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  Non-western art is leaps and bounds different from western art. Whereas a lot of western art from ye olden times favored colors, eastern art placed a much greater emphasis on lines. They are prevalent mostly in two-dimensional art, but even some sculptures have lines with explicit color differences between them. Leshan Giant Buddha 713-803 Unknown The first piece on this blog is the Leshan Giant Buddha. It's the only sculpture on this blog post. The statue depicts Matreya, who - if memory serves - is said to descend from heaven when Buddhism is on the brink of collapse and preach the dharma. The statue took ninety years to carve, with the project starting in 713 and ending in 803, easily taking a generation or more to complete. It is now a tourist attraction and for good reason. It's the tallest standing statue of the Buddha in the world. I love this piece. I'm usually not one for sculptures, but I love the history behind it, and that it's managed to stand the test of...

 For this blog I've chosen to talk about Mid-Modern art. A lot of the art from around this era has huge influences from the second world war, as this was the talk of the world at the time. This blog will cover three artists and the art they've made. Battle of Britain 1941 Paul Nash The Battle of Britain by Paul Nash kickstarts a theme that permeates throughout most if not all of the art in this blog. I would argue that the pieces are sad in nature, regardless of how cheery or otherwise the pieces appear to be. Battle of Britain is an excellent example of this. This piece has a minimalist artstyle, which is a style that was employed by its author, Paul Nash. I believe that the minimalist artstyle has a natural knack for things looking lonely. There's an inherent lack of detail in the minimalist style that is necessarry for it to even be considered minimalist. This inherent lack of detail makes art feel a little empty, like it's lacking something, and that lacking feel I ...

 Early Modern Art was probably some of the most depressing art imaginable. The early modern era took place around the times of World War I and the Great Depression, which caused the art created to reflect the depressing scenarios. Seymour Fogel The Wealth of the Nation 1938 Out of the three pieces on presented on this post this is by far the most upbeat. It's a bunch of people frok all walks of life going about their days. The emphasis is clearly on work and moving forwards as noted by various elements, such as the scientist looking in his microscope, and the factory in the background. There are gears as well as another example. The piece doesn't feel happy either, as nobody is smiling, and the colors aren't nearly as bright as they could be. The sky as well is extremely gloomy as there's only the clouds to see. While this piece doesn't feel happy it feels like propaganda. Everyone depicted in this piece is doing work. It feels like it's telling whoever sees thi...