ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

The Romans absorbed Greek influence in architecture and similarly, were indebted to their Etruscans neighbors who supplied them with a wealth of knowledge essential for future architectural solutions. The use of Vaults and Arches together with a great knowledge of building materials, enabled them to achieve unprecedented success in the construction of imposing structures for public use. Innovation started in the first century BCE, with the invention of concrete, a strong and readily available substitute for stone. Tile-covered concrete quickly supplanted marble as the primary building material and with great pillars supporting broad Arches and Domes rather than dense lines of columns.

Example: Pantheon. It is the most remarkable ancient building that is still surviving in Rome. It has 20 foot thick walls and is 75 feet in height. The walls support a bowl-shaped dome that is 143 feet from the floor at its summit.
Today we use the same materials such as concrete to construct large commercial office buildings and many more. We are following the same method as they did with only lot of machines, technology and improved design plans.

Mosaics

Mosaics are created from Tesserae, small cubes of colored stone or marble which are assorted to create an Ilusion or Design. This art is used in 4th century BCE. Paintings, and also one of the best evidence that were kept.

STAG HUNT by Gnosis.

Mosaic Floor from a Palace at Pella which is in Macedonia, provides an example of a Pausian Design. Blossoms, leaves, spiraling tendrils, and twisting undulating stems frame this scene, echoing the linear patterns formed by the hunters, the dog, and the struggling stag. At this time period artists were very significant with their details and were done with very carefully selected assortment of natural Pebbles.
Today we still use the Mosaic floors and the creativity has increased with good artists and designers, we use that pattern in so many designs. Like creating a three-dimensional effect or an abstract design. For E.g. Kitchen Countertops, Wall hangings, Walls and Floors, Inside Bars and Party halls, and also on top the Dining tables which can be used inside or outside.

THEATRE AT EPIDAUROS

The Theatre at Epidauros, a place in Greece, was a stage for entertainment. Artists in those days expressed their beliefs through music, poetry and dance. With its big seating area The Theatre gave an opportunity to a lot of people to get entertained. The performances took place in the central area, where the people would sit on the elevated seating for better viewing. In today's world a lot of change happened with new technology, theatre performances have become cinemas and cinema in turn has gone to animation technology which can produce lot of ideas. Even though we have lot of technology, still at this very present day, lot of people still love to watch stage performances and dramas and there are people who love to perform live stage shows for e.g. operas, dramas, and plays and also encourage others to watch.

NEFERTITI

Nefertiti was the wife of the king Akhenaten. The features of the Nefertiti’s sculpture are very ideal. Very long neck and heavy lidded eyes, she was very beautiful and also called as the “mistress of happiness”. The artist of this sculpture made use of colors very beautifully to depict the original beauty. The hues of the blue headdress and its colorful band are repeated in the rich red, blue, green, and gold of the jewelry. The artist has learned the techniques to make the sculpture to look real. In today’s world artists are capable of doing anything. They can make Ice sculptures too; it is very fascinating that how they do the work by using different kinds of materials with different and appropriate colors to portray the sculpture.

Pictorial Representation

Sumerians invented writing around 3100 BCE. They used it for the accounting system of the goods that were traded at Uruk. The writing consisted of pictographs, simple pictures that explained what the situation would be. It is like representation of something that you would do. The symbols evolved from pictures to phonograms and later became true writing system.
Even in today's world, we, in everyday life use the pictographs for almost everything. For example, when we are driving we follow the directions of the pictures that represent situation or motion that we want to do. Like “plane for airports”, “ bench for picnic area or rest area”. Essentially, we are following the same approach as they did.


Today's pictorial representation.

THE EARLY SHELTER

Human beings can adapt the surroundings for their living and survival with their imagination and creativity andits still goes on today's lives. This started with the creation of the huts with Mammoth bones.

The adjacent picture shows Mammoth bone hutsmade by prehistoric humans during the ice age of the Paleolithic period in the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine in Europe.

The thought process of the mankind and materials have changed, but not the adaptation. For e.g. the picture below shows a contemporary house designed for space optimization with state-of-the-art material.

About Me

I like roses, particularly yellow roses. Yellow roses can bring to mind all of the sunny, cheerful feelings of warmth and happiness.

I like designing the spaces and decorating the house. I am doing interior design program in the westvalley. Its fun and enthusiastic.























I like watching tv especially movies. I like watching both Hindi and English movies. As Hindi is my national language. When I was a kid I used to watch Tom and Jerry, infact I still love to watch. It is fun and hillarious.


































I like this painting done by John Constable. It reminds me of my village. So calm and wonderful. The greenary of this painting reminds the crops and fields where I used to play, when I was a kid.

I like pizza. I don't know how to describe it.
I eat very often. Only veg pizza. Mouthwatering.

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