NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Horapollo, Defence Historical Service, Ideogram
7 Apr 2016
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09/24/2014 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Body parts relate to each other by natural ratios. Transforms art from 3-d to 2-d form. Uses the most characteristic view of each element of the body represented in its most recognizable way. Combining profile and frontal views: face profile, eye frontal, shoulders and chest frontal, legs profile (one in front of the other) 2-d image = hieroglyph of symbol (to convey the greatest amount of info with the minimum amount of effort) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Egyptians have no interest in representing objects/ space as seen (in. Instead, they show the most characteristic view of each element shown in its most recognizable way. Convey as many aspects as possible (cid:1) Hierarchy: the king would be shown bigger than the people and his wife (cid:1) Gender conventions: yellow females (passive indoor activities), red males (outdoor, active activities), women shown supporting the man (cid:1)
