Greek golden Age

A golden age is a periodwhen great tasks were accomplished.

The Golden Age of Greece = Classical Period = Age of Classicism

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Classicism (Age of Reason)

Definition:

Believed that reason is the dominating characteristic of both nature and human nature, and
both are governed by fixed, unchanging laws

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The "golden age" of Greece laid the foundations of western civilization.

This is also when democracy was invented and the Athenian Parthenon was built.

*The Golden Age of Greece, or the Classical Period, was one of the most important times in
Greek history

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Humanism, in philosophy, emphasizes the dignity and worth of the individual.

Basic premise people are rational beings who possess the capacity for truth and goodness.

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Definition

🍳 approach in study, philosophy, or practice that focuses on human values and concerns.

🍳A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values,
capacities, and worth.

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Characteristics of Classical Art

*Figures look idealized, perfect

(IDEAL BODY: ATHLETES& SOLDIERS)

*Bodies look active, move convincingly

*Bodies are often nude, sometimes draped in togas

(Show off Beauty)

*Faces are bland and calm, without emotion

*Scenes show heroic figures or real people doing real tasks of daily life

*Little background or sense of perspective

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GREEK ART Styles and Terms:

- Classical Art ~ the artistic legacy of Greece and Rome with has influences almost all of Western
Art.

- Naturalism~truth to reality in art based on an observation of nature

- Idealism - the representation of forms according to an accepted standard of beauty.

- Hellenism - a style of work prevalent in the Roman Empire

- Humanism - The concept that human beings are the center of the universe and the measure of
all things"

- Rationalism - A philosophy in which knowledge is assumed to come from reason alone without
input from the senses or emotions

Ancient Greek Culture

Noted for it..

* Governmen

* Architecture

* Sport

* Art

* Philosophy

Greek Golden Age Art

- Discus Thrower

- Venus de Mio

- Hermes and the infant Dionysus

- Statue of the God Zeus

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The Middle Ages- the medieval period of European history between the fall of the Roman
Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance

sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages.

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The Medieval Period

• Characteristics:

**Mostly Religious

**Flat & stiff w/ no movement

**Important figures are large

**Fully clothed, draped in deeply carved, stiff looking clothes

**Art is source of evil & Corruption

•Art is controlled by the Church

Examples:

-arroyo fountain iloilo

( 4 women in the fountain used to be “unclothed.” Unfortunarely, the catholic church took
notice and insisted that the “naked” women be given “clothes.” So the sculptors complied, and
thus the present appearance of the Arroyo Fountain.)

-abbey monastery

-Life of Saints

•Dramatic Performance 3M's

MORALITY-right/wrong

MIRACLE-Bible

MYSTERY -Life of Saints

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RENAISSANCE PERIOD

"rebirth"

*painters formulated perspectives

*3-D images on flat surfaces

"realistic human body

*"universal man" - trained in body, mind and spirit.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ART

a) Classicism

b) Emphasis on human figure

c) Realism & expression

d) Perspective

e) Light & shade

Example. : Birth of Venus

•Era of Great painting masters: Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael

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Baroque Art (Rough Pearl)

Baroque-word is believed to derive from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning "irregularly
shaped pearl."

. There was a continuation of Classicism and naturalism of the Renaissance.

. At the same time, a more colorful, ornate, painterly. and dynamic style was developing
• Motion and space were concerns for artists and architects.

• Additional concerns were with the concept of time. the dramatic use of light, and theatricality.

Art was exemplified by grandeur, drama, opulence, and lavish decorations.

*expresses power and control

Baroque buildings essentially dwarfed other structures with awe-inspiring Structure and scenes
covering ceilings and Walls

Increasingly became ways to spread faith in the Catholic Church during the Protestant
Reformation, as well as to further elevate the state.

Baroque churches emphasized devout worship: Baroque palaces commanded higher power and
order.

Example:

• Elevation of the cross

• Ecstasy of St. Teresa

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Les Invalides, Paris, France

• Saint Paul Cathedral

• Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

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Neoclassical Art

1750-1850

Showed a return to more traditional times

. Characteristics:

- Based on Greek and Roman Art

- Showed Heroic scenes from or inspired by history

- Figures look idealized or perfect

*Emphasized formal pattern and discipline

*pursuit of perfection=rules and order

*prominent decoration style: Rococo (graceful, charming)

Example

Greek or Roman men armoured with swords and spears, e.g. The Oath of Horati by Jacques-
Louis David

The Death of Socrates

The Ambassadors of Agamemnon in the tent of Achilles

Monticello

La Madeleine, Paris

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Romantic Period

Characteristics

+Nature as a source of spirituality

+Looking to the past for wisdom

+Seeing the compibot man as a hero

+Imagination

+Individuality

The Romantic Age

■ In America, artists, writers and philosophers rebelled against conventions of the Age of
Reason

°Wanted to deal with EMOTIONS

*Championed the value of the individual human being

*Focused on the individual and his experiences

*Becomes source of spirituality and artistry

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Characteristics of Romantic Art

- Romantic and focused on emotions, feelings and mood of kinds including spirituality,
imagination, mystery, and fervour.

- The subject matter varies widely including landscapes, religion, resolution, and beautiful
beauty. The brushwork for romantic art became loose and less precise.

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Characteristics of Modern Art

•An artistic movement dating from approximately 1890 until 1945

>A purposeful break with tradition (a rejection of the realism that preceded it)

► Artists seeking a new form of expression through experimentation

Heavily influenced by growing urbanization, changing moral codes and the carnage of WWI

>Artists would innovate with structure, materials and technique to create art that reflected the
modern era

> Often was politically or socially motivated

Characteristics of Modern Art:

• Discarded "traditional" forms of art as old fashioned and irrelevant

• Embraced disruption

. Belief in universals and the essential

. Emphasis on innovation (being the first)

+ simplicity ( Beauty can be found in Simplicity)

+ Minimalist

+ Cubism

+ Abstract

+ Emphasis on Innovation

+ Disregard Traditional