ANDROGYNINE has me writing 3 essays on 3 pieces of art during the Egyptian Era, Greek Era, Roman Era.

here is the first essay.

Egyption Era

Winged Genius

The Winged Genius is a greatly detailed low relief sculpture carved in stone panels that consist of 3 separate horizontal parts. The top panel is the upper part of the Winged Genius body, including his chest, shoulders, right arm, right hand, his left wing, a small part of his right wing, as well as his head. The second panel contains his mid-torso section down to his knees, including his left arm and hand. The third and final portion of the panel is his knee down to his feet.

As a whole piece the Winged Genius is a work of art that depicts a supersized man who has feathered wings. He is carrying a large bucket in his left hand and has a friendly waving gesture with his right hand. His eyes are large and angelic which are a strong contrast to that of his nose, ears and mouth. They are more realistic to human features. For the most part the Winged Genius has very large in every way. His head and neck are enormous, causing me to believe that he had a very large brain and if this was the case he was probably very intelligent. His hands are huge with long thin fingers; interestingly enough they look like very soft, genital, yet very strong hands. His right hand is held up as if he is waving at someone with kind greetings. The smile on his face would reaffirm that.

He wears a crown on his head that bears two horns. He is also decorated with jewelry, from the earrings in his ears and the bracelets around both wrists, signifying his importance. His hair, well groomed, along with beard is beautifully braided. Which means he was probably had great wealth or was tremendously loved. In order for someone to take the time to do that he either had a slave to do it or whom ever did it had great affection for him. He was well taken care of.

His clothing is tailored to his body. The skirt he is wearing has a perfectly lined hem line at the knee and the robe is perfectly draped to his ankles and his shoes were perfectly fitted to his feet. When he walked his cloths did not drag in the dirt and soil. He was probably very clean.

The Winged Genius is carrying a pail of some sort. By the way his hands are gripping the handles I was assume that it may be empty. He has a loose grip on it. It is not very tight. He also has what looks like two bottle of something in his satchel. These are possibly potions. To me this would suggest that he was a healer, a medicine man maybe. Or ever better, maybe it was booze, a nicely fermented pomegranate juice or some other sort of delicious wine. Maybe this is why they called him Winged Genius.

The Winged Genius body is well defined as you can tell by curvature of the muscles in his arms and legs. His feet are large which may indicate that he is well traveled and by the way he is standing he looks as if he has just arrived. Waving his hands as if he was saying “greetings.” Again with the smile on his face he was well received.

It is known that the Winged Genius is just one piece of a larger piece of art that was actually an entire wall at the northwest imperial palace in a placed called Nimrud. Nimrud in now known as Iraq. Ashurnasirpal II built the palace around 883-859 BCE. This one particular winged genius was a demi-god and was placed in a scene capturing him and other demi-god winged genius, together either facing each other as guards or performing ritual rites for the date palm tree which was very important to the Assyrian people during this time, because of the great importance of the date palm tree, which was a great source of nourishment and wood support for their dwellings.

The relief was painted in bright vibrant colors so that it would bring provide an even bigger impact on those who would look upon the palace. It was somewhere between 1845 and 1851 CE that the palace was uncovered by Sir Austin H. Layard for the British Museum. It was then acquired by the United States making it the first ever pieces of art work from the ancient Mesopotamian era to be on display in the western world.

Works cited

http://www.artsmia.org/vi...amp;op=563

http://www.ancientartcoun...199547.htm

http://artsconnected.org/...ged-genius

The other 2 are due tomorrow

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

DreamFirstBorn, Jew your essay is pretty good but you need to proof read it AGAIN. Turn in the revised version by tomorrow, before the BlockHead Film Festival and i might have something for you.

I have been hearing that you have been slacking on your HOMEWORK, What's the problem? Your shoes on too tight?

Pick it up!

until then

ANDROGYNINE Continues...

p.s. great images by the way. I look forward to seeing more.

DreamFirstBorn, Jew question 4 you?

why did you feel the need to critique Andy Allo's video on facebook?

just curious, do you really mean what you wrote or was it of the influence of your professors at the institute?

let me know

until then,

ANDROGYNINE Continues...

ANDROGYNINE,

here is the second of my art history essay papers..

Corinthian Helmet

540 BCE

The Corinthian Helmet is a beautifully crafted headgear made of solid bronze. It has a very interesting design to it, as I am sure it was made specially to fit the warrior it was made for. I am made to believe this because; it is perfectly curved at the dome of it. It has simple carving in the front of it that suggest that this particular headpiece was made for a low ranking member of the military, separating him from higher ranked officials. Though these are simple carvings, they are center precily to the shape of the helmet. A lot of thought went into the design of this piece of art. It has two eye pieces cut out of it, with a nose guard down the front to protect one the most vulnerable place of the face, the bridge of the nose. There are etchings of eyebrows above the eyeholes, that seem to dance across the front of the helmet.

The color of the Corinthian Helmet is a mixture of both a rusty red color, as well as, black speckled spots. Though I would not amaging that this was done on purpose but on the left side of the helmet the speckled black spots appear to form the image of a flower, or a rose to be more precise. It also has smidgens of green in random areas of the helmet. Rust or even aging probably brought this on. What I do find interesting is the small hole in the front. It looks as if it is a small puncture hole in it that could have been brought on by battle.

The sides of the Corinthian Helmet have curvatures right where the ears would be and was probably design for comfort as well as allowing the person wearing of the helmet to be able to hear his surrounding. The helmet also has guards to protect the cheekbones and also to protect the mouth area. I bet the last thing they wanted during battle was something hitting them in the mouth and knocking out all of their teeth. The Corinthian Helmet looks as if it were made of two separate pieces of bronze that were soldered together.

The Corinthian Helmet found its origin in Ancient Greece, somewhere around the 8^th century BC. The helmet was given its name after the city/state of Corith.The Corinthian Helmetwas produced from a single sheet of bronze. The sheet would be place in an enormously hot burner to soften the bronze. Once the metal was weakened it was then pounded into shape. Each helmet was adapted to each individual warrior. Once it was completed it was then gradually cooled. A Greek soldier would wear the protective gear tilted up, when he was not in battle, for relief. The plates in front of the helmet were design to protect the cheeks, which the Greeks had a strong admiration for. Early versions of the head pieces where perfectly round at the top and were fitted to the warrior. This would later be changed because when the helmets were struck it would cause the wearer tremendous headaches that sometimes lead to death. Soon after they began to place leather protective caps or cloth on their heads to help with the helmets fit and comfort. It was the higher ranking worriers that would have the horse hair mohawks on them to separate them from the lower ranking official in the military.

In Ancient Greece all of the military equipment had to be paid for by the soldiers themselves. Because the Corinthian was hand made and bronze the cost of making one was very high, thus it is not wrong to assume that the majority of these helmets were passed on from generation to generation.

The Corinthian Helmet was replicated on more sculptures than any other helmet in history.

Works Cited

http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?v=12&id=45640

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,12674,1230422,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_helmet

http://www.strongblade.com/prod/sbh-corinthian_hist.html

as for my andy critique..

you can thank Rolf for that one. He always says for us not to hold back in our critiques in class with my peers. I just have to remember that Andy is not in my class but a class all to her own.

my third and final essay for my art history project will be completed by tomorrow.

Also,

Here is my Winged Genius after proof reading it.

Winged Genius

The Winged Genius is a greatly detailed low relief sculpture carved in stone panels that consist of 3 separate horizontal parts. The upper panel of represents the body, including his chest, shoulders, right arm, right hand, his left wing, a small part of his right wing, as well as his head. The second panel contains his mid-torso section down to his knees, including his left arm and hand. The third and final portion of the panel is his knee down to his feet.

As a whole the Winged Genius is a work of art that depicts a supersized man with feathered wings. He is carrying a large bucket in his left hand and is making a friendly waving gesture with his right hand. His eyes are large and angelic which strongly contrast his nose, ears and mouth; the more realistic human features. For the most part the Winged Genius is very large in every way. His head and neck are enormous, causing me to believe that he had a very large brain and, if this is the case he is probably very intelligent. His hands are huge with long thin fingers. Interestingly enough they look like very soft, gentle, and yet very strong. His right hand is held up as if he is waving at someone with kind greetings. The smile on his face reaffirms this.

He wears a crown on his head that bears two horns. He is also decorated with jewelry, from the earrings and the bracelets around both wrists, signifying his importance. His hair is well groomed, along with beard is beautifully braided. Which means he was probably had great wealth or was tremendously loved. In order for someone to take the time to do that, that person either had to be a slave or someone who had great affection for him. He was well taken care of.

His clothing is tailored to his body. The skirt he is wearing has a perfectly lined hem line at the knee and the robe is eloquently draped to his ankles and his shoes were securely fitted to his feet. When he walked his cloths did not drag in the dirt and soil. He was probably very clean.

The Winged Genius is carrying a pail of some sort. By the way his hands are loosely gripping the handles I was assume that it may be empty. He also has what looks like two bottles in his satchel. These are possibly potions. To me this would suggest that he was a healer, perhaps a medicine man of some sort. Or ever better, maybe it is booze, a nicely fermented pomegranate juice or some other sort of delicious wine, that he is bringing to the party. Maybe this is why they called him Winged Genius.

The Winged Genius body is well defined as you can tell by curvature of the muscles in his arms and legs. His feet are large which may indicate that he is well traveled and by the way he is standing he looks as if he has just arrived. Waving his hands in “greetings.” Again with the smile on his face he appears to have been well received.

It is known that the Winged Genius is one section of a larger piece of art that spanned an entire wall at the northwest imperial palace in Nimrud. Nimrud is now, modern day Iraq. Ashurnasirpal II built the palace around 883-859 BCE. This particular winged genius was a demi-god and was placed in a scene capturing him and other demi-gods, together either facing each other as guards or performing ritual rites for the date palm tree, which was very important to the Assyrian people during that time. This was because of the great importance of the date palm tree, which was a great source of nourishment and wooden support for their dwellings.

The relief was painted in bright, vibrant colors that would provide an even bigger impact on those looking upon the palace. Some time between 1845 and 1851 CE, the palace was uncovered by Sir Austin H. Layard, for the British Museum. It was then acquired by the United States making it the first artworks from the ancient Mesopotamian era to be displayed in the western world.

Works cited

http://www.artsmia.org/viewer/detail.php?id=611&i=6&v=12&op=563

http://www.ancientartcouncil.org/collections/ancient-near-eastern/199547.htm

http://artsconnected.org/resource/373/winged-genius

also ANDROGYNINE as for your question regarding while i have been slacking on my home work. To be honest, i have been really busy with all of the "outside" work i have been getting. I have been doing photo shoots for several different events the past couple of weeks. I have also been helping out on a few fellow students projects as well. I have acted in 3 different short films, worked on 2 auditions doing readings with potential actors for the director of these 2 projects. I have shot behind the scenes of the Block Head film festival as well as attending the Twin Cities Film Festival for the institute. Plus practicing with Sebastian and just being a student in college celebrating with my friends as we have been recieving some attention for the works we have been doing.

It's not an excuse but reasons why my papers have been late. Though these papers have been late, i still have been doing lots of work in the process. Doing these works was a choice that i made that seemed to have priorty over doing essay papers for art history. It's neither right or wrong, yet decision i had to make, scraficing one for the other.

in a nutshell that is why.

thank you,

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

ANDROGYNINE,

here is the rough draft for the 3rd research paper for art history.

Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman

2 Century A.D.

Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman is a partial bodied relief statue, which is made from marble. It is created in the image of a young female. Her hair is done up in a fancy chignon and is cover by a veil. The veil not only covers her head but also is used as a sling for her right arm. She is dressed in what appears to be noble clothing. Her garments are simple and show no signs of any extra details. She has piercing in both of her ears for earring that were attached at the time of her burial.

She has a very meek look on her face and looking at it, I am reminded of a young woman who is looking over the children, that she cares for. By the humble presence of her I would believe that she is an au pair or of the same. She seems to be at peace and content with her surroundings. What I do find interesting is that the artist who made this gave her large hands, which are a contrast to the rest of her features. I get from this that she is a hard worker. Maybe she also does the laundry, tends to the garden, and other light duties around the house. The position that her hands and arms are in, show that she is very sensual but at the same time, she appears to be protective of herself. I would gather this is because of the way her garments are draping her body. She feels very exposed, not only in the sense that her sheer clothing reveals the virginity of her body, but also her vulnerability as a woman. I get from this that she is in the presence of men.

The creator of the Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman shows idealism in this relief, by the way he shaped her facial features without flaws, keeping them simple and stunning in it appearance. I would also dare say that the artist also added hints of abstraction because of the over sized hands and shoulders on her. Compared to her head, her body is a bit larger in proportion. Maybe she was simply, a thick girl.

Unfortunately because of the damage done to her arm and the nose area of her face, it seems as though this piece had either fallen from it’s original position or during the moving of it. It doesn’t take away from her beauty but rather adds to the illusion of her delicacy. She was an important part of a very wealthy family, though I would not go as far as saying she is within the bloodline of the family.

The Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman was used as a relief statue for funerals or graves sites. This was common during the Roman Empire. Because the relief was of a larger size and added the fact that she had holes drilled into each of her ears, she was probably a part of a wealthy family. Sadly enough there is not a lot of information about the Tondo: Portrait of a Young Noblewoman.

Works Cited

http://voices.yahoo.com/a...tml?cat=37

http://www.artsmia.org/vi...mp;id=1700

http://amica.davidrumsey....g-Noblewom

after wards Mackey, B and I took this image.

it's the light against the shadow.

what do you see?

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i see u.

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

DreamFirstBorn, Jew here is the Doritios commerical that your in.

https://apps.facebook.com/crashthesuperbowl/?page=watch&video=4140&ref=nf

this is one of 3 alternate versions.

when i get the others i will show them to you.

until then,

ANDROGYNINE Continues...

ANDROGYNINE here is the rough edit for Phantom Fracture.

the script was written in a liner fashion, but i changed it in the editing.

what do you think?

i am thinking of making it B&W.

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

p.s. also here are some stills i captured with Sebastian on the set of "Simplement Obscur."

This is Bryan

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This is Kelly

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Alot of people are starting to ask me to be their photographer, i.e. engagement photos, on set photographer, charity events ect.

I will post some more of those images soon.

i had a dream,

jew was preparing for a trip...

when he got to the station he was met by the SuperConductor

1/2 Prince & 1/2 Andy

the perfect ANDROGYNINE

The SuperConductor asked

are you ready?

Jew said

ANDROGYNINE Continues...

am i still dreaming or awake now?

-HRH Gregory Alive

within this Love Letter

ANDROGYNINE,

i have been dancing around in my mind, using PaperCrayons.

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-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

[Edited 11/22/12 19:29pm]

ANDROGYNINE,

Look who i met last night.

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Wain McFarlane

what an awesome dude.

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew

Thank you purplethunder3121.

Last night ANDROGYNINE put me on stage with some legends...

here is a peek.

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prepare for the video....

-DreamFirstBorn, Jew