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Greek Art, Archaic era, Hellenistic Era, Division of the Greek era,…
Greek Art
Many Innovative ideas, roots of foundation of Mediterranean cultures.
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Obsession on the link between body and mind - Painted nude athletes with well developed bodies (gods painted this way)
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Archaic era
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KOUROS- Young naked male- transition from childhood to adulthood.
One foot forward which means he is going to move.
No anatomical details or facial expressions.
KORE- Young woman in clothes- faithfulness and modesty.
Lack of anatomical movement.
Invention of arm not stuck to body
Origins of Contrapposto
Hellenistic Era
Paintings - On pottery more vivid colors,
Nude athletes not important anymore- males clothed.
Importance of man reduces.
Sculpture - Laocoon and his two sons
Laocoon- priest who was punished by Poseidon - Had sexual relationship in an inappropriate place.
Heavily twisted sculpture - peek of contrapposto in Greece.
Strong emotions - facial expressions, grief, pain despair, desperation.
Tragedy being communicated.
Architecture - Houses, Villas, Temples, Stadiums, Theaters, Shrines, Markets
Important Greek buildings- In Acropolis we find Parthenon
Main temple of Greeks dedicated to Athena the God of courage. victory and strength.
Symmetrical and ordered style having the same numbers of columns of each side.
Grows thinner giving idea of perspective and illusion depth.
Symbolic journey to reach divinity , leading to the oracle.
Parthenon frieze - a very detailed low sculpture relief decorating in figures taken out of mythology and religion.
Theatre of Dionysus
God of wine and leisure.
Open air theater - comedies and tragedies.
67 marble thrones added around the edge of orchestra - important people occupied them.
Grand marble thrown for the priest of Dionysus.
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Classical era
Painting - Pottery, vases.
Same contrast but inverted- dark background and light-orange figures(red figure technique)
Human figure more clear- detailed scenes and more anatomical details.
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Sculpture - Bronze sculpture of Poseidon/ Zeus
Modeled on javelin thrower.
If it is Zeus - throwing thunder bolt. If it is Poseidon throwing triton.
Facial expression - anger, determination, ambition.
Made of bronze found in ionic sea.
Adult - much more anatomical detail.
Hear/ beard- more experienced man.
Improvement in contrapposto - bent knees, feet is stuck other not, neck is contorted to face.
Sculpture- The Discuss thrower by Myron Complete movement of nude man.
Contrapposto pose - Twisting body parts, wise thinking mind.
Contrapposto in chest and due to movement as well as in legs due to tension shown on right leg.
Low tree trunk - More stability
Outdoors- Nature.
Detailed muscles - moving body parts.
Anatomical detail
Concentration expression.
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