Art
 
From stick figures in the sand and the earliest animals painted and 
carved in stone, people worldwide have reacted to the world by making images. 
The fundamental goal of , especially in the past, was to convey meaning and 
express important ideas, revealing what was significant to every society, by 
arresting images.  In recognizing the subject matter of any painting, you have 
to look at the artist's intentions, which are regularly connected to social 
conditions, national or global issues and the demands of the public.  To avoid 
the pitfalls of judging all art by our own personal experiences and subjective 
views, we have to learn the background surrounding the artist when the work ...
 
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 order to help us understand life in a 
greater depth.  In understanding the history and style of any period of art, we 
have to comprehend the balance between social and political development of that 
particular era.  Within each and every period, development of style is affected 
by a response to particular philosophies, social and economic conditions, 
political and spiritual influences.  World Issues have been reflected in art 
throughout the ages, and this premise is supported by three particular periods 
of time.  This is clearly evident when viewing ancient art, where symbolism was 
an important part of society.  Also, through the eighteenth and nineteenth 
centuries, where art was a critical form of expression and finally in the modern 
age of art where even in looking into the works of individual artists, one can 
get a sense of the feelings and events of the time and the world.  Let us now 
examine theses three periods in detail, to support this hypothesis. 
	If we are aware of meaning ... 
 
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 bureaucracy in the times of 3000 BC, which helps us to understand the 
art work accomplished in these times.  As the Egyptians were united under one 
central government and ruled by a pharaoh, they were organized by control 
through a tightly organized bureaucracy.  The Pharaoh dominated all facets of 
the peoples lives.  The people dreamed of afterlife as a reward for their hard 
work while living, and often depicted afterlife where the spirit could find 
pleasure wandering unseen among the living.  The palace art and architecture of 
these ancient kingdoms was intended to emphasize a hierarchical ordering of 
society, form ruler, to subject.  Egypt's tombs and temples were ornamented ... 
 
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