https://video-alexanderstreet-com.libproxy.howardcc.edu/watch/how-do-we-look

Civilizations: How Do We Look? (Episode 2) explores how we look at the human body in art. Please respond to the following questions through well-organized and appropriately detailed responses.

Three Interpretations of the Colossi of Memnon—what did the following individuals “see” in the Colossi of Memnon? Why?

An Egyptian subject living under the rule of Pharaoh Amenhotep III?
The Roman Emperor Hadrian?
The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley?

What was the purpose and meaning of the human form in the following three examples? What choices did the artists make to realize this purpose and meaning?

Roman coffins in Egypt?
The Terracotta Army of Quin Shi Huang?
The Temples of Ramesses II?

Identify specific artistic innovations and examples that support the notion of classical Greek art as “revolutionary.” Identify specific examples of how classical Greek art continues to influence the way we see ourselves today.

In what ways does the artistic approach of Brooklyn-based artist Kehinde Wiley borrow from the classical tradition? In what ways does it reappropriate the classical tradition?