Some Art Opinions with Mack

Artemis (or Diana if you're Roman) is the goddess of hunting, the wilderness, and wild animals. She is also associated with the moon, is the twin sister of Apollo and, in my personal opinion, one of the most badass ladies in history. For example, when giants attacked Olympus, Artemis transformed into a deer and ran in between them to throw them off. In ancient art, she's depicted as a young woman with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows. A deer or a dog usually follows her. She's also portrayed as strong judging by her height compared to others and has a crescent moon as a crown or a headdress of flowers. Artemis is one of (if not: the ) most powerful and incredible goddess in Greek mythology. Below are paintings and sculptures of Artemis.

This article, Egypt: The Art of Immortality, talks about the Egyptian's obsession with the idea of immortality, and how that shines through their art. Historians have gathered information of Ancient Egyptian culture primarily through the tombs they built for their pharaohs. They would fill the tomb with gifts and paintings for the pharaoh's spirit, or ka , so that he may thrive in the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians, also, carved statues of their rulers and, since they are made to last forever, they are made of hard material such as, granite. They were strict about making sure that sculptures and paintings resembled the human form, which is why their art looks so realistic. From the strict way of constructing sculptures and paintings to the complicated pyramid structures, this article covers most of Egypt's eternal art.   You can see how much they cared for their art down below.

The main point of this article,  The Art of Learning: Why Art History Might be the Most Important Subject You Could Study Today , that's expressed throughout is that art history can teach you different ways to look at the world around you from different perspectives because you have to understand what the artist is trying to express with very little evidence to do so. Art history essentially teaches you to be sympathetic: human. However, since STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) along with many Republican senators have been pushing art history as a 'past-time activity,' the field has been nearly eclipsed by other more demanding jobs. Although, the author convinces you that it is definitely worth a shot.  What I appreciate the most about this article is that the author stresses the importance of learning empathy through the field of art history. Since one has to understand what an artist was trying to convey through their art, in order to be good in