Mayan Art
The Mayan art is considered by some as the most sophisticated and most beautiful of all the pre-Columbian America. The distinct style of Maya art that developed during the Preclassic period (1500 BC to 250 AD -. C) during the Period I and II, received the influences of civilization Olmec. Other civilizations Mesoamerican , including Teotihuacan and the Toltecs , affected Maya art, which reached its apogee during the period of classical civilization or Period III (around 200 to 900 AD). The Mayans are famous for their use of jade , the obsidian and stucco.
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Style and character
Some pieces of Maya art are spiritual in nature, intended to appease or curry the favor of God. Most Mayan objects that have come down to us of funerary or ritual. The Mayans did not use metal tools or potter's wheel , yet they managed to create
700-850 AD. AD
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artwork beautiful and highly detailed. Often, Maya art depicts gods, great rulers, legendary heroes, religious scenes and everyday life occasionally. The focus of Maya art lies in the human figures (whether gods or mortals). Animals and stylized designs are usually used to decorate pottery and other objects. The Maya script , which can be considered an art form itself, appears on most statues and sculptures.
Forms of Art
The Mayan art took many forms, from tiny pieces of carved obsidian to gigantic pyramids and stelae. The supremacy of the Maya religion can be discerned through all these art forms, many objects have a spiritual or religious connection.
Ceramics
Most of the time the funeral vases show the episodes that have mythic framework for the underworld. Some images are painted close to passages in the Popol Vuh. Are frequent court scenes where a high figure, seated on his throne, receives the tribute of subjects, hosts of warriors, presides over sacrifices.
References
- Dale M. Brown ed. Lost Civilizations: The Magnificent Maya. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1993.
- Carol Kaufmann. 2003. "Maya Masterwork." National Geographic December 2003: 70-77.
- Constantino Reyes-Valerio, "De Bonampak al Templo Mayor, Historia del Azul Maya in Mesoamerica", Siglo XXI Editores, 1993.
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