Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Third lesson on Greek Art. Had to make some decorations for Halloween (ugh) so decided to make it a meaningful art lesson!
Citation preview
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Last time you looked at the images of Greek art, and identified recurring motifs and looked at the difference between a whole piece of art and a detail.
A recurring motif is a subject, a figure, a theme, an idea, a shape, a colour scheme or a pattern that is used again and again.
Motifs in Greek Art
Greek Art III
This is what is called a detail
And so is thisHere is the whole piece of art.
Greek Art III
Whole piece of art or detail?
Whole piece
Greek Art III
Whole piece of art or detail?
Whole piece
Exekias. Internal view of cup. Dionysius crossing the sea. Circa 535 BC. Munich.
Greek Art III
Whole piece of art or detail?
Detail
Meidias Painter. Hydria. Detail: Phaon playing the lyre, winged Himeros in front of him. Florence.
Greek Art III
Andokides Painter. Amphora. Detail: Herakles and cerberus. Circa 510 BC. Paris, Louvre.
This detail of a vase shows a common theme in Greek art, myths and legends.
Greek Art III
Greek Mythology is a collection of stories from Ancient Greece. These stories are about:
Gods & Goddesses such as Aphrodite, Zeus or the Titans.
Detail, Theseus and the Minotaur Athenian black-figure vase, ca. 550 BC
Heroes & Heroines such as Odysseus, Theseus, and Ariadne
Lovers & Legends for example the legend of Echo and Narcissus, and the story of Eros and Psyche
Creatures & Chimerae the monsters of Greek mythology - the Sphinx, Medusa, and the Chimera
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Greek Art III
Artist’s Sketchbook
In your sketch book you are going to draw a detail of a piece of Greek art showing a monster.
Use your viewfinder to select a detail.Copy the detail into your sketchbook.
Artist’s Sketchbook
Try to copy the original piece of art as carefully as possible and add in all the details.
We will be using this drawing for a special class project.
Artist’s Sketchbook
Once you have drawn the detail in your sketch book we are going to enlarge it using a square grid.
We will combine all your monsters into a Greek frieze to decorate the walls for the Halloween party.
Artist’s Sketchbook
Once you have drawn the detail in your sketch book we are going to enlarge it using a square grid.
We will combine all your monsters into a Greek frieze to decorate the walls for the Halloween party.
