Ancient Art of Maya
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- Brief Introduction and Quickfacts
- Detailed Description
- Artists and Paintings
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Overview and quickfacts
The ancient art style of Maya is characterized by its use of bold colors and intricate patterns. Maya artists often used geometric shapes to create patterns and images. Their art was often used to tell stories or depict scenes from nature.
The art style is also known as: Pre-Columbian Art, Mesoamerican Art
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism
1. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) 2. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) 3. Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) 4. David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) 5. Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) 6. Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) 7. Gabriel Orozco (1962-present) 8. Dr. Atl (1875-1964) 9. Gerardo Murillo (1861-1927) 10. Saturnino Herran (1890-1918) 11. Adolfo Best Maugard (1886-1954) 12. Manuel Gamio (1883-1960) 13. Alfonso Caso (1896-1970) 14. Ignacio Aguirre Benavides (1879-1954) 15. Antonio Peña y Barragán (1880-1956) 16. Luis Nishizawa (1893-1977) 17. María Izquierdo (1902-1955) 18. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) 19. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) 20. Remedios Varo (1908-1963) 21. Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) 22. María Martínez-Cañas (born 1955) 23. Teresa Margolles (born 1963) 24. Betsabeé Romero (born 1966) 25. Regina José Galindo (born 1974) 26. Maya Lin (born 1959) 27. Xu Bing (born 1955) 28. Cai Guo-Qiang (born 1957) 29. Zhang Huan (born 1965) 30. Ai Weiwei (born 1957)
1. “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli (1486) 2. “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1519) 3. “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (1495-1498) 4. “The Sistine Chapel Ceiling” by Michelangelo (1508-1512) 5. “The School of Athens” by Raphael (1510-1511) 6. “The Hay Wagon” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 7. “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt (1642) 8. “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt (1633) 9. “Bathers at Asnieres” by Georges Seurat (1884) 10. “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat (1886) 11. “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh (1889) 12. “The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night” by Vincent van Gogh (1888) 13. “The Yellow House” by Vincent van Gogh (1888) 14. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch (1893) 15. “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt (1908) 16. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai (1829-1833) 17. “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali (1931) 18. “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” by Marcel Duchamp (1912) 19. “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp (1917) 20. “L.H.O.O.Q.” by Marcel Duchamp (1919) 21. “Three Musicians” by Pablo Picasso (1921) 22. “The Old Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso (1903) 23. “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” by Pablo Picasso (1907) 24. “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso (1937) 25. “American Gothic” by Grant Wood (1930) 26. “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper (1942) 27. “Mural” by Jackson Pollock (1943) 28. “Drip Painting” by Jackson Pollock (1947) 29. “No. 5, 1948” by Jackson Pollock (1948) 30. “Woman I” by Willem de Kooning (1950-1952)
Detailed Description
Maya art is the art of the Maya civilization, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerican culture that took shape in the course of the Maya civilization’s development. Maya art is best characterized as a highly stylized and symbolic form of art. Maya artists created artworks in a great variety of media, including painting, sculpture, pottery, ceramics, mosaic, and wood carving. They also worked with gold, silver, and other precious metals. Maya art is characterized by its use of highly stylized and symbolic imagery. Much of Maya art is concerned with the Maya religion, which includes a pantheon of gods and goddesses, and with scenes of ritual and ceremonial activity. Maya art is also noted for its use of perspective and for its highly realistic depictions of the human figure. Some of the most famous Maya artists include: -Ixchel, a Maya goddess who was often depicted in Maya art -K’inich Janaab’ Pakal, a Maya ruler who was buried in a magnificent tomb at Palenque -Ah Xoc, a Maya artist who created a famous painting of the Maya creation myth -Dzibilchaltun, a Maya site that is noted for its beautiful murals
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Artists and Paintings
Known Artists
1. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) 2. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) 3. Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) 4. David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) 5. Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) 6. Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) 7. Gabriel Orozco (1962-present) 8. Dr. Atl (1875-1964) 9. Gerardo Murillo (1861-1927) 10. Saturnino Herran (1890-1918) 11. Adolfo Best Maugard (1886-1954) 12. Manuel Gamio (1883-1960) 13. Alfonso Caso (1896-1970) 14. Ignacio Aguirre Benavides (1879-1954) 15. Antonio Peña y Barragán (1880-1956) 16. Luis Nishizawa (1893-1977) 17. María Izquierdo (1902-1955) 18. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) 19. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) 20. Remedios Varo (1908-1963) 21. Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) 22. María Martínez-Cañas (born 1955) 23. Teresa Margolles (born 1963) 24. Betsabeé Romero (born 1966) 25. Regina José Galindo (born 1974) 26. Maya Lin (born 1959) 27. Xu Bing (born 1955) 28. Cai Guo-Qiang (born 1957) 29. Zhang Huan (born 1965) 30. Ai Weiwei (born 1957)
Known Paintings / Pictures / Images
1. “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli (1486) 2. “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1519) 3. “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (1495-1498) 4. “The Sistine Chapel Ceiling” by Michelangelo (1508-1512) 5. “The School of Athens” by Raphael (1510-1511) 6. “The Hay Wagon” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 7. “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt (1642) 8. “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt (1633) 9. “Bathers at Asnieres” by Georges Seurat (1884) 10. “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat (1886) 11. “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh (1889) 12. “The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night” by Vincent van Gogh (1888) 13. “The Yellow House” by Vincent van Gogh (1888) 14. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch (1893) 15. “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt (1908) 16. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai (1829-1833) 17. “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali (1931) 18. “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” by Marcel Duchamp (1912) 19. “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp (1917) 20. “L.H.O.O.Q.” by Marcel Duchamp (1919) 21. “Three Musicians” by Pablo Picasso (1921) 22. “The Old Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso (1903) 23. “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” by Pablo Picasso (1907) 24. “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso (1937) 25. “American Gothic” by Grant Wood (1930) 26. “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper (1942) 27. “Mural” by Jackson Pollock (1943) 28. “Drip Painting” by Jackson Pollock (1947) 29. “No. 5, 1948” by Jackson Pollock (1948) 30. “Woman I” by Willem de Kooning (1950-1952)
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