Mayan Art revisited

This is from mayanheavendotcom, where there are photos and an explanation of a few small articles of example.

http://www.mayanheaven.com/Mayan%20World.htm


Art is usually sends a message or makes a statement, or maybe induces a feeling. I think, (and these are my own conclusions) art should do that on its own, not requiring a desertion to get its point [or lack thereof] across. Any offense I might inflict on any living seven hundred yeaold Mayan Artist is purely accidental, and is not the intent of the author.
The exceptions might be; across cultural platforms, or language barriers, or even to a small degree environmental influences.
Mayan art is enjoyable enough in its own right, in spite of the above possibilities. There are, however some factors that could improve upon its viewing without having to rewrite the archaeological record, learn a dead written language, or enroll in the Julian School Historical department.
One can see the carvings and statues are “full”, lack no empty spaces, and there is a name for that in art… …we don’t need to know it. Even as a child, drawing instead of doing homework in class, most of us made shapes on paper then contoured them … …say … … a star in a circle, repeatedly contoured until the points of the star and the edges of the circle met, leaving triangles which could also be contoured until the page was full and it looked … …nice, full, sent a feeling of some sort to the viewer. A phase of art many went through. The Maya as well. Some of the things I found enhanced my perception of the carvings and statues and sorted out the “fullness” are listed below.
In this rubbing one can see a dark line (painting or rubbing, deep incision in statues) down the middle of the image separating it into two parts.
That line signifies a “space” between the face of a man, and what can then be assumed to be a mask or ornament worn on the head.