This episode of TED Talk tells the story of a photographer who asked for a world wide group project. The project was for random people to take photos of those on the street and send those photos to him. People all around the globe did this: Native American tribes, people in Pakistan and Israel, and gay people in Russia. I think that the project was super empowering and an intelligent way to tell the story of people whose stories are never told.
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.
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