ARHI 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Archaic Smile, Geometric Art, Exekias
Document Summary
The greeks were very sectionalist, but were brought together for the olympics. They learned how to sculpt from the egyptians. They also made their sculptures in bronze, and roman copies were made in marble. Geometric motifs: straight lines joined at right angles. Shows people mourning for the death of beloved figure. Exekias: artist who made a vessel featuring achilles and ajax playing a game of dice; used for water and wine. Modeled after the ka sculpture, however it is more geometric. The greeks were interested in showing the living moment rather than a vessel like a ka sculpture. Archaic smile: a sculptor"s way of indicating life, not to be taken literally. Contrapasto: counterbalance of the body about its central axis. Depicts the greeks" image of the perfect male physique. He called it the canon of proportions . Ones of the highlights of western civilization. Parts of the parthenon to know: held. Peristyle: row of columns surrounding a space withing building.
