"Primitive" Greek Art: Outdoor Statuary
"Primitive" Greek Art: Outdoor Statuary Archaic Greeks were renowned for creating the first freestanding statuary; up until then, most carvings were constructed out of walls and pillars as reliefs.
Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are referred to as kouros figures. The kouroi, viewed as by the Greeks to represent beauty, had one foot stretched out of a fixed forward-facing pose and the male figurines were always nude, with a strong, sturdy build. Around 650 BC, life-sized forms of the kouroi began to be seen. Throughout the Archaic time, a big time of changes, the Greeks were developing new sorts of government, expressions of art, and a greater understanding of people and cultures outside Greece. During this time and other times of historical tumultuousness, clashes often happened, including wars fought amongst city-states such as the Arcadian wars and the Spartan infiltration of Samos.
The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design
The Results of the Norman Conquest on Anglo-Saxon Garden Design The introduction of the Normans in the second half of the eleventh century irreparably altered The Anglo-Saxon lifestyle. At the time of the conquest, the Normans surpassed the Anglo-Saxons in building design and cultivation. But nevertheless home life, household architecture, and decoration were out of the question until the Normans taken over the rest of the population. Castles were more standard designs and often built on blustery hills, where their people devoted both time and space to exercising offense and defense, while monasteries were major stone buildings, mostly located in the widest, most fruitful hollows. Gardening, a quiet occupation, was unfeasible in these fruitless fortifications. The finest specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style of architecture existent in modern times is Berkeley Castle. The keep is reported to have been developed during the time of William the Conqueror. A spacious terrace meant for exercising and as a way to stop attackers from mining below the walls runs about the building.
A scenic bowling green, covered in grass and surrounded by battlements cut out of an ancient yew hedge, forms one of the terraces.
How Your Home or Office Profit from an Indoor Wall Water Feature
How Your Home or Office Profit from an Indoor Wall Water Feature Add an ornamental and modern touch to your home by installing an indoor wall water feature. Installing this sort of fountain in your residence or office permits you to create an area for your loved ones and clients where there is little noise as well as minimal stress and maximum relaxation. Moreover, this kind of interior wall water feature will most certainly gain the admiration of your staff as well as your clientele. Your interior water feature will undoubtedly capture the attention of all those in its vicinity, and stymie even your most demanding critic as well.While sitting under your wall fountain you can indulge in the tranquility it provides after a long day's work and enjoy watching your favorite sporting event. Indoor fountains produce harmonious sounds which are thought to emit negative ions, remove dust as well as allergens, all while creating a calming and relaxing setting.
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Begin?
Where did Large Outdoor Fountains Begin? A water fountain is an architectural piece that pours water into a basin or jets it high into the air in order to supply drinking water, as well as for decorative purposes. The primary purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Cities, towns and villages made use of nearby aqueducts or springs to provide them with potable water as well as water where they could bathe or wash. Up to the late 19th century, water fountains had to be near an aqueduct or reservoir and higher than the fountain so that gravity could make the water flow downwards or jet high into the air. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often times used by Romans to decorate their fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden designers included fountains in their designs to mimic the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France wanted to illustrate his superiority over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the construction of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts entered the city of Rome
Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby limiting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.
Modern-day fountains serve mostly as decoration for community spaces, to honor individuals or events, and compliment entertainment and recreational events.