Amanda Garret ART 211 Blog

  https://smarthistory.org/paintings-from-the-tomb-chapel-of-nebamun/      This artwork comes from the walls in the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Nebamun is shown to be hunting on a boat with his wife and daughter. In Ancient Egypt, art was not created to be shown off. Instead, it was created for the benefit of a person. Furthermore, it is easy to assume that this piece was in a more hidden spot of Nebamun's home where fewer people were able to see. Pieces like this provided a place for individuals to manifest what they had wished for. Therefore, this artwork was probably created by Nebamun because this is something that he wished for himself. He wished for him and his family to have an abundance of food for eternity so they could live healthy and happy. This ideology is interesting to me because today we are drawn to the most "trendy" or "flashy" artworks. However, this was not the case in Ancient Egypt. Egyptians believed that their art served a purpose for their fu...

https://smarthistory.org/asia/china/tang-dynasty/ This piece of artwork is named "Attributed to Zhou Fang", and was created in early China sometime between 618 and 907 C.E. This particular artwork stood out to me because even as early as 618, women are portrayed to be beautiful, elegant, and classy. Their hair is neatly put together, their faces are beautiful and blemish free, and they are wearing expensive dresses. I can personally connect to this piece because I and a lot of other women live in a world where there is a stigma that we should "act like ladies". It is clear that this expectation has been around for ages, and it makes me wonder when and how exactly did it start?

 Hello! My name is Amanda Garrett and I go by Amanda. I am in the pre-nursing program and I play on the women's soccer team here at CSU-Pueblo. In a few years, I plan to become a nurse. Besides soccer, my other hobbies include painting, going to the gym, and doing fun things with my friends.