Mayan Art & Culture
Lone Star College–Montgomery Art is proud to welcome Dr. Rex Koontz, Professor of Art History at University of Houston for a special lecture on November 1st at 5:30 p.m. in building B-102.
Dr. Rex Koontz will lecture on Mayan art and culture. Dr. Koontz is a scholarly, entertaining and is a popular speaker both here and throughout the country.
Mayan culture in Mesoamerica spans a long period of time with the apex of it occurring from approximately 300-900 A.D. Territories include the Yucatan, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador This robust civilization built pyramids rivaling those of ancient Egypt. Additionally, they developed a sophisticated calendar and used zero in their mathematical systems. Their glyphs or writing type expressed emotion clearly and in full range. Their art is a complex representation of glyphs and images showing many aspects of Mayan religion, royalty and life. They also kept history in the form of scroll like books. Dr. Koontz brings his vast knowledge of scholarly experiences working in these Mayan countries on an exciting quest to bring more cultural information to light. A question and answer period will follow.
This lecture is FREE and open to our campus and community. For more information contact Linda Woodward, Chair of Art and Humanites at 936-273-7228 or email linda.woodward@lonestar.edu