Egyptian art and design

1. Egyptian art and design
The Egypt ians were influenced by many things. Their religion and beliefs were
shown in most of their paint ings. Paint ings had pictures of gods and
goddesses doing different act ivit ies. Nature and everyday act ivities were
main subject s too. They made art for gods, kings and queens, and for the
dead in their tombs. Their beliefs and religion were often drawn on paint ings
like their predict ions of what the afterlife was like, or pictures of gods doing
certain things. Egypt ian art was very delicate and beaut iful. Paint ings that
decorated the walls of the tombs in Egypt were intended to keep alive the
history. They drew from memory, according to st rict rules which ensured that
everything that had to go into the picture would stand out in perfect clarity.
Also symbolism played an important role in establishing a sense of order.
Symbolism, ranging from t he pharaoh’s regalia (symbolizing his power t o
maintain order) to the individual symbols of Egypt ian gods and goddesses, is
omnipresent in Egypt ian art . Animals were usually also highly symbolic figures
in Egypt ian art . Colors were more expressive rather than natural: red skin
implied vigorous tanned youth, whereas yellow skin was used for women or
middle-aged men who worked indoors; blue or gold indicated divinity
because of it s unnatural appearance and associat ion with precious
materials; the use of black for royal figures expressed the fert ility of the Nile
from which Egypt was born.
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