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Greece• The culture of the ancient Greeks used Egyptian and
Assyrian ideas as building blocks with traditional Greek prehistoric folk forms.
• One basic idea that made the Greek civilization different from the cultures that influenced them was the importance of human beings within the governmental system. – Humanity became the center of the universe rather than the
“state” as the most important unit.– Human forms became ideal. – Human ideas and creative expression were more important
than antique rules and regulations.
Greece• Increased trade with eastern
Mediterranean lands influenced the arts of Greece. • Near Eastern subjects such as lions and
sphinxes became common motifs in pottery and painting.
Greek Artists
• Greek artist worked in a cultural environment that encouraged art of all types they were free to experiment
• The human form was placed at he center of Greek culture
• The Greeks encouraged all forms of art • Proportion, balance and unity were key Greek ideals• The human body was considered beautiful and
perfectly proportioned
The Kritios BoyThe Kritios Boys was created by Athenian sculptor Kritios and been portrayed as a revolation in art because for the first time you see a stature stand free in a relaxed positionThe work Contrapposto is used to describe this position where the engaged leg is in the forward position
The Classic Period•Began after 480 B.C. when the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet •The Charioteer of Delphi is typical of the changes that took place in the Classic Greek Period•The figure is cast in bronze and is the earliest in the few remaining bronze statues
Also during the Classic Period
• The Age fo Pericles was the culmination of the Classic Period in Greek sculpture and architecture
• The Athenians decorate the most prominent building , the Parthenon, in their most ambitious sculptural undertaking
• A continuous frieze , a sculpted band ran for 525 feet around the top of the wall of the cella which contained a huge statue of Athena
• The clothing changes from stylized to a more draped natural style
Greece• Greek culture expanded throughout Europe and
Egypt as a result of the conquests of Alexander the Great. – As a record of the wars won and the expansion of their
empire, political and military leaders were honored with public statues and narrative relief sculptures carved on monumental altars, arches, and columns.
– sculptural relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Greece• The rules applied to the arts by the Greeks
centered on proportion and balance in a search for perfect beauty.
• These rules, whether applied to architecture or sculpture, gave a sense of stability, unity, and balance.
• Today we often use the term “classic” to describe an object that reflects ancient Greek aesthetics.
Greece• Artists idealized the human form in
sculpture, painting, mosaics, and pottery. Artists attempted to represent action in their figure painting and sculpting.
• Sculpture in the round - sculpture freed from any background plane. It is meant to be seen from all view-points. – “All the way around”
ACTIVITY•Write heading on the upper left corner of the Paper•You will use a pencil to CAREFULLY and NEATLY draw a Greek vase.
ACTIVITY• You will use a crayon within the red-
orange family to color the entire vase that you draw
• You will press very hard with the crayon to make the surface waxy
• Color it NEATLY – NO WHITE SPACES!
ACTIVITY• You will use black paint to cover
the entire surface of the vase that you draw–The VASE ONLY! – not the background
• Neatly put your cardstock on the shelf when I give the “ok”
Pottery• Pottery form the Greek period was decorated
with flat linear designs, and themes from mythology and legends appear in endless variety.
• Ancient pottery has recorded more information about how the Greeks lived than many written records.
Black-Figure Pottery• Black-figure pottery: paintings on Greek pottery
where figures and ornaments were painted on the body of the vessel using shapes and colors reminiscent of silhouettes.
• Delicate contours were incised into the paint before firing, and details could be reinforced and highlighted with opaque colors, usually white and red.
• Between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE
Red-Figure Pottery• Red-figure pottery: figural depictions in red
color on a black background.
• In this process, the entire vessel would be painted black and once the black dried, the potter would carve away the black to reveal the red clay underneath.
• Between 5th and 3rd centuries BCE
Red-Figure Pottery• sgraffito: a form of decoration made by
scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color, typically done in plaster or stucco on walls, or in slip on ceramics before firing.
• Slip: a suspension of clay in water• When colored: it is used for painting on clay• When un-colored: it is used for joining
sections of raw clay
Finish - ACTIVITY
• Use a paperclip to carve Greek designs into the surface–Patterns, people, animals