Global Visual Culture Paper

Global Visual Culture
The history of art on a global context assists in the understanding of humanity in prehistoric eras. There exist several visual elements that can be utilized in relating artifacts from around the world. I collected the works includes the Tutankhamen Coffin, Menkaure and His Wife, the Magdalena Abakanowicz of ancient Egypt, Magdalena Abakanowicz of Poland and Stature of Togato Baberini of Rome Italy and the Mask of Hanuman of Thailand. The various organizing principles of the collection include aspects such as rhythm, harmony, variety, proportion, and balance. And not only these, these artworks are related to each other in terms of various elements of art such as value, space, texture, color, form and shape. This paper is basis of the discussion on how the art works from my collection visually relate to each other and how they bring out the fate of humanity is portrayed.
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Texture brings out the textual feeling of depth on the three-dimensional works of Art. Emphasis comes out as a result of the artist trying to show the viewer certain elements of their work that more details are concentrated upon. In short, the elements are meant to capture the eye and provide the focal point of the artifact. A good example is the Mask of Hanuman of Thailand. This mask features the human head with the details symmetrically spread out around the face. The most prominence is centered on the eyes with the most captivating mouth. The mask is meant to replicate a mythological monkey by the use of rich materials that exaggerate the facial features. The mask is associated with the dynamisms of nature and acts as a metaphor of humans who aspire to be gods. Here, the monkey is yet again meant to capture human behavior by focusing on the elements of life that are perceived as unwarranted contrary to the acceptable norms (Lazzari & Schlesier