Greek Pottery

This piece of pottetry is one of my particular favorites. The reason for that is mainly because of the fact that it is used for as a present for the winners of the athletic games. It is called a Panathenaic Amphora made in 530 BCE attributed to the Euphiletos Painter, but is made by Nikias. He was an Athenian politician as well as a general during the Peloponnesian War, which is where he led several expiditions and achieved little, but he was very successful with negotiations that led to the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC. He inherited a fortune from his father who passed, which caused him to then become a member of the Athenian aristocracy. His spolitical views were very moderate adn he was strongly against the agressiveness of the democrats imperialism. This vase was usually filled with oil from the olive grove, which the victor from th ePanathenaic games would use all over their body after this victorious win. The figures that are painted on this vase are very geometric with fat bodies, small necks, and small feet. i figured they were painted this way because of the fact that they were used for athletics and that is the stylistic bodily structure of an athlete. The sfigures look very muscular and in an athletic running pose, which is very  fitting since "the early Olympian games were foot rces overtaken under varying distances.

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**I chose this picture of the Great Temple at Luxor because this was the city I focused on mostly in our project! Enjoy!

Individual Blog: Part II

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/whatson/results.asp?id=1114094

                   I chose this image to write on for this blog because it reaminds me of the Parthenon. It reminds me of the Parthenon because of the fact that it has the columns and looks to have the curvature that was referred to in the Pollitt readings. This is a shrine of St Amandus of the early 13th century that is featured in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The author of this article says that many people ask the question "is there something in it?", and I would ask the same thing. If I just walked in and saw this, I would ask what was on the inside, was it hollow? He answers them every time and informs them that there is something on the inside, and I find it fascinating that something so small has something on the inside. I believe that this is something that could be seen during the Classical Period, like the Parthenon, but it is made of something from the Ancient Egyptian Period, with the it being made of gold and having jewels on it. I found that very interesting.

Individual Blog: Part I

                             I find this sculpture to be a very insightful sculpture because like we said in class "it is more realistic". This figure does not have the Archaeic smile, so it looks as if it is a real sculpture of an actual death. The veins of and muscles are showing in his arms to make it look even more real, which is why I like this figure so much. Many of the art from these time periods are very stylistic and don't look natural. "The twisted body that we see is looks as if it is capable of turning in space", so it gives the figure more meaning. He is obviously a fallen warrior, so he is "balanced on his shield" to try to catch himself. He even has a helmet on, in comparison to the Dying Warrior that was created a decade before it who has on, it looks to be, a wig. He does not physically resemble a warrior at all. He even had the Archaeic smile on his face, which is traditional of the art in this time period, that makes him look as if he is happy about the situation he is in.

                            Him being a fallen warrior along with his buldging veins and muscles, lets us be able to imagine and visualize how much pain he is actually in. We can even see the straining on his face that is the first sign of pain. That is something that lets you know that it is realistic because we are able to imagine what is going ton at the time. We can put ourselves in his situation and feel what he feels just by looking at it, and that is one of the main objectives of art. This is an excellent example of art in itself.