teacher can you explain to me what is precolumbian art?
good morning class today I am going to talk about pre-Columbian art.
Pre-Columbian art or pre-Hispanic art is the name given to the set of artistic and intellectual works, such as sculpture, architecture, rock art, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and painting made by the natives of the American continent before the arrival of Europeans.
Now that I have clarified this, I can explain further on the subject.
Pre-Columbian art in America. This is the main element that allows the knowledge and recognition of pre-Columbian civilizations, the proof of their level of development and the capacity of transformation of their environment.
The Aztecs excelled in the construction of temples, pyramids and other buildings. Painting. With strong and vivid colors, they represented scenes of daily life, battles, rituals and images of important characters of the empire, they were plated, without depth and, many times, they did not respect proportionality.
Maya art is a reflection of the lifestyle and culture of this civilization. This art was manifested in drawings and paintings on paper or fresco, bas-reliefs and high reliefs in stone, wood, clay, and bone, as well as clay figurines.
Inca art is a set of innovative techniques and artistic representations that were a continuity of the previous traditional arts, which is why more work was done in textiles, ceramics, stone and goldsmithing.
Well, we are done with this topic for the day.Goodbye, I hope you have a happy weekend.