Hellenistic art

The ancient greeks became known for their perfection in art During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style The greeks from the Archaic Period made sculptures of men called Kouroi and women called Korai These statues had similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides During the classical period, greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in action scenes The most famous works from this era…

11/6/2017 Style Guide for Futurism and Purism. Futurism In a contemporaneous era of the early 1900’s with modernistic art movements, “Futurism” redefined a well social-political agenda. This inauguration was named by the “charismatic Italian poet as well playwriter Filippo Tommaso Marinetti” (1876-1944). 1909 was the creation “Futurism” movement, but soon encompassed the visual arts and cinemas, music and architecture. “Futurists” were exponents of war to remove the stagnated past with aflame…

The art museum that I was able to visit is called the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. This is a fairly small museum. It exhibited a peaceful ambiance. The arts it included were mostly paintings. Overall, I was not impressed with the museum. The museum displayed artists with a lot of bright colors that really jumped out at you. I personally prefer classical art over contemporary art. I feel that classical art has more of a calming feel to it. I also really like art from the Hellenistic…

could describe the world as it ages, it would be art. Art has been part of our history from the very beginning at which it has served as the earliest form of record of the events that occurred in the past. It also has illustrated and still illustrates life from different time periods and cultures. One recurring subject that appeared throughout the entire history of art is the depiction of man and how it has developed over the centuries. From the art of the Paleolithic period, ancient near East,…

People create art for many different reasons. It can be to reflect on their worldview, their place in time. To record historical data. Or to create what it is they were seeing around them. It was often used to express ideas, and expand on current ones. In an example of a more expressive reasoning, such as the romantics during the Industrial revolution, where their everyday life was a waking nightmare. The lower class citizens around them worked for almost no pay, had horrendous living and…

Culture the meaning of the way of life of a group of people. Their behaviors, beliefs, values, symbols, art, music, celebration and acceptance. (Merriam) However, this is just a basic understanding of the word culture. A culture is about a group of people and the way they live in society how they see art and what they believe in. Also, the location of the society where they are located and their surrounding played a role in their culture. What they have to work with and what they are needing to…

is the abstract theory introduced by Charles Darwin, alike his theory the human form interpreted in art began as an abstract representation, however Greek sculpture embraced a naturalistic human form through the evolution of its art. Greek sculpture evolved through seven different artistic periods: Geometric, Orientalizing, Archaic, Early Classical, High Classical, Late Classical, and Hellenistic periods. Detailed progress is demonstrated in New York Kouros ca. 600- 590 BCE during the Archaic…

When visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on February 20th. I was amazed as soon as I walked in. I had never been to a museum before and always thought I would be uninterested in what was displayed. It was very fun for me to see the differences in art throughout the ancient world. I also visited other collections throughout the museum but nothing was as interesting as the ancient world. It was surprising to me that the museum would be separated into different collections, I thought…

It is thought that the first incarnation of Greek sculpture was in the form of wooden cult statues. None of the statues survived and descriptions of them are rare. Inspired by the large stone sculptures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. The free standing figures both have the frontal stance and solidity traits of Eastern models, but their forms were much more dynamic than those of Egyptian sculpture. The Greeks found over many years that the most interesting and important subject for artistic endeavors…

In contrasting pieces of art, it is important to first identify the time period that each work is from. In this essay the pieces of art that are being compared and contrasted are, “Kritios Boy,” from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and “Dying Gaul,” from Capitolini in Rome, Italy. Kritios Boy was created during the Early Classical style period (480- 323 BCE). The Early Classical style is often referred to as Severe or Transitional, as it was known to bridge the gap between the Archaic and…