9-ARTS-LESSON-3 Greek Art PDF

Western Classical Art Traditions Classical Art -Greek Art-  REVIEW… DIRECTION: Look at the pictures below, identify the artforms by choosing the answer on the boxes. Mask of Tutankhamum Great Sphinx of Giza Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting Mas...

Western Classical Art Traditions Classical Art -Greek Art-  REVIEW… DIRECTION: Look at the pictures below, identify the artforms by choosing the answer on the boxes. Mask of Tutankhamum Great Sphinx of Giza Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting Mask of Tutankhamum QUEEN OF NEFERTITI Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting Mask of Tutankhamum Great Sphinx of Giza Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting Mask of Tutankhamum Great Sphinx of Giza Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting Mask of Tutankhamum Great Sphinx of Giza Akhenaton and Nefertiti Pyramid of Giza Egypt Tomb Painting  VIDEO Watch the video about Greece PRESENTATION and answer the following questions: 1. What is the video all about? 2. How can Greek artworks be used to derive the traditions/history of NATURALISM LESSON DISCUSSION… ✔ Ancient Greece was a civilization that dominated much of the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. ✔ At its peak under Alexander the Great, ancient Greece ruled much of Europe and western Asia. ✔ The Greeks came before the Romans and much of the Roman culture was influenced by the Greeks. ✔ Ancient Greece formed the foundation of much of Western culture today. ✔ Everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and even sports was impacted by the ancient Greeks. ATHENS and SPARTA ✔ Athens and Sparta were the two main city states that ruled much of ancient Greece. ✔ They were often rivals and fought each other in the Peloponnesian Wars. ✔ At other times they united together in order to protect the Greek lands from invaders. ✔ The cultures of the two cities were very different. ✔ Sparta was almost entirely focused on war and how to fight, while Athens Interesting Facts about Ancient Greece ✔ The Greeks often ate dinner while lying on their sides. ✔ They invented the yo-yo which is considered the 2nd oldest toy in the world after the doll. ✔ About one third of the population of some city-states were slaves. ✔ There were more city-states than just Sparta and Athens, ancient Greece had around 100 city-states. ✔ The Romans copied much of the Greek culture including their gods, architecture, language, and even how they ate. ✔ Pheidippides was a Greek hero who ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta to get help against the Persians. ✔ When law trials were held in the city of Athens, they used large juries of 500 citizens. That's a lot more than the 12 we use today. CLASSICAL GREEK -Paintings- -Architecture- -Sculpture- PAINTINGS ✔ Paintings during this period were most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb. ✔ They depict natural figures with dynamic compositions and reveal a grasp of linear perspective and naturalistic representation. ✔ Most of the subjects were battle scenes, mythological figures and everyday scenes. ✔ Most common methods of Greek painting are Fresco or water based painting and Encaustic or wax based painting. ✔ Paintings during the Classical era was commonly found in vases, panels and tomb. ✔ It depicts natural figures with dynamic compositions. Most of the subjects were battle scenes, mythological figures and everyday scenes. ✔ It reveals a grasp of linear perspective and naturalist representation.  Most common methods of Greek painting: FRESCO Method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster usually on wall surfaces. ENCAUSTIC Developed to use by Greek builders, who used the hot wax to fill the cracks of the ship.  Most common methods of Greek painting: VASE PAINTING Kerch style also referred to as Kerch vases are red figured pottery named after the place where it was found. PANEL PAINTING Paintings on flat panels of wood.  Most common methods of Greek painting: MOSAIC It is an art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones or other materials.  Pallas and the Centaur (1482) by Sandro Botticelli Date Completed in 1482 Medium used is Tempera on canvas Pallas is connected with Athena, the goddess of knowledge and innovation, whereas the centaur is generally associated with uncontrollable passion in Greek mythology.  Judgement of Paris (575-550 BC) Painted on an amphora, a black figure pottery from Attica which displayed the veneration of gods and heroes in their representation of myths.  Pitsa Panel (540 – 530 BC) Earliest known panel painting on thin wooden boards or panels covered with stucco (plaster) and painted with mineral pigments which depict religious scenes connected with the cult of the nymphs.  Tomb of the Diver (built in 470 BC) t is a grave made of five local limestone slabs forming the four lateral walls and the roof and slabs carefully bonded with plaster considered as only example of Greek painting with figured scenes. ARCHITECTURES Video Presentation… ✔ Architectures showed temples consisting of a central shrine or room in an aisle surrounded by rows and columns. ✔ These buildings were designed in one of three architectural style or orders; Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.  Process questions.. 1. What are the use or function of Greek artworks ? 2. How does Greek architecture differ from the Ancient ✔ Temples consisted of central shrine or room in an aisle surrounded by rows of columns. ✔ These buildings were designed in one of three architectural style or orders.  The Parthenon ✔ Constructed by 447 BC and completed on 432 BC in Athens, Greece by Architects Iktinos and Callicrates along with a Sculptor named Phidias) ✔ Greatest classical temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, engineered to correct an optical illusion and served a practical purpose as the city treasury. SCULPTURES ✔ Sculptures were tensed and stiff and their bodies were hidden within enfolding robes or draping during the early times but it had finally evolved and showed all the points of human anatomy and proportion after three centuries of experiments. ✔ One of the most popular styles of Greek sculpture was the Hellenistic style. ✔ Hellenistic denotes preference in Sculpture for more elaborated patterns, mannered arrangements of figures and groups and an emphasis on the representation of movement for dramatic effects.  The Discobolus ✔ created on 460 – 450 BC by Myron of Eleutherae, an Athenian Sculptor known for his bronze artworks of athletes ✔ Figuring a youthful ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus in which original sculpture was made of Bronze but was lost, some copies were made out of marble and smaller replicas were made of bronze.