Palette Of Narmer And Political Messaging
Palette of Narmer and Political Messaging Is there a difference between political messaging today and that in Ancient Egypt? The Palette of Narmer was created in Ancient Egypt in 2900-2500 BCE at the beginning of the dynastic period and is considered to be seminal in that it set a standard for Egyptian Art that will last for over 3000 years. With this work, pharaohs began to commission artworks to proclaim their power and copied many of the strategies on display in this work. How does this work of art reflects Egyptian ideas of political and social hierarchies? I would like you to consider what is the political message of the work? What kind of leader does it portray? What kind of society does it visualize? Please speak to how this is achieved through the visual conventions such as hieratic scale, idealized figures, composite view, and canon of proportions. Next choose a modern political image which you will post with this discussion. The modern political image should date from between 1900-2020 and should take the form of a political poster which can either be from the USA or another country. Shepard Fairey’s Hope poster from 2008 is such an example. There are many such posters and you can search “presidential campaign posters” as a start in your research. Artstor is a good resource for this project which is available through our library. Please submit your image to the same analysis. What kind of leader does it portray? What kind of society does it visualize? How is this achieved through the visual conventions (hieratic scale, idealized figures, composite view, and canon of proportions) used by its authors.
