I chose this picture of the votive statues because I found it interesting of how the characteristics of the worshipper statues symbolized certain aspects of importance in their culture such as religion. I think even still today art is definitely used to express one's love of their religion or views on religion. I thought it was interesting how the eyes were big to represent their full attention and almost a gaze of awe at the god or goddess statue they were facing and worshipping. Although the book did not say why, but I also thought it was interesting that the men were stocky and broad shouldered with big legs and feet and the woman were just as big and massive. My thought for this would maybe be that before a god or a goddess men and women were seen as equal no matter what the gender of the worshipper or maybe it was just an equal society between men and women? I'm not so sure, but I definitely don't think that was just a cocidence.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Week 3 Blog: Undirected
I chose this picture of the votive statues because I found it interesting of how the characteristics of the worshipper statues symbolized certain aspects of importance in their culture such as religion. I think even still today art is definitely used to express one's love of their religion or views on religion. I thought it was interesting how the eyes were big to represent their full attention and almost a gaze of awe at the god or goddess statue they were facing and worshipping. Although the book did not say why, but I also thought it was interesting that the men were stocky and broad shouldered with big legs and feet and the woman were just as big and massive. My thought for this would maybe be that before a god or a goddess men and women were seen as equal no matter what the gender of the worshipper or maybe it was just an equal society between men and women? I'm not so sure, but I definitely don't think that was just a cocidence.
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It's possible that the women carved themselves in a similar image to the men out of a desire to be equal, if sexism was alive in their time.
An excerpt about the history and evolution of sexism and racism would be interesting to read.
That would probably make the book a little too interesting.
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