New Theory About Egyptian Art!
Akilli
Greetings,
Though an expert can trace its minute stylistic vagaries through the
millennia, to the casual observer a majestic, but dreadful stagnancy is the
prevalent characteristic of Egyptian Art. The very question, as to whether the
innumerable paintings, statues, and reliefs qualify as art; or indeed, as to
whether those who produced them are rightly dignified as artists, is open to
debate.
Perhaps, it was not in these enduring structures that Egyptian
creativity was expressed. Just as in paleontology, where only bones and fossils
remain, there may be a lack of "soft tissue" evidence. My supposition is that
the Egyptians manifested their true artistic impulses in the creation of
pastries: confections so scrumptuous, that no trace of them would have
survived the day, let alone the dynasty. Add to this, the fact that under the
hot Egyptian sun, anything containing cream filling would have to have been
quickly consumed. Of course, for the above reasons, the evidence is scant; but
now we know what to look for! Rolling pins, egg beaters, cookie cutters, pie
tins; somewhere in the baking sands they lie waiting. More likely, they have
been already unearthed, and mislabled with sincere prejudice, as religious
articles. Papyrus: the venerable vehicle for writing, may have first developed
as a way of preventing the pastries from sticking to the pan.
Surprisingly, I am not an Egyptologist, and will gladly defer to
anyone who can provide a more satifactory explanation of how the Egyptians
satisfied their creative urges.
Ethan Gross
mark webber
Nonsense. They were much too busy with their musicals, Ice follies and
quilting. Ask any Egyptologist.
Mark
J-Bird
In article <Pine.PMDF.3.95.9807010...@TIGER.UOFS.EDU>,
webb...@TIGER.UOFS.EDU says...
>Nonsense. They were much too busy with their musicals, Ice follies and
>quilting. Ask any Egyptologist.
You forgot 'snake charming.' J'Bird.
p...@my-dejanews.com
In article <199807010325...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
aki...@aol.com (Akilli) wrote:
>
> Surprisingly, I am not an Egyptologist, and will gladly defer to
> anyone who can provide a more satifactory explanation of how the Egyptians
> satisfied their creative urges.
>
> Ethan Gross
>
>
Why am I not surprised that you are no Egyptologist? I am surprized that you
are posting anything about art ... a subject you so obviously know nothing
about.
If you cannot appreciate their art as a result of the creative urge, perhaps
you would believe that their creative urges were satisfied by screwing a
lot. I would suggest that you do the same...yourself.
PatZ
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