HUM 001A Lecture 12: 12. Archaic Greek Art
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Greek ideas of beauty highly influential in western art. 750 bc, geometric style piece of ceramics that honors the dead/fallen. Greek pottery shapes (look in the book) Olpe pitcher from corinth, 650 bc, orientalizing style. Hetaera(high class prostitute) urinating in a pot, 480 bc , red figure. Many sculptures have the same way of holding the mouth. Considered one of the first statues to exhibit lifelike qualities. Must know specific art pieces, time period and art style. Can talk about technique/technology of art, style, and subject ( what subject reveals about culture) Black figure: whole pot is black, design etched into it.
