The Developement Of Style 2

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                 The Periods of Avendarian Art

The listed races for each art period are those who principally created and 
participated in that period, and is by no means exclusive. Artists of every 
race were to be found to participate in many styles, even if their final 
contributions to the developement of that period was limited. 

Little is known about the historical developement of shuddeni art, as it did 
not appear on the surface until just previous to and during the War of Night. 
The modern alatharya tend not to engage in artistic pursuits, beyond the 
crudest adaptions of primitive styles, so they are not listed beyond their 
first mention.

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Ancient Alatharyan
- Glories of the alatharya and the world, grand scenes with rich colours
- Alatharya, with unknown contributions from other races

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Early Detamnat (common - superstitious)
- Paintings on pottery, leather, animal hides
- Pseudo-magical in intent - superstitious
- Intended as wardings against evil spirits, charms of luck, etc.
- Caladaran, Kankoran, Ethron, Srryn

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Aelin As (aelin - self)
- Most art done as sculpture
- Extensive studies on the aelin figure
- Beginning of experimentation in pose
- Beginning of complex symbol usage in aelin art
- Aelin

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Detamnat (common - superstitious)
- Elaborate work on clothing and entranceways to important places, such as 
  temples
- Paintings on ceramic which tell stories of people or the village
- Crude sculpture, beginning to replicate the understand of form of Aelin As
- Kankoran, Ethron, Srryn, Caladaran (ceramic only)

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Aelin Ir (aelin - all)
- Most art done in sculpture and painting on board
- Leaps ahead in understanding of form
- Dynamic pose
- Frequent use of symbols
- Buildings decorated with statues and reliefs
- Use of the arch in structures is common
- Aelin

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Srryn Suiah (srryn - glory)
- Adornment of clothing in patterns, using materials such as skin, teeth, 
  and scales
- Only other art done is plain and basic, and always of the glory of fire
- Last signifigant advancement in Srryn art
- Srryn, Human

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