Classical Art Greece & Rome

What are those GREEKS so concerned with?

1. BALANCE2. PROPORTION3. The IDEAL HUMAN FORM

4. Reason (or thinking, making justified and logical decisions) was important – Emotion was not

WHEN was Classical Art?

• 480-323 BCE• 480 BCE= Greeks defeat the Persians • 323 BCE= Death of Alexander the Great

The Parthenon

• SIMPLICITY • POST and LINTEL • BALANCED VISUALLY and LITERALLY

Idealistic...NOT realistic...

The “Perfect Proportion”

D2

“Apollo Belvedere”

• Ideal body• Balanced body

and mind– contrapposto

(means – athlete and

musician – healer and sun

god

“The Discus Thrower”

• Ideal human form• engaged muscles,

strength • calm face • great athlete

The Olympics

• Religious • Paid tribute to Zeus, the supreme or most

important god • Held every four years – started around 800 BCE – banned in 393 BCE – did not resume until 1896

Batik• Wax resist• Cracks• Dye over

Crackle Drawings

• WHAT do YOU want to be remembered for? • HOW do YOU want to be remembered

What do you want to be remembered for?

1. Using only crayon, draw an image of something you’d be proud to be remembered by!

2. Crinkle your paper into a ball 3. Flatten it out4. Paint over your whole picture with ink 5. Wipe your picture with a damp paper towel

D3 Extras

“Apollo Belvedere”

• Ideal body• Balanced body

and mind– contrapposto

(means weight shift)

– athlete and musician

– healer and sun god

Column CapitalsAs time changed...so did the columns

Doric

Ionic

Corinthian

Black Figure Pottery

Black Figure Pottery

• Figure painted black

• details incised, or cut with a tool

Create your own Greek Black Figure

1. Start by finding a person in a magazine; one that is one the larger side; try to find one where the WHOLE body can be seen.

2. Cut out the figure3. Trace the figure’s outline on your paper4. Draw some Greek border designs around your page with

Sharpie5. Color the whole inside of the figure with BLACK OIL PASTEL6. Scratch out details and designs in the black (this is called

sgraffito!)7. If there’s time, put your figure in a scene using more Sharpie!

Red Figure Pottery

• Background painted black

• Figures=red• Details painted on or

in figure