Western Sculpture in ancient times a very long period of time mainly for the totem, magic and religious services.
In the Americas, especially Mexico Pubo Luo Hua Hom Valley State is the birthplace of the great Central American culture. Then in the Gulf region was the most advanced pre-classical culture, that the Olmec culture.
It has been hailed as the predecessor of the Mexican civilization. Around 300 BC the Mayan culture began to emerge and develop, it inherited a cultural tradition of Central America, the development of large-scale sculpture, such as temples and so on. Half of the 14th century, the Mexican indigenous Aztec rule in Mexico Valley, to establish a kingdom of absolute monarchy, the formation of Aztec culture. 16 century, the Spanish conquered the Aztec dynasty, and then plundered and ruled to the south and cultural birthplace of the Inca - Peru. In African culture, the sculpture is one of the most important art form. Black Africa are mostly reliefs and carvings of wood, but there are stone, metal and ceramics. It is divided into two categories: one is the folk art, religious, magical services, but also the performance of their life's work; the other is for the court ruling class art. These two types of Art Sculpture are rich in content and form, full of decorative, expressive, strong visual impact. Still has the black African sculpture has a unique charm. Ancient Egyptian culture is African culture in a river of bright stars. Ancient Egyptian sculpture sculpture is the perfect combination of art and architecture model, historic monuments like the grand, broad and very high artistic achievements. Maintain the building as some relief to the plane of the compression volume and painting lines in the form of combination, to achieve a novel artistic effect.
Oceania and Africa, some cultures are similar. For example, Oceania, art, sculpture and social needs but also for religious services. Oceania is the most famous sculptures in the huge stone statues on Easter Island.
Americas, Africa and Oceania was the most unique art of Western culture has been assimilated, left only a small part of local culture, resulting in the aesthetic degradation. Landscaping Artwork
European classical art is a kind of abject poverty resulting from the new art form, this art form to the later development of the Western art had a profound impact. Greek sculptors work hard to make their show vitality, his period of European classical art is a kind of abject poverty resulting from the new art form, this art form to the later development of the Western art had a profound impact. Greek sculptors work hard to make their show vitality, and they quickly learn to master the human anatomy, and gradually replaced the earlier "geometric" style, form the most important human law, that person's center of gravity up In one leg, the other leg remains relaxed. To take advantage of this dynamic visual illusion, in the absence of perception of the stone to show the tightness of the external shape and internal movement. It marked the true advent of classical sculpture. Meanwhile, in the classical period of relief has achieved a high artistic achievements. In addition, in the arts of ancient Rome by Greek influence, but still maintain their own characteristics. Especially in portrait sculpture, they pay more attention to the object and objective, the pursuit of individuality, rather than the Greek ideal.
