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AHIST_1401_AY2020_T2_Discussion_2_2020 AHIST 1401 Art History - Term 2, 2019-2020 Discussion Forum Unit 2 Discussion 2 Subscribed HOME CONTACT US RESOURCES LINKS FACULTY MY COURSES MENU ... AHIST 1401 Art History - Term 2, 2019-2020 Search forums Discussion 2 by Alison Binger (Instructor) - Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 10:41 AM As stated about Greek Architecture from your reading this week: “The formulas they invented as early as the sixth century B.C. have inÖuenced the architecture of the past two millennia.” Please give an example of a building built after 1900 you may have seen either in person or in pictures that were designed in a classical style. Why do you think the architect(s) chose to copy the classical style? What kind of messages does that style convey? How is the building’s function (use) suited to the classical style? 90 words Permalink | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Ajibola Okubanjo - Thursday, 21 November 2019, 11:56 AM Classical architecture usually refers to a style of buildings that were in use during the ancient Greek and Roman periods and as far back as the 6th Century. Classical Greek/ architecture was unique in that the buildings all had a certain logic and order to them, and to make sure their building all had some conformity, the Greeks developed three architectural styles (orders) namely: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Doric and Ionic architectural styles were the most used in Ancient Greek period and the Corinthian style was seldom used in the Greek world, but often seen on Roman temples (Velivasakis, 2015). The main diàerence between the three Classical Greek architectural styles is in the way their capital (top) is designed, Doric columns mostly have a plain capital, Ionic column capitals feature a scroll-like design, while Corinthian columns feature a more elaborate design (Velivasakis, 2015). An example of a building that draws inspiration from one of the three Greek architectural styles is the Jeàerson Memorial building in Washington DC, built between 1939 and 1943. As can be seen from its image above, the Jeàerson Memorial features columns with scroll-like design atop their capital (top), this is the main characteristic feature of the Greek Ionic architectural style. The Doric and Ionic architectural styles were mostly used in the construction of ancient Greek temples, so I think the architects of the Jeàerson Memorial building/ wanted an ediÕce that honors (or serve as a sort of homage) to the founding father of the United States – Thomas Jeàerson. The Jeàerson Memorial building as the name implies is a building that was built to honor Jeàerson’s accomplishments and memory, his major accomplishment being the principal author of the declaration of Independence. References Velivasakis, G. (2015). Architectural Features in Ancient Greek Buildings. Retrieved 21 November 2019, from https://action-crete-homes.com/architectural-features-inancient-greek-buildings/ 304 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Alison Binger (Instructor) - Friday, 22 November 2019, 9:16 AM Excellent start to our discussion. Great job. 7 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Earl Montgomery - Sunday, 24 November 2019, 12:09 AM Ajibola, Although I do not care for Thomas Jeàerson or that building, I do like how you constructed your submission, thank you. I am sure my response about Jeàerson would be looked upon with surprise because I guess I am supposed to have respect for him, well he had hostages and captives that most people call "slaves" and then he raped some of those captives and had children. If I asked you to respect a Black man who had white captives and raped them would you be so inclined? Anyway, great submission all the same. 95 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply/ Re: Discussion 2 by Alison Binger (Instructor) - Monday, 25 November 2019, 9:14 AM Earl, thank you dearly for bringing up such an important topic and bringing awareness to the awful fact Thomas Jeàerson owned slaves, raped slaves, and produced children with slaves. Your thoughts are well received and needed so thank you for addressing them. Slavery is a terrible part of humanity and one that needs addressed immediately and loudly. It is currently still happening today in all its forms all over the world especially for women in developing countries. There are several organizations, universities, and government organizations that discuss these topics. Stanford University published a wonderful article on several former slaves who became artists, liÕting their paintbrushes and pens to show the events they endured. There is little-known about art produced by slaves but more and more are being discovered which I Õnd very exciting, uplifting, and very important for the world to see. I will post a few websites below dedicated to artists who were American slaves. I also want to thank Ajibola for introducing us to this building. You have allowed us to address a very important topic. It is essential we all feel comfortable discussing these emotional issues of the terrible things that have happened and still happen in the world today. That is exactly what art is….a medium to discuss very very deep topics. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/february18/artists-slavery-protests- 021809.html http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai/identity/text5/text5read.ht Dr. Binger 235 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Earl Montgomery - Monday, 25 November 2019, 10:43 AM Thank you Dr. Binger those were some beautiful pieces on the website. I'm going to look more into them. 19 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Kay Davids - Sunday, 24 November 2019, 6:46 AM Hello Ajibola,/ You did a good job this week. Your piece was well written and easy to follow. I've never really looked at Jeàerson Memorial before but I'm surprised at how similar it is to the Pantheon. Do you think this honors Jeàerson as it was intended to? I feel they could have done something a bit more original. 59 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Syed Hyder - Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 10:55 AM Hello Ajibola, Your post is very informative and well written. I have not seen this building before and I am glad to know about it. 25 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Martin Eshun - Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 12:58 PM Excellent post mate. was really simple and easy to read. Indeed the Jeàerson Memorial is really beautiful. 17 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Xiaoling Chen - Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 3:20 PM Thank you for sharing your favorite architectural design. 8 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Alexis Cornmesser - Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 10:04 PM This is a great example in my opinion. I appreciate the concise nature of your writing style and I think your citations are perfect. They're something I struggle with so I always like to see how my peers use APA formatting for citation. 43 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2/ by Alison Binger (Instructor) - Friday, 22 November 2019, 3:26 PM In the United States, Greek and Roman architecture was used to model many federal, state, and local building such as libraries, banks, town halls, courthouses, etc. to show our government embodied the ideals of Greek democracy and Roman justice. Many of these building were built in the early 1800s. They were not only built in the original United States colonies on the eastern part of the USA but also in the mid- and western United States as well. You can almost always tell a courthouse and state building in the United States by the Greek/Roman architecture that was used. Dr. Binger Architect of the Capitol. (2019, February 7). Retrieved from https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-hill/architecture-styles/neoclassical-architecturecapitol-hill Visiting the Lincoln memorial in Washington, DC. (2019, March 22). Retrieved from https://washington.org/dc-guide-to/lincoln-memorial 133 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Earl Montgomery - Sunday, 24 November 2019, 12:10 AM Professor, It does look nice with that lighting. 8 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Martin Eshun - Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 1:13 PM/ This is one of my favourite. Nice but more awesome with the lighting system. Good job mate. 17 words Permalink | Show parent | Reply Re: Discussion 2 by Earl Montgomery - Friday, 22 November 2019, 8:46 PM Running head: AHIST1401 ART HISTORY 1 AHIST1401 Art History Discussion Assignment Unit 2 Earl Lamont Montgomery University of the People As stated about Greek Architecture from your reading this week: "The formulas they invented as early as the sixth century B.C. have inÖuenced the architecture of the past two millennia." Think about modern buildings (built after 1900) you may have seen either in person or in pictures that were designed in a classical style. Why do you think the architect(s) chose to copy the classical style? What kind of messages does that style convey? How is the buildings function (use) suited to the classical style? My favorite movie of all time is King Vidor directed Ayn Rand written "The Fountainhead" (“The Fountainhead”, 1949). I watched this movie for the Õrst time when I was about 12 year’s old and I was glued to the television. I ran to the bathroom during commercials so that I would not miss any of it./ The movie altered my concept of the world and creativity. If you know anything about the book or movie then you should know my thoughts on this week’s discussion assignment. The movie begins with the main character, Howard Roarke being expelled from college because he refuses to copy the architectural arts of the past. Roarke, played by Gary Cooper (my favorite actor), does not conform to society and for this he pays the price. Roarke ends up becoming a proletariat because no one wants to take a chance on new modern architecture, at least not without some touches of the classical style embedded in it somewhere./ Building by Howard Roarke For years after watching this movie I had dreams of becoming an architect even knowing the struggles that the character Howard Roarke went through. I did not become an architect, but I did become the man similar to the character, a man who stands for his own ideals and not follow the ideals of others, a leader of self and not a follower of any. The Howard Roarkes of the world are those who dare to be unique, diàerent, nonconforming. Howard Roarke is Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Michael Jackson and all others who dare to be diàerent. The real life Howard Roarke is said to be Frank Lloyd Wright as Ayn Rand wrote much about the real-life architect (Heynick, 2009)./ Building by Frank Lloyd Wright Greek invented formulas Mathematics is in everything and the same goes for art and architecture. In those days architects were mathematicians (O’Connor & robertson, 2002) and used mathematical formulas to design buildings./ Frank Lloyd Wright Why do I believe modern architects of today copy the classical styles? I believe that architects copy the classical styles because they are lacking courage and imagination for starters. What does the message send of using classical styles? If may quote from my favorite movie./ You can't stand alone. Give in. Learn to get along with people. Design the kind of buildings everybody does, then you'll be rich, famous. You'll be admired. You'll be one of us. Is that what disturbs you about me, Peter? That I want to stand alone? [Show More]
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