a millitary commander and governor in Nuevo California, influenced Serra to travel to Mexico to complain about Fages in 32 aquisations. The commander in Mexico agreed with Serra on 30 out of the 32 charges and removed Fagesfrom office. Felipe de Neve challenged Serra's right to confirm the faithful in California but as unsuccesful and Junipero Serra traveled nearly 600 miles confirming an 5,309 people before his death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%C3%ADpero_Serra
This source is credible because it is frequently edited and updated when new information is in conlict with existing information. Frequent changes lead to a more accurate perspective of reality.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Project 4C
Culture is defined as patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance. Culture is stemmed from the Latin word "colera" which means to cultivate. Culture is believed to be passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes culture is prescribed "the way of life for an entire society." This projects fits into this definition of culture because we are studying the way of life of pre-Columbian culture, then colonial culture and will eventually be able to have a better understanding of contemporary Latin American culture.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture
I learned from Cassie's blog some of the names of the time periods represented in the unique calendar sytem the Mayans created. They had names that represent a day, a week, a month and a year. I also learned that the Mayans had a name for a 20 year period of time. The Mayans celebrated after one of these time periods which is similar to the way we celebrate the millennium today. Freire can be applied to this topic because we can see how culture of the past affects culture of the present and eventually culture of the future. Freire made a effort to allow change for culture of the present by teaching people literacy and allowing them the ability to communicate and facilitate change. Freire's work is similar to the way the Mayans tought each other rather than modes of suppressing people that are present in some societies today.
I learned from Erik's blog that population prior to the arrival of the Europeans was about 15 million in Mexico's central valley. Even though much of the death was attributed to smallpox, a disease the indigenous people had no defense to, the population dropped to 2 million in 1550. I also learned that many people attribute the success of Cortes to La Malinche. Even though she was just a translator, she was thought as to be the 2nd most important factor after God. I think Freire applies to this information in this class in an extremely important way. The conquering of Mexico, I would argue, is extremely contrary to what Freire stood for. Freire was about liberating people through education. The way the Europeans dominated the indigenous people is again a form of suppression and contrary to the ideals represented by Freire's movement. Sometimes to figure out what one does want, in this case a form of liberation, one might need to identify with what one does not want, in this case suppression and work from there with both in mind.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture
I learned from Cassie's blog some of the names of the time periods represented in the unique calendar sytem the Mayans created. They had names that represent a day, a week, a month and a year. I also learned that the Mayans had a name for a 20 year period of time. The Mayans celebrated after one of these time periods which is similar to the way we celebrate the millennium today. Freire can be applied to this topic because we can see how culture of the past affects culture of the present and eventually culture of the future. Freire made a effort to allow change for culture of the present by teaching people literacy and allowing them the ability to communicate and facilitate change. Freire's work is similar to the way the Mayans tought each other rather than modes of suppressing people that are present in some societies today.
I learned from Erik's blog that population prior to the arrival of the Europeans was about 15 million in Mexico's central valley. Even though much of the death was attributed to smallpox, a disease the indigenous people had no defense to, the population dropped to 2 million in 1550. I also learned that many people attribute the success of Cortes to La Malinche. Even though she was just a translator, she was thought as to be the 2nd most important factor after God. I think Freire applies to this information in this class in an extremely important way. The conquering of Mexico, I would argue, is extremely contrary to what Freire stood for. Freire was about liberating people through education. The way the Europeans dominated the indigenous people is again a form of suppression and contrary to the ideals represented by Freire's movement. Sometimes to figure out what one does want, in this case a form of liberation, one might need to identify with what one does not want, in this case suppression and work from there with both in mind.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Project 4B
Title: Malinche Tlaxcala
Weblink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Malinche_Tlaxcala.jpg
La malinche is shown next to Cortes as a translator between the Spanish conquistadors and the native people of MExico. She is very important in the communication, and colonization of Mexico by the Europeans. The change and formation of Latin America that came about threw the colonization of Latin AMerica is very significant to understanding contemporary Latin America and how that came to be.
Observation:
In the artwork, the Europens are behind Cortes with armor, shields and weapons while La Malinche is in between them and the native americans. They appear as if they are willing to accept the Europeans and as if they are ofering gifts and hospitatlyity to them by their gestures and body language. The Europeans on the other hand seem as if they have other intentions than to just live peacefully with the natives by their facial expressions and the pointing finger of Cortes to the natives as if saying "go conquer." The work is painting which is very simple with bold lines of black on a white paper. The techniques are just bold smooth lines with little shading, just simply outlines of people and features.
Interpretation:
The artwork is about the natives offering bread and animals, while the Europens with thier weapons and angry expressions look as if they do not intend of being peaceful.
Judgement:
I was interested in the way that La Malinche would be portrayed. I also was interestedin the way the natives had no weapons while the Europens in the picture had shield and spears and appeared with very hostile expressions. Also, Cortes is seated and is looking at the natives is a sort of condescending manner. Ther artwork is very simple and easy to understand and kind of envokes pity into me for the natives.
I would like to know what the horses symbolize. There is also a little mountain in the background and I question if that mountain is significant. I also would like to know whether this meeting between the indigenous natives and Europeans was a famous meeting or just a casual or typical meeting.
Weblink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Malinche_Tlaxcala.jpg
La malinche is shown next to Cortes as a translator between the Spanish conquistadors and the native people of MExico. She is very important in the communication, and colonization of Mexico by the Europeans. The change and formation of Latin America that came about threw the colonization of Latin AMerica is very significant to understanding contemporary Latin America and how that came to be.
Observation:
In the artwork, the Europens are behind Cortes with armor, shields and weapons while La Malinche is in between them and the native americans. They appear as if they are willing to accept the Europeans and as if they are ofering gifts and hospitatlyity to them by their gestures and body language. The Europeans on the other hand seem as if they have other intentions than to just live peacefully with the natives by their facial expressions and the pointing finger of Cortes to the natives as if saying "go conquer." The work is painting which is very simple with bold lines of black on a white paper. The techniques are just bold smooth lines with little shading, just simply outlines of people and features.
Interpretation:
The artwork is about the natives offering bread and animals, while the Europens with thier weapons and angry expressions look as if they do not intend of being peaceful.
Judgement:
I was interested in the way that La Malinche would be portrayed. I also was interestedin the way the natives had no weapons while the Europens in the picture had shield and spears and appeared with very hostile expressions. Also, Cortes is seated and is looking at the natives is a sort of condescending manner. Ther artwork is very simple and easy to understand and kind of envokes pity into me for the natives.
I would like to know what the horses symbolize. There is also a little mountain in the background and I question if that mountain is significant. I also would like to know whether this meeting between the indigenous natives and Europeans was a famous meeting or just a casual or typical meeting.
Project 4A
The Colonial Period (1492-1810) is the era that shaped what Latin America is today. In the Colonial era, native populations were wiped out and exploited by the Spanish. The natives power structures were replaced and history was rewritten. The Spanish are only the most famous of the European powers that fought over territories and colonies, but the Portuguese, British, Dutch, French and others were also involved. The Colonial Period were basically the formative years of Latin America as the natives were highly influenced by the European settlers.
La malinche was an indigenous woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who with Hernán Cortéss and played an important role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She actied as an interpreter, advisor and intermediary. The term Mestizo was derived from this woman wo had a child with Hernan Cortes. Mestizo is mixed European and native idigenous American.
Today, La Malinche remains as an icon. It is often viewed in various and often conflicting aspects, including the embodiment of treachery, the quintessential victim, or simply as symbolic mother of the new Mexican people. In modern times, she is sometimes viewed with the virgin Mary, and soldaderas which are Mexican woman that fought next to the men in the Mexican Revolution. She is also referred to as La Chingada, or traitor to the Mexican race.
La Malinche played a very important role in theconquest of Mexico as a translator, translating Nahuatl and Chontal Maya language. She was among twenty slaves and her striking appearance appealed to Cortes, and he decided she was too striking to be looked out after except anyone but him. She would aware Cotres of native plans to destroy the small Spanish army and often played along with the natives and lead them into traps.
Clip: La Malinche clip 2
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Malinche
I choose this topic because i was interested in her role in the spanish conquest and how she transitioned from being a slave to having a very imporant role. The movie explains how this came to be.
3 interesting facts:
She was among twenty slaves and her striking appearance appealed to Cortes, and he decided she was too striking to be looked out after except anyone but him. She was initially intended as a gift, but as she learned to translate better and better she developed herself as an active role in the conquest of Mexico.
She is also referred to as La Chingada, or traitor to the Mexican race. She was deceitful to the native people with whom she spoke their tongue and often told Cortes of their premeditated plans.
In the fictional Star Trek universe, a starship, the USS Malinche was named for La Malinche.
La malinche was an indigenous woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who with Hernán Cortéss and played an important role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She actied as an interpreter, advisor and intermediary. The term Mestizo was derived from this woman wo had a child with Hernan Cortes. Mestizo is mixed European and native idigenous American.
Today, La Malinche remains as an icon. It is often viewed in various and often conflicting aspects, including the embodiment of treachery, the quintessential victim, or simply as symbolic mother of the new Mexican people. In modern times, she is sometimes viewed with the virgin Mary, and soldaderas which are Mexican woman that fought next to the men in the Mexican Revolution. She is also referred to as La Chingada, or traitor to the Mexican race.
La Malinche played a very important role in theconquest of Mexico as a translator, translating Nahuatl and Chontal Maya language. She was among twenty slaves and her striking appearance appealed to Cortes, and he decided she was too striking to be looked out after except anyone but him. She would aware Cotres of native plans to destroy the small Spanish army and often played along with the natives and lead them into traps.
Clip: La Malinche clip 2
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Malinche
I choose this topic because i was interested in her role in the spanish conquest and how she transitioned from being a slave to having a very imporant role. The movie explains how this came to be.
3 interesting facts:
She was among twenty slaves and her striking appearance appealed to Cortes, and he decided she was too striking to be looked out after except anyone but him. She was initially intended as a gift, but as she learned to translate better and better she developed herself as an active role in the conquest of Mexico.
She is also referred to as La Chingada, or traitor to the Mexican race. She was deceitful to the native people with whom she spoke their tongue and often told Cortes of their premeditated plans.
In the fictional Star Trek universe, a starship, the USS Malinche was named for La Malinche.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Project 3c
Jessica explained that Freire was optimistic in spite of many challenges that he faced. She also explained that Freire tried to set free many of the poorest of the poor. This relates to their lack of literacy and the amount of ability they even have to relate with the world, and particularly their world in their country which demanded literacy as a prerequisite to vote. This culture of silence is how many people in other lands that cannot cause change live because of their lack in ability to do so.
Robyn explained how Paulo Freire was taught from an early age to respect the importance of dialog. This type of dialogue is not one way. This relates to a classroom not being a place where teachers just teach, it is more of a place for a flow of ideas. Dialogue is double sided and requires both sides particpate in a kind of the similar way that people should interact with the world.
Freire's ideas are very similar to the concepts of this class. in just the way you as the teacher communicate with us by writing comments and then we respond to them and those of others is an example of the dialogue Freire was referring to. not the type of diagloue is a traditional classroom setting where the teachers just teaches but a two-way street involving interpretation on the students behalf and back to the teacher and then back to the students.
Robyn explained how Paulo Freire was taught from an early age to respect the importance of dialog. This type of dialogue is not one way. This relates to a classroom not being a place where teachers just teach, it is more of a place for a flow of ideas. Dialogue is double sided and requires both sides particpate in a kind of the similar way that people should interact with the world.
Freire's ideas are very similar to the concepts of this class. in just the way you as the teacher communicate with us by writing comments and then we respond to them and those of others is an example of the dialogue Freire was referring to. not the type of diagloue is a traditional classroom setting where the teachers just teaches but a two-way street involving interpretation on the students behalf and back to the teacher and then back to the students.
3b Ahau
weblink:
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-art.html
As stated previously, contemporary art draws from historical experiences. Many histroical experiences are directly relative to that of those ancestors who are native to the places in Latin America. These ancestors were less subjected to European influence because they had not arrived yet. Studying artwork of the indigenous people helps us to understand their culture and the culture of the people that followed from them until contemporary artwork of today.
Observation: I see multiple people sitting on tables, while others sitting on the ground as if they are having a converstation with decorated rooms and large hats on top of their heads. Each person sitting on the table appears to be talking to one person on the ground. The work is made of paint and is frequently found as decoration on vases. The colors are brownish tan and black, with black as the background which really brings out the contrast between the people sitting with hats who appear to be the subjects of the painting, the background and their guests.
Interpretation: The artwork is about conversation between two sets of people, each as if the person sitting on the table is giving advice to the guest or visitor whom is sitting and listening.
Judgement: I choose this work of art because I was interested in what was going on in the painting: why the men were sitting on the table, why the wore such large hats, why the person being spoken to was sitting on the ground. I feel this work has more going on in it than I can understand. I feel like a lot of the symbols would be better explained by the Mayans rather than by another person that interpretted their artwork. The hats are very intricate and wonder what everything on the hats means and if they even have meaning. The artwork and patterns on the clothing and body of the individual seem as if they could have meanig as well.
Questioning: I would like to know what the patterns represent, if anything. I would like to know why the painting in the room are artwork in their rooms to them. I would like to know the kind of things these people are or would be talking about. I would like to know whether the artist is male or female. I would like to know how popular the artwork was to their culture.
The painting depicts the Ahau and the royal audience. Hats were of crucial importance to Maya social identity, sometimes with large flower in front and quetzal feathers behind; sometimes a hummingbird or fish is attached to the front of that large flower.
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-art.html
As stated previously, contemporary art draws from historical experiences. Many histroical experiences are directly relative to that of those ancestors who are native to the places in Latin America. These ancestors were less subjected to European influence because they had not arrived yet. Studying artwork of the indigenous people helps us to understand their culture and the culture of the people that followed from them until contemporary artwork of today.
Observation: I see multiple people sitting on tables, while others sitting on the ground as if they are having a converstation with decorated rooms and large hats on top of their heads. Each person sitting on the table appears to be talking to one person on the ground. The work is made of paint and is frequently found as decoration on vases. The colors are brownish tan and black, with black as the background which really brings out the contrast between the people sitting with hats who appear to be the subjects of the painting, the background and their guests.
Interpretation: The artwork is about conversation between two sets of people, each as if the person sitting on the table is giving advice to the guest or visitor whom is sitting and listening.
Judgement: I choose this work of art because I was interested in what was going on in the painting: why the men were sitting on the table, why the wore such large hats, why the person being spoken to was sitting on the ground. I feel this work has more going on in it than I can understand. I feel like a lot of the symbols would be better explained by the Mayans rather than by another person that interpretted their artwork. The hats are very intricate and wonder what everything on the hats means and if they even have meaning. The artwork and patterns on the clothing and body of the individual seem as if they could have meanig as well.
Questioning: I would like to know what the patterns represent, if anything. I would like to know why the painting in the room are artwork in their rooms to them. I would like to know the kind of things these people are or would be talking about. I would like to know whether the artist is male or female. I would like to know how popular the artwork was to their culture.
The painting depicts the Ahau and the royal audience. Hats were of crucial importance to Maya social identity, sometimes with large flower in front and quetzal feathers behind; sometimes a hummingbird or fish is attached to the front of that large flower.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
3a
The PreColombian era refers to the history and prehistory of the Americas prior to the arrival, presence and influence of the Europeans. This era also refers to cultures of the indigenous people of the America's and the societies they had produced prior to their being conquered or affected. Many cultures of indigenous people of the Americas are referred to in the Pre-Colombian era even if they culture was not predominant or presentat the time when the Europeans landed in the Americas. Some notable achievements were the presence of urban settlements, agriculure based economies, architecture, and complicated organized systems of rule.
Topic: Maya
Maya youtube.com video
http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/chichen_itza.html
Wikipedia as an additional website search
I chose this topic because I was fascinated by the way the Mayans developed a calender prior to present day technology. I was very much interested in the pyramid that was constructed as well as the mathematics the Mayans used in order to have a serpent crawl down the pyramid and end in the mouth of the statue.
3 interesting facts:
The Temple of Kukulkan(the Feathered Serpent God) is the largest and most important ceremonial structure at Chichen Itza. The pyramid stands at ninety-feet. The pyramid was built on top of other pyramids directly over.The pyramid displays the a calender similiar to the calender we use today. All four sides have ninety-one steps with one on top which add up to 365, the number of days in a year and is similiar to our four seasons. A difference however is that the Mayan calendar has 18 months compared to our 12.
The most fascinating part is that the pyramid demonstates the Mayan's knowledge of soltices and equinoxes. The pyramis's point of the sun represents the summer solstice and its setting point for the winter solstice. At sunset on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sun's light with the edges of the stepped terraces creates a shadow of a long tail leading toward a statue at the bottom of the head of the serpent Kukulkan. Their is a doorway next to the head which leads a "very mysterious shrine."
I also found very interesting the fact that the Mayans believed in sacrifice. The concepts connecting them to the god's revolved around their ability to show that they were greatful for what the gods gave them. A few different types of sacrifice where the sports arena and the natural occurring wells that were present at this location. In the arena, two teams would play a sort of basketball with sticks except the hoop was perpindicular to the hoop in modern day basketball. The losing team was sacrificed to the gods. Also bodies of scarificed people were tossed into these large wells of water. This shows an incredible amount of belief and loyalty to the gods, which is almost opposite to the way the world works today particularly revolving around money.
http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/chichen_itza.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza
These sources are credible because all the information presented is pretty consistent with other sites. There was no conflicting information and the information that is present is not biased because it is mainly just reporting about a pyramid that exist. Facts are not taken out of context.
Topic: Maya
Maya youtube.com video
http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/chichen_itza.html
Wikipedia as an additional website search
I chose this topic because I was fascinated by the way the Mayans developed a calender prior to present day technology. I was very much interested in the pyramid that was constructed as well as the mathematics the Mayans used in order to have a serpent crawl down the pyramid and end in the mouth of the statue.
3 interesting facts:
The Temple of Kukulkan(the Feathered Serpent God) is the largest and most important ceremonial structure at Chichen Itza. The pyramid stands at ninety-feet. The pyramid was built on top of other pyramids directly over.The pyramid displays the a calender similiar to the calender we use today. All four sides have ninety-one steps with one on top which add up to 365, the number of days in a year and is similiar to our four seasons. A difference however is that the Mayan calendar has 18 months compared to our 12.
The most fascinating part is that the pyramid demonstates the Mayan's knowledge of soltices and equinoxes. The pyramis's point of the sun represents the summer solstice and its setting point for the winter solstice. At sunset on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sun's light with the edges of the stepped terraces creates a shadow of a long tail leading toward a statue at the bottom of the head of the serpent Kukulkan. Their is a doorway next to the head which leads a "very mysterious shrine."
I also found very interesting the fact that the Mayans believed in sacrifice. The concepts connecting them to the god's revolved around their ability to show that they were greatful for what the gods gave them. A few different types of sacrifice where the sports arena and the natural occurring wells that were present at this location. In the arena, two teams would play a sort of basketball with sticks except the hoop was perpindicular to the hoop in modern day basketball. The losing team was sacrificed to the gods. Also bodies of scarificed people were tossed into these large wells of water. This shows an incredible amount of belief and loyalty to the gods, which is almost opposite to the way the world works today particularly revolving around money.
http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/chichen_itza.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza
These sources are credible because all the information presented is pretty consistent with other sites. There was no conflicting information and the information that is present is not biased because it is mainly just reporting about a pyramid that exist. Facts are not taken out of context.
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