Greek Art started at the end of the Dark Ages around 900 B.C.E. was the beginning of beautiful creations and presentations of art. Separated by periods, the Geometric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Periods I will briefly describe the different art styles within these periods.
Starting with the Geometric Period, at 900 to 700 B.C.E. an art style created using geometric patterns with representation and repetition in its shapes. Painting on vases were most common and used as storage devices for wine or oil, as prize trophies for athletic activities, and burial markers. Later abstract patterns of animals and people appeared but still in the geometric form. This would lead us into the Archaic Period where the art took a more realistic approach. …show more content…
where the artist create more realistic human forms using more colorful and ornate Egyptian influences such as placement of the feet and applying a colored glaze. During this period black and red contrasts added to create designs in pottery for color contrast. The men were often painted black and the women was commonly painted white. Majority of the bronze sculptures that were ever created no longer exist having been melted down for reuse. The next period is of the Classical Period, this is the era which people often think of when they mention Greek Art.
The Classical Period, also called the Severe Style, from 480 to 320 B.C.E. During this period the artists used the highest level of craftsmanship and showed the perfection of the human form in structure that is more realistic and idealistic. The statues were beginning to represent real people. Many of the Greek Gods sculptured at this time such as Zeus of Olympia. The Parthenon in Athens, and the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, are perfect examples of great temples built during that …show more content…
This type of art is abstract or anti-naturalistic, unlike Roman art that had a more naturalism and realism approach. Because of the over throw and introduction of Christianity, the art forms took a more iconic and symbolic approach. This type of art form is called Byzantine art. It could be defined as religious and imperial. Some believed that it was a result of the empire’s economic structure where the control was with the wealthy and in the hands of the church and its imperial government because the emperor of Byzantine was the head of the church and the
Starting with the Geometric Period, at 900 to 700 B.C.E. an art style created using geometric patterns with representation and repetition in its shapes. Painting on vases were most common and used as storage devices for wine or oil, as prize trophies for athletic activities, and burial markers. Later abstract patterns of animals and people appeared but still in the geometric form. This would lead us into the Archaic Period where the art took a more realistic approach. …show more content…
where the artist create more realistic human forms using more colorful and ornate Egyptian influences such as placement of the feet and applying a colored glaze. During this period black and red contrasts added to create designs in pottery for color contrast. The men were often painted black and the women was commonly painted white. Majority of the bronze sculptures that were ever created no longer exist having been melted down for reuse. The next period is of the Classical Period, this is the era which people often think of when they mention Greek Art.
The Classical Period, also called the Severe Style, from 480 to 320 B.C.E. During this period the artists used the highest level of craftsmanship and showed the perfection of the human form in structure that is more realistic and idealistic. The statues were beginning to represent real people. Many of the Greek Gods sculptured at this time such as Zeus of Olympia. The Parthenon in Athens, and the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, are perfect examples of great temples built during that …show more content…
This type of art is abstract or anti-naturalistic, unlike Roman art that had a more naturalism and realism approach. Because of the over throw and introduction of Christianity, the art forms took a more iconic and symbolic approach. This type of art form is called Byzantine art. It could be defined as religious and imperial. Some believed that it was a result of the empire’s economic structure where the control was with the wealthy and in the hands of the church and its imperial government because the emperor of Byzantine was the head of the church and the