Kitsch

Kitsch refers works of art and other objects (such as furnitures) that are meant to look costly but actually are in poor taste.However in my point of view, there are some good example of kitsch.

Bangalow in Damansara, Kajang and Selangor

Houses in states of Malaysia learnt the structure from Greek.The shape of roof  and the column made the bangalow looked glamour.Besides, I think that this structure made the building more stable compare to others.

Greek building

 Besides, Malaysia cultures are added in instead of only Greek culture in that building such as Majlis Putra.

Majlis Putra,Putrajaya

Greek building

The Earliest Art 2

Hall of Bulls,Lascaux

Painter of Lascaux used crude brushes made of split sticks while the crushed material found locally such as berries, ashes and mud.Brown pigment's (from hollow animal bones) effect just like modern spray-gun technique.

Bull#18 

• There are 6 dots above a magnificent portrait of an Auroch (Bull #18).
•  known as Seven Sisters 
• Pleiades represented the shoulder or back of Taurus .
• Tau as the eye of Taurus.
• 6 dots forms a speckled pattern on the face of bull.

The Celestial Auroch and Shaman-Bird man

• Dr.Rappengluck sees Summer Triangle on the walls of Lascaux.
• The eyes of Auroch (Taurus,the celestial bull), birdman-Shaman and a bird together may represent 3 bright stars- Vega, Deneb and Altair.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/what-the-lascaux-cave-paintings-tell-us-about-how-our-ancestors-understood-the-stars/15506

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/?lng=en#/en/02_00.xml

http://www.archeociel.com/datation_du_puits_de_lascaux.htm

The Earliest Art 1

Venus of Willendorf
http://www.donsmaps.com/images10/willendorfvenusiIMG_1443.jpg

• Edouard Piette (archaeologist) was the first who used steatopygous (extreme acculmulation of fat on the buttocks) to describe "Venus" figurines.He related to the appereances of women in African tribes.

          http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Piette

• Small markings on her wrists seem to indicate the presence of bracelets.
• Big breasts and stomach shows female procreativity and nurture.It also identified as some sort of fertility idol.
• Lack of face regarded as an anonymous sexual object rather than a person.Her physical body and what it represents that is more important.
• Rows of plaited hair wrapped around her head looked like fiber-based woven hat

http://www.ancientcraft.co.uk/Reenactment%20and%20leatherwork/Prehistoric%20Art.html

• Her face looked down with her chin sunk to her chest.Her hair looked like hair, longer at back and gathering like real hair might on her upper back.It significant  that the number of full circles is 7.Many thousands of years later 7 was regarded as a magic number.

A large number of prehistoric statues found throughout Europe have been of women and share common features (obese or pregnant). Those Venus figures are believed to have been used in rituals and fertility rites.

They were carved from soft stone, bone or ivory or formed from clay and fired.

Venus of Schelklingen maybe the oldest sculpture ever found, estimated age of at least 35000 years.

References:

http://arthistoryresources.net/willendorf/willendorfwoman.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf

Egyptian and Greek culture in Malaysia culture

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Building , Greek culture


The column of this building is Doric style since its top is plain.It is simplest and heavy fluted column with saucer-shaped capital.In my opinion, this design made the building seem like more formal and a working place since it is a stock exchange building.

         Ipoh Town Hall, Malaysia, Greek Culture


The column of this building is an example of Doric order. As a hall, the simplest line made it looked like more serious. However, these column have base while the Doric style has no base. The culture different hence some changes has made.

Putrajaya Bridge Pillar, Malaysia,Greek culture

This column seem like thinner and more elegant.Its capital decorated with scroll-like design.This is Ionic style building.Behind the column have the Malaysia culture texture on the bigger column.This pillar combined the Greek and Malaysia culture.

       Shah Alam Stadium , Malaysia, Greek Culture


The interior design of this stadium influence by Greek culture since it can fit in large amount of audience.It round shape and diagonally allow audience to capture the moment without worrying block by the front audience.This design made the architecture more applicable than others stadium.

Golf Club Kuching ,Sarawak,Malaysia, Egyptian culture


The roof of the golf club formed a pyramid shape and this made it looked unique. In ancient Egyptian, pyramid seem like power and wealth. Since golf is a highly expenditure activity thus this golf club build in pyramid shape seem very high class.

History of Art & Design

I want to find out myself during this course.
I want to graduated within 5 years.
I want to travel around those interesting place within 10 years.
I want to be somebody within 20 years.
I hope I able to understand art and design after this class.
Yes,History of Art and Design is necessary.