Art is a form of expression of historical life events. It can be portrayed in painting and writing in the form of calligraphy on walls, sculptures or steles. Art is interesting to learn and study, especially prehistory arts, which can tell story of history that is thousands of years ago. The story behind each art is fascinating and interesting to compare with other arts in terms of message, purpose and reason. Although arts can be used to replicate or duplicate from one period to the next, with careful examination, precise details of artworks can tell which art belongs to which period. For instance, Kroisos Kouros has the Archaic smile which is in the Archaic Greek period. In art, the sculptor or artist can portray the message in the form of
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The feelings generated for the victory team is triumph, bravery and superior, while the opposing team is furious. To the audience, it might be neutral. In my perspective, the feeling that first come to my mind when examining the sculpture, Naram-Sin, is self-indulgence of power. According to my understanding, Naram-Sin feels noble and supreme, and indeed, everyone including the enemies looked and gazed at him in the stele of the monument. He is like the divine god from heaven as the three stars is an indication of divine power. In addition, he was portrayed as the focal point of the sculpture. Whereas, the feelings produced in the Battle of Issus are intense, dramatic, horror, vengeful and bloody. This is a painting of war that I anticipated to be similar to real life situation with nearby trees and grasses as it appears on the background.
After all, it is significant to identify the purpose or message encoded in each image with careful inspection. I believed the purpose of the stele of Naram-Sin sculpture is to commemorate a victory over the Lullubi people, and the purpose of the Battle of Issus is similar to the stele of Naram-Sin which illustrate the victory of Alexander the Great over the Persian king Darius III with courage and bravery. In a nutshell, each image has a story which entails-who is the victor, how enemy is portrays, what feelings it creates, and what purpose it
The feelings generated for the victory team is triumph, bravery and superior, while the opposing team is furious. To the audience, it might be neutral. In my perspective, the feeling that first come to my mind when examining the sculpture, Naram-Sin, is self-indulgence of power. According to my understanding, Naram-Sin feels noble and supreme, and indeed, everyone including the enemies looked and gazed at him in the stele of the monument. He is like the divine god from heaven as the three stars is an indication of divine power. In addition, he was portrayed as the focal point of the sculpture. Whereas, the feelings produced in the Battle of Issus are intense, dramatic, horror, vengeful and bloody. This is a painting of war that I anticipated to be similar to real life situation with nearby trees and grasses as it appears on the background.
After all, it is significant to identify the purpose or message encoded in each image with careful inspection. I believed the purpose of the stele of Naram-Sin sculpture is to commemorate a victory over the Lullubi people, and the purpose of the Battle of Issus is similar to the stele of Naram-Sin which illustrate the victory of Alexander the Great over the Persian king Darius III with courage and bravery. In a nutshell, each image has a story which entails-who is the victor, how enemy is portrays, what feelings it creates, and what purpose it