AH2101 Notes on Greek Art

(Wenhuan’s notes on the presentation :
Expand on the theme for art project presentation
Do not repeat on the same things on the lecture
1. May start on the early period and expand on the later period
2. look at other pieces of the same early period.

Greece sculptures: early period, classical period, post classical period. Social political context-social political context,

Do not read off a piece of paper
Can use other forms of presentation
20 mins
Do additional readings beyond the text books

Engage panofsky’s frame work
Panofsky: every form of art is an expression of its own time, specific culture and time, symbolic to that society and attitude of that time.
Wolfflin: view form as independent of context
Riegl
Formal analysis in the 1600s

Portrait : commemorate the dead, defication defy, elevate their status to be worshiped, and this is universal.
Devine status they are elevated to.
No casual poses



Greek art

Contrapposto: one relaxed leg, protrusion of the hip,
Seek for high anatomy accuracy
Mythology culture from the other sources, lieterary sources
Hence the male nudes to celebrate youthful, strong, strength , fertility, energy.  

New ideas of democracy, greeks are proud of themselves,
To show theyhave the forward thinking, pregrssive
Arhitecture show the rational awareness of science and mathematic
Hence, artists wanted to match up with the showing of the awareness, accuracy in the rational
Greek gods were brought down to look like perfect human forms.



Buddhist art

Panofsky : cannot always use factual data for analysis.
Human beings of high virtuals

The calm , inner virtuals, poetic quality of the form. The artist trying to achieve.
For the monks to look beyond he surface and to find deeper meaning.
Large murals as mass education, a guided tour for the visitor
Could be a place for a mixed purposes.


Panofsky ‘s three part analysis:
1.      Pre-iconography : concern for formal elements. (does not require prior knowledge. naturalistic male nude form)
2.      Iconographical analysis: Learning the themes and ideas (Greek gods? Soilders?)

3.      Iconological analysis: how art work are interpretations of the ideas of their times, expression of their culture.)

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