{"id":798,"date":"2017-07-31T17:05:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T16:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=798"},"modified":"2017-08-11T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T11:39:29","slug":"the-origins-of-western-art-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=798","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of Western Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Day Conference on 30 September 2o17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jo Backhouse, Sarah Griffiths, Birgitta Hoffmann and Michael Tunnicliffe<\/p>\n

In this day school MANCENT\u2019s lecturers on the Ancient World come together to explore, how the Ancient World and its cultures influenced Western Art. We will be looking at our ideas of depicting the human body, telling stories through pictures, the use of decorative ornament as well as much of our symbolism.<\/p>\n

How were our ideas of Western Art formed? Why do we depicts humans the way we do? Were does our love for ornament come from? How did these concepts get transmitted from Antiquity to the Middle Age and Modern Europe?<\/p>\n

10.30: Doors open<\/h2>\n

11.00-11.45: Lecture 1:<\/h2>\n

Egyptian Art and Artists: Can we identify the individual<\/em>?’ (Jo Backhouse)<\/p>\n

This will consider the collective and individual nature of Egyptian art and artists and also the concept of portraiture – can we identify the individual?<\/p>\n

11.45-12.00 Break<\/h2>\n

12.00-12.45: Lecture 2:<\/h2>\n

Roman and Hellenistic Art<\/em> – Sarah Griffiths<\/p>\n

Lunch: 12.45-13.45<\/h2>\n

13.45- 14.45 Lecture 3:<\/h2>\n

\u00a0\"\"Horror Vacui? – the rise of the\u00a0<\/a>ornament from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. (<\/em>Birgitta Hoffmann)
\nThe use of decoration on objects and within paintings is everywhere in European Art, but how far does it date back. And does Early Western art really hate empty spaces (horror vacui?)<\/p>\n

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14.45 -15.00 coffee<\/h2>\n

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15.00- 15.45 Lecture 4:<\/h2>\n

The Beginnings of Christian Art<\/em> (Michael Tunnicliffe)<\/p>\n

15.45-16.30 : Discussion
\n16.30: End<\/p>\n

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Dayschool<\/b>:\u00a0Saturday, \u00a030th September 2017 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Time<\/b>: 10.30am\u2013 4.30pm<\/p>\n

Venue<\/b>:
\nCross Street Chapel
\n<\/a>Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/b><\/td>\nConcessions<\/b><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/b><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a340<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please note Sarah has recently changed address. To book, complete the\u00a0MANCENT booking form<\/a>\u00a0and send it with cheque payment to:
\nBirgitta Hoffmann, 55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
\ntel: 07747 533070 email: latinteacher@btinternet.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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