Greek Art

Greek Art

Big Idea(s): the progression to idealistic form OR subject matter of art, stories

Reading Selection: GreekBBC, how art made the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=88gXWW3qN7o

Interactive Attention Activity: Compare and contrast between modern day exaggerations and
Greek sculpture. What is the difference, but what is the same in their appearance and in their
function in society

Information and images:

Geometric period: dipylon ivory, national archaeological museum, Greece 720 bce
Kleobis and biton, archaeological museum, Delphi 580-560 bce
Kritios Boy 480 bce
Dying warriors, compare

Foundational Knowlege-based Questions:
Hellenistic greek art, classical greek art, human need to exaggerate and emphasize

Discussion Questions:
• What are most important in our society?
What we choose to exaggerate says what about
us and our culture?

Artistic Prompt:
Greek gods/heroes modern versions, any medium, every person a diff god/heroes

Resources:
Stansbury-O'Donnell, Mark. Looking at Greek Art. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2011. Print.

Greek Sculpture (BBC: How Art Made The World). Youtube, 27 May 2008. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=88gXWW3qN7o&list=FLb7pD1Pyn5WQeEfWcblnscQ&index=2>.

"Ancient Greek Art." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 02 July 2012. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.


Jessica Buckley
Jerica Willcocks

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