TURKISH VASE
Art can be indeed very insightful into the lifestyle as well as the emotional and cultural disposition of the people responsible for the creation of the art. This is because art is a direct reflection of culture and lifestyle. The study of pieces of art from a given culture can reveal a great deal of information about the people who produced the piece of art as well as the historic period in which the art piece was produced. The following essay takes more of a descriptive paradigm as far as art is concerned. This means that the essay is exclusively inclined towards the detailed and exhaustive description of a piece of art focusing especially on the rather minute details of the piece of art that would normally pass unseen especially to the eyes of people who are not so keen on art. The piece of art chosen for description in this particular essay is titled the glazed fritware bottle Inv, no. LNS 327 C. This particular art piece can be dated back to Turkey as far back as the mid 16th century, which means that analysis of this art piece can be very insightful into the culture as well as the mental disposition of the Turkish people back in the 16th century. The material used to make this particular item as well as the design of the item can tell a lot about the culture as well as the workmanship and architectural prowess of the people who created it. The following essay is thus an exhaustive description of this particular art piece paying special attention to all key aspects as far as this particular art piece is concerned.
Contrary to the title, this particular art piece is in actuality a vase as opposed to a bottle as suggested by the title. This particular art piece has the shape of any regular vase. The bottom of the art piece is spherical in shape and it has a neck that leads up to the spherical bottom. The texture of this art piece can be described as an artistic masterpiece to say the least. This is because this art piece has a very soft texture that leaves it extremely slippery and a complete nightmare as far as its handling is concerned. This particular art piece is also very colorful and beautifully decorated that one cannot help but stare at it subconsciously for extended periods. The predominant color of the art piece is primarily blue with there being several manifestations or rather several shades of the color blue used in the art piece. The top of the art piece is brown in color and hemispherical in shape, which especially makes it unique especially in relation to the fact that the rest of the art piece is predominantly blue in color. This also makes the art piece stand out as it brings about diversity as far as the color composition of the art piece is concerned. The rest of the art piece is blue in color. There are however distinct manifestations of the color white on the art piece which are shaped like flowers thus in essence greatly contributing to the beauty factor of the art piece. There are also lighter shades of the color blue used on the art piece which are distinctly flower shaped and blend perfectly into the art piece thus making the art piece a work of art to be marveled at. This art piece is made from porcelain and as such it is rather heavy as far as mass is concerned though it is not too heavy. The porcelain used for this particular art piece is rather pure and fine thus making this piece of art marvelous to say the least.
This particular art piece has the particular viewpoint that tends to incline the viewer into wanting to get all perspectives of the object. Thus, any viewer is tempted to move around the object in an attempt to get as much detail as possible about the object from all possible points of view. The decorations on the object, which are flower shaped, are also very attractive to the eyes of the viewer. This is because the art piece has the perfect blend of white and blue flowers, which are on a blue background thus making them, stand out and especially aggressive as far as the attention of the viewer is concerned. The white flowers especially stand out because of their brighter color, which makes them very visible. The reaction between light and this piece of art is also very interesting. This is because the light falls on the art piece thus making it brighter or rather glowing to say the least. The beauty of this particular art piece is brought out when light falls on the art piece and illuminates the art piece all for the delight of the observer.
The function of the object is not clear and requires detailed scrutiny of the object to determine. Based on the nature of the decorations on the object as well as the delicate nature of the object, its functionality can be determined as purely decorational. This object was created as a thing of beauty to be viewed and marveled at as opposed to it having a distinct purpose such as carrying water. The delicate nature of the object dictates that it has minimal movement as far as locomotion is concerned. If the object were designed to have a distinct function rather than its decorator purpose, then there would be absolutely no need for the object to have such distinct and outstanding decorations. The nature of the object inclines the art piece to a more ceremonial purpose as opposed to a functional purpose. This means that the art piece was designed to be looked at as opposed to being used.
This particular art piece was designed in Turkey for ceremonial and beauty purposes. The nature of the object is very insightful on the nature of the society that designed it. This is because the object displays a society inclined towards beauty and high-class luxury. The object also showcases a society inclined towards fine artwork and artistic prowess based on nothing but the finest pieces of art. The shape of the object is especially very useful as far as the analysis of the artistic mastery of its creators is concerned. This is because not a single element of this art piece is out of place. The spherical part of this piece is a perfect sphere, which is difficult to achieve for any artist without the proper mastery of the art in question.
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