THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
Examples of Hellentistic Art
Compare these examples to Classical Greek sculpture.
The 3 artworks above reflect a connection between Hellenistic period of art and Greek sculptures. Particularly evident in ‘Farnese Bull’, the use of the canon has been improved to present the form in movement. Artist at the time have continued to develop this theory and apply it to there work in an emotional way. The figures in every sculpture above have an element of emotion.
The 3 artworks above reflect a connection between Hellenistic period of art and Greek sculptures. Particularly evident in ‘Farnese Bull’, the use of the canon has been improved to present the form in movement. Artist at the time have continued to develop this theory and apply it to there work in an emotional way. The figures in every sculpture above have an element of emotion.
Analyse how these artworks reflect a changing attitude towards the function of art and the way the figure is depicted?
The 3 artworks above depict the changes features and attitudes towards the role of Hellenistic sculpture. Moving from the posed and structural depiction of the form in ancient Greece to a more relaxed and emotional emphasis on the body. As evident in the ‘Gallic Chieftain Killing Himself and His Wife’ sculpture, the facial experssions of the woman shows a change in emotion to reflect the human ways of reacting to events. This idea of emotion has welcomed the female form into the artworld as they are driven more by emotion than men. Hellenistic art has captured figures in a moment of time reflecting the ablity to draw attention to the meaning of the work as forever changing. The figures in the art world have continued to change from the a fixed posed to a number of emotionally drawn depictions.
The 3 artworks above depict the changes features and attitudes towards the role of Hellenistic sculpture. Moving from the posed and structural depiction of the form in ancient Greece to a more relaxed and emotional emphasis on the body. As evident in the ‘Gallic Chieftain Killing Himself and His Wife’ sculpture, the facial experssions of the woman shows a change in emotion to reflect the human ways of reacting to events. This idea of emotion has welcomed the female form into the artworld as they are driven more by emotion than men. Hellenistic art has captured figures in a moment of time reflecting the ablity to draw attention to the meaning of the work as forever changing. The figures in the art world have continued to change from the a fixed posed to a number of emotionally drawn depictions.