AHS 017A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Kritios Boy, Archaic Smile, Trojan War
Document Summary
Greek mainland was invaded by the dorian greek people after the akeians took over. Ionians came for then the dorians- before they came mycenaean age. This was the period of the last days of the ionians the era if the trojan war. Center of transmission of the two greek cultures. Greek political consciousness focused on the city rather on the whole. Getting out of bed- getting up from pain. Not the reality of death that is being shown. An archaic art- images of the super hero- perfection. Early classical- emphasis on the individual in contrast to the super human status. Rigidity is caused by a less than perfect representation of the anatomy. Muscular has a certain tension in response to only one specific action. Archaic smile- certain amount of a slight expression. Hair is treated like a cap- may be a hair style. Natural proportions, smooth transition between body parts, instilling psychological presence, avoiding rigidity.
