The art of God is life. The art of man is man caring about the art of God. Art is worked media that enact the play between the artist's state of consciousness and his/her perceived interactions with life. Art is aesthetic inquiry by artists and art perceives alike that explore, with childlike wonder, the art of God. These researches and experimentations serve to develop people's grasp of the art of God - the art of God including the people themselves.
Little is known about Christian art in the first two centuries after the death of Jesus. Among the earliest manifestations extant are the early 3d-century paintings on the walls of the catacombs in Rome. Whereas the style resembles that of secular Roman wall painting, the subject matter consists mainly of biblical figures. Narrative cycles covered the upper walls, triumphal arch, and apse of basilican churches. The Christian faith was bound by the authority of sacred writings, and it placed increasing importance on the production of books and their illumination.
Scenes of the life of Jesus or more ceremonious compositions were created, showing the enthroned Christ receiving the homage of the apostles. Christian places of worship were of necessity inconspicuous and had no fixed architectural form. Early Christian builders adapted structures that had long been used in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds.
For me, Egyptian art is the most striking impression in the Ancient art, because Egyptian art is often highly realistic, while the Classical art Classical art dates back to as early as 500 B.C. during the rise of the Greek Empire. The Greeks celebrated the human figure through sculpture in highly naturalistic detail. I believe that two eras of art have influence in my personal style as an artist because, because even though I don't draw really good at realistic styles, I can picture it in my mind the details of these two eras.
My most interest predominant artistic style and subject matter is the creation of Lekythos (Archaic, black-figure. Attributed to the Amasis Painter) because it vey unique, it pictures the working girls in these eras. In Ancient art, I like the Persepolis, because it still inspire the visitors from far and near because it is very beautiful.
For me, it is hard to create a art work inspired by the two peroids of time, because they said it all. They have the most beautiful art works in all of the time. But I guess we can still do art works as beautiful as they, we just need a inspiration and some originality.
