(Taller di Dibujo (drawing) and
Arte y Sociedad en Chile Prehispanico) Today I had my long awaited, highly anticipated art history final exam, which, I might add, was
oral and face to face with the profesora and about one specific topic from one of the
9 different cultures we have studied. Not only that, but my notebook that was stolen, was the notebook for this class. Needless to say, I was stressed and nervous. So anyway, I was supposed to have my turn at noon, but I didn't end up going until 4! I actually went to an hour and a half yoga class in between waiting, and when I got back it still wasn't my turn. That's Chile for ya.
When I finally did go, (I was the very last) I, praise Jah, chose a topic (we had to choose at random from a bunch) that I knew a lot about and I passed no problem. Woo.
My topic was the Art of the
Chavin culture. They made cool stuff, I like them, but to be honest I don't want to talk about them any more today. But here's a picture of something they made called a "cabeza clava":
The stuff in the nostrils represents the nasal excretion that the Chavin experienced when they took hallucinogetic DRUGS--i.e. concoctions made from the San Pedro cactus.
Also this my school's history building, it's a castle:
There are so many stairs you have to climb up to get there...and they are the awkward kind that only work one leg unless you awkwardly switch your legs around in between... I guess you might have to experience them to understand, but its really --- awkward.
And this is where my art classes were:
(where that boy is heading to the left)
and this is the lil' patio and cafe before you enter the building...
and this was my classroom for drawing:
y algunos ejemplos de mi trabajo---pura figuras:
2 down, 4 more to go.
