Discusses several ideas that were rooted in Egyptian culture at the time and which influenced Egyptian art. What are some of these ideas.

Part ICultural Continuity: The persistence or consistent existence of cultural elements in society across time. Continuity can also be referred to as the maintenance of the traditions and social structures that bring stability to a society.Read this short blog on Egyptian Continuity and Links to an external site.Permanence and answer the following questions. Provide short answers (2-3 sentences).Steve Wright discusses several ideas that were rooted in Egyptian culture at the time and which influenced Egyptian art. What are some of these ideas? Western society has privileged realistic art over other types of art in the past, perpetuating the idea that “good” art is realistic and “bad” art is not realistic. However, when we read into the ideas that influenced the way different cultures decided to express themselves visually, we see that not everyone strived to create realistic and perfect representations of what they saw in nature. According to this blog, why weren’t Egyptians interested in sketching nature as it appeared to them? Part II Choose a contemporary Egyptian artist from below and describe the role of cultural continuity in their work. How does the artist engage with Egyptian history? Are they trying to preserve it, critique it, challenge it, or change it? Choose one of their artworks that speaks to you and explain why you chose it (please include an image of chosen work). Write at least two paragraphs. Alaa Awad Alaa Awad Links to an external site.came to the forefront of Cairo’s graffiti scene in 2012 when he painted a Port Said massacreLinks to an external site. memorial mural. His concern with retaining and reviving Egyptian identity is immediately apparent in his so-called ‘Neo-Pharoanic’ iconographic style. By utilizing Egyptian heritage, Awad places current political issues within the linear trajectory of Egyptian history. The ruler and the ruled, the oppressor and the oppressed; these persistent binaries are nowhere more overt and questioned than in Alaa Awad’s spectacular wall murals.