Around 480 BCE, Early Classical Art begins with the Greek victory over the Persians at Salamis. Classical Art, which was realistic and religious, occurred after that period. As time progressed, the art did as well, which leads to Late Classical Art which expresses more emotion. The Greek express their ideals through their art and architecture, whether it is an ideal of body perfection, an ideal of embracing a realistic and naturalistic body or giving a building a realistically near perfect appearance or an ideal of presenting natural emotions with statues.
When talking about Early Classical Art, the main focus is on the body and its perfection. To elaborate, the artists in the Early Classical Art period depict their models’ body in a God-like …show more content…
When making reference to a humanistic way and a naturalistic way, the concept is simply taking an individual or a collective behaviour and emotion into account. For example, Fichner-Rathus affirms, “Hermes is delicately carved, and his musculature is realistically depicted, suggesting the preference of nature as a model over adherence to a rigid, predefined canon.” (307) To explain, the artist Praxiteles depicted his subjects in a way that shows their lively spirit and emotion. He would not hesitate to depict a subject’s flaws or differences or their raw emotions. Also, praxiteles emphasizes on depicting the visual differences between subjects. For example, Praxiteles’ Hermes and Dionysos demonstrates those visual difference such as the “Difference between the solid, toned muscles of the man and the soft, cuddly flesh of the child; or rough, curly hair against the flawless, ivory skin; or the deeply carved, billowing drapery alongside the subtly modeled flesh.” (Fichner-Rathus 308), which helps to communicate emotions because it is easier to read the sculptures body language and facial expression since they are depicted in a realistic and humanistic way. Therefore, in Late Classical Art, emotions become more present and the art becomes more
When talking about Early Classical Art, the main focus is on the body and its perfection. To elaborate, the artists in the Early Classical Art period depict their models’ body in a God-like …show more content…
When making reference to a humanistic way and a naturalistic way, the concept is simply taking an individual or a collective behaviour and emotion into account. For example, Fichner-Rathus affirms, “Hermes is delicately carved, and his musculature is realistically depicted, suggesting the preference of nature as a model over adherence to a rigid, predefined canon.” (307) To explain, the artist Praxiteles depicted his subjects in a way that shows their lively spirit and emotion. He would not hesitate to depict a subject’s flaws or differences or their raw emotions. Also, praxiteles emphasizes on depicting the visual differences between subjects. For example, Praxiteles’ Hermes and Dionysos demonstrates those visual difference such as the “Difference between the solid, toned muscles of the man and the soft, cuddly flesh of the child; or rough, curly hair against the flawless, ivory skin; or the deeply carved, billowing drapery alongside the subtly modeled flesh.” (Fichner-Rathus 308), which helps to communicate emotions because it is easier to read the sculptures body language and facial expression since they are depicted in a realistic and humanistic way. Therefore, in Late Classical Art, emotions become more present and the art becomes more