Classical Studies 2300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Diadumenos, Kouros, Contrapposto
27 Oct 2016
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Psuch soul but not person shadow, shade. Nectar and ambrosia : immortal food of the gods. Agalma : statues of gods, gives delight to the god. Kor young maiden, some of earliest figural representations, grave. Large generic female statues, usually grave markers; nikandr markers. Kouros - young man, archaic sculpture, image of god, grave marker, generic body type. Large scale image of male youth, example: kroisos kouros- grave marker (social recognition) Euandria fine manliness, male beauty and strenfth contests. Body fascism : impossible social standards for body image. Tim - respect, honor, self-worth, value in relation to other people. Riace bronzes : hyperreal statues, contraposto position/ illiac furrow, Polycleitus : made impossibly symmetrical statues: diadoumenos and. Euandria "fine manliness" - male beauty contests. Euexia - "good form" - pure test of bodybuilding, with marks awarded. Agon - literal meaning: gathering gathering contest. Bad eris war for bodily "tone", definition and symmetry. aka sex lines .
