national gallery of art
roman aristocrats built lavish homes near mt. vesuvius
carol mattusch and barbara tampchin
climate, topography, summer homes built here
Augustus first of Roman Emperors, Julius Caesar
Bay of Naples
Villas 65,000 s.f. villa
glassware, blown and molded
silverware and tableware
wall paintings frescos great architectural constructs, painted directly on the wall
gardens
sculptures bronze and marble
hanging plants birdbaths
full olympic size pools, others ponds and fountains
Augustus wanted to build aqueduct which was how they all got water
outdoor scenes painted in the gardens Dionysus God of Theater
why would you need paintings of gardens in your gardens??? To establish status?
what happened in the gardens? philosophical discussions...
role of the dining room, triclineum
couches to recline on while eating
businessmen, Apollo patron of the 9 muses and liberal arts
Greek influence on Romans
through sculptures and statues and mosaics
Greek Personalities...ex: Alexander the Great, Homer
Greek myths, Trojan War
Augustus hired Virgil to write Iniad so that he could say he was related to the Trojans
Ruins of Pompeii first discovered
Discovered in pieces, people returned to Pompeii after Vesuvius
In modern times discovered in bits and pieces
18th century, well diggers found 3 whole sculptures at the bottom of a well
1748 on formal excavations
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Undirected Blog #7
For this blog I plan on writing about my experience/non-experience voting in the recent election, and the article posted recently, "Going Out On A Limb With A Tree-Person Ratio."
I submitted my voter registration for a change of address with my university's Associated Students. A.S. said that they would submit all of the registration forms for its students. However, someone dropped the ball and many students were left out of the vote because of A.S.'s mistake. I am so dissappointed that I did not get to participate in the election, and that it was not my own fault. While I do support the Presidential outcome, I do not support the outcome of Proposition 8 and I wish I could have voted on that proposition even though I realize that the numbers don't (usually) lie, and my "no" vote wouldn't have changed anything.
Moving on to the tree-person ratio article... My hometown is Eureka, California and I have grown up surrounded by trees. Not just ordinary trees, beautiful, huge, and glorious Redwood Trees. I love what trees represent. The Redwoods that surround my house have always represented a kind of fortress or protection to me. They also seem wise because of all of the years it takes for them to get to such a large size. Trees see so much in the world and many of the trees I've lived near have been much much older than I am, and I love knowing that they have been in the world longer than I have, and may be in the world long after I'm gone.
I also wonder if I have reached my "quota" of tree-usage. I look around and the majority of what I own is somehow wood based, and I begin to wonder if I'm putting anything back in the world for the trees. This Arbor Day I think I will definitely be planting trees to make up for it. Also, I like that there is emphasis put on the fact that trees are renewable, unlike oil, and that we can put back what we have used if we are willing to.
I submitted my voter registration for a change of address with my university's Associated Students. A.S. said that they would submit all of the registration forms for its students. However, someone dropped the ball and many students were left out of the vote because of A.S.'s mistake. I am so dissappointed that I did not get to participate in the election, and that it was not my own fault. While I do support the Presidential outcome, I do not support the outcome of Proposition 8 and I wish I could have voted on that proposition even though I realize that the numbers don't (usually) lie, and my "no" vote wouldn't have changed anything.
Moving on to the tree-person ratio article... My hometown is Eureka, California and I have grown up surrounded by trees. Not just ordinary trees, beautiful, huge, and glorious Redwood Trees. I love what trees represent. The Redwoods that surround my house have always represented a kind of fortress or protection to me. They also seem wise because of all of the years it takes for them to get to such a large size. Trees see so much in the world and many of the trees I've lived near have been much much older than I am, and I love knowing that they have been in the world longer than I have, and may be in the world long after I'm gone.
I also wonder if I have reached my "quota" of tree-usage. I look around and the majority of what I own is somehow wood based, and I begin to wonder if I'm putting anything back in the world for the trees. This Arbor Day I think I will definitely be planting trees to make up for it. Also, I like that there is emphasis put on the fact that trees are renewable, unlike oil, and that we can put back what we have used if we are willing to.
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