Blog #4

I find it interesting that even in the early socities, those who thought very highly of themselves somehow made others feel the same way. For example, this sculpture was made so that King Khafre could admire himself. This scultpure, which is now located inthe Egyptian Museum in Cairo, five and a half feet tall, and almost exact replica of how large and exactly what the King may have looked like.

Can you imagine how many sculptures and statues we would have in today's society if anyone who thought they were worthy of it had one made? We would have thousands and thousands of random statues and sculptures everywhere of random people, some that we may know, and many we may not.

Uruk Vase

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Uruk Vase

I think that it is absolutely amazing that sculptors can depict such a vivid and life-like story through pictures on a vase. Everything on the vase tells a different veiw of life. The bottom register, or horizontal band, shows the world of nature, with the bottom layer covered in water with the beginnings of plant life. The middle register shows mankind doing what they need to to survive, in this case men carrying baskets filled with food. The top register is the most symbolic with the goddess Inanna, as she accepts an offering from a king. The detail that is shown in all three registers is exquisite and would be hard to do even with today's technology. Imagine, they did not have any of the computers that we have that could have done the base lines, or the scultping tools that would have helped them with all the tiny lines. They were working with what we would consider primative tools. And the story that is depicted is incredible, showing their understanding of how their culture worked.
This reminds me of a comic strip, only not humor based. Reading the drawings from right to left, just like in a comic strip, the story, or joke, is portrayed. People these days will cut out a comic they like or found funny, and paste in a frame or in a book. The early sculptors decided to portray their tales on ceramic pottery.
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Early Age Artifacts

"Horse and Sun Chariot"

I have always been amazed at the role that horses have played in mankind's evolutions. Horses have been around for ages, coming from the time where they were used in battle, as transportation, or to help with everyday chores. I think this artifact is a perfect example of how important the horse has always been to man. In this picture, the horse is trusted to carefully, but graciously, escort the sun through the sky, showing the horse is needed within the world.

  "NOKIA" 

Although my horses do not help me do any work like planting or plowing, they are partof my family. In my life, my horses are a way for me and my mom to work together, is an easy way to get me mind off of things, and a great way for me to be able to relate to other girls my age with the same interest. Horses have given me the ability excel in a sport that not only am I good at, but enjoy. Without my horses in my life, I do not know what I would be doing.

All about me

The two best words to describe myself are "all over". There are so many different aspects to my life that many see it as a blur, however, somehow it makes sense to me. Every aspect can be represented by a different color, and how they all tie into each other. For example, I own eight horses, so it makes sense that I work at a horse store. Two very large aspects, my hobby and my work, are intertwined with each other. Everything in my life revolves around each other, but can be seen as very scattered.

As i stated earlier, I own eight horses. My life basically revolves around them. I show and compete nationally, with a dream of one day representing the United States at the Olympics. As of 2008 I am also trying my hand in the breeding aspect of the sport. I have learned so much from having horses, whether it be the responsibility I have had to learn by having eight horses rely on me or the sportsmanship I have gained from competing. I have been riding since I was twelve, and see myself riding for the rest of my life.

The second largest part of my life is my work. I work at Shaw's Saddlery, the big barn on De Anza Blvd., which is a horse store. Although I want to keep my career separate from my hobby, I enjoy working in the retail world with the horse community. I started when I was fifteen, and have been working there ever since. Working for so long has really molded who I am because I have had to make important decisions based on my job, (whether I should really go that party because I have to get up and go to work in the morning). My job has also made me financially independent, allowing me to learn how to budget and seeing how much things really do cost.

I learned at an early age that self image is very important in this day and age. You can decide how people see you by the way you act and represent yourself. People see you differently when you're walking down the street with your head hung low and shoulders humped than as opposed to seeing you carrying yourself proud with a head held high. I have really had to work on how I represent myself to people, especially people in the workforce. I take pride in being able to show myself differently to the different groups of people in my life. Self image is something that I think everyone needs to be aware of.

As described by earlier pictures, my life is very rocky. Whether it is my mood that is ever-changing, or what I am doing throughout the day or what I am thinking, my life never stops taking new and most of the time exciting turns. I have tried m y best to try and control it, but unfortunately I have learned that when it comes to my life, you have to sit back and allow the changes to happen. So I sit back and watch where the road of life takes me.