Introduction

What comes into your mind when you hear the word "Ancient Greek"?

Greek Mythology

- myths and folklore made by the ancient greeks.

Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Hades, Apollo

Ancient Greek Art

- It reflects the society that creates them temples, sculpture, and pottery.

Pottery

- their paints are very little of work remains in the modern time but can be found in decorative ceramic pottery.

- their art depicted the certain events, heroes and tragic stories of gods and humans.

Sculptures

- known for they sculptures and statues that either made of wood or stone.

- depicted the greek gods, heroes, philosophers and rulers of Greece.

- the reason why most of their sculptures are nude because greeks saw beauty in the naked human body.

Architecture

- architectural tradition and design has the ability to link disparate cultures together over time and space—and this is certainly true of
the legacy of architectural forms created by the ancient Greeks.

- know for their unique columns such as Doric, Ionic, and Corinthians.

Basic Building Typologies of Greek Architecture

Temples

- earliest shrines were built to honor divinities and were made from materials such as a wood and mud brick—materials that typically
don't survive very long.

Stoa

- greek architectural term that describes a covered walkway or colonnade that was usually designed for public use.

Theater

- Greek theater was a large, open-air structure used for dramatic performance. Theaters often took advantage of hillsides and naturally
sloping terrain and, in general, utilized the panoramic landscape as the backdrop to the stage itself.

3 Known Philosophers of Greeks

Socrates, Aristotle, Plato

- the ones who contemplated and theorized about many different ideas such as human nature, ethics, and moral dillemmas.

What influenced ancient Greek?

Greek Art

Ancient Greek art was influenced by the philosophy of the time and that shaped the way they produced art forms. Ancient Greeks did
not have a concept of art. They used the word techne, which translates as 'skill', to describe painting or any skilful act. Artists and
architects were artisans.

Greek architecture

the Greek concern with simplicity, proportion, perspective, and harmony in their buildings would go on to greatly influence architects
in the Roman world and provide the foundation for the classical architectural orders which would dominate the western world from
the Renaissance to the present day.

Greek sculpture

Greek sculpture from 800 to 300 BCE took inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art and, over centuries, evolved
into a uniquely Greek vision of the art form.

Greek culture

The civilization of ancient Greece was immensely influential in many spheres: language, politics, educational systems, philosophy,
science, and the arts.

What was the ancient greek art was used for?

The Ancient Greeks became known for their perfection in art. Ancient Greek art emphasized the importance and accomplishments of
human beings. Even though much of Greek art was meant to honor the gods, those very gods were created in the image of humans.
Much artwork was government sponsored and intended for public display. Greek art and architecture were a tremendous source of
pride for citizens and could be found in various parts of the city.

What kind of art did the greek made?

 Poterry
 Finely painted vessels of all shapes are called "vases" giving unparalleled insights into many aspects of Greek life. Pottery was the
main form of grave goods deposited in tombs, often as "funerary urns" containing the cremated ashes, and was widely exported.
 Metalwork
Fine metalwork was an important art in ancient Greece, but later production is very poorly represented by survivals, most of which
come from the edges of the Greek world or beyond. Vessels and jewellery were produced to high standards, and exported far
afield.
 Monumental Sculpture
The Greeks decided very early on that the human form was the most important subject for artistic endeavour.[39] Seeing their gods
as having human form, there was little distinction between the sacred and the secular in art—the human body was both secular and
sacred.

 Materials, forms
 Archaic
 Classical
 Hellenistic

 Figurines
 Terracotta Figurines Clay is a material frequently used for the making of votive statuettes or idols, even before the
Minoan civilization and continuing until the Roman period.
 Metal Figurine Figurines made of metal, primarily bronze, are an extremely common find at early Greek sanctuaries
like Olympia, where thousands of such objects, mostly depicting animals, have been found. They are usually produced in
the lost wax technique and can be considered the initial stage in the development of Greek bronze sculpture
 Architecture
 Ceased in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period until the 7th century, when urban life and prosperity recovered to a point
where public building could be undertaken.
 Coin Design
Coins were (probably) invented in Lydia in the 7th century BC, but they were first extensively used by the Greeks, and the Greeks
set the canon of coin design which has been followed ever since.
 Painting
The Greeks seem to have valued painting above even sculpture, and by the Hellenistic period the informed appreciation and even
the practice of painting were components in a gentlemanly education

 Panel and wall painting

 Polychrome: painting on statuary and architecture

 Architecture
 Sculpture
 Vase painting
 Mosaics
Mosaics were initially made with rounded pebbles, and later glass with tesserae which gave more colour and a flat surface. 
 Engraved Gems
The technique has an ancient tradition in the Near East, and cylinder seals, whose design only appears when rolled over damp
clay, from which the flat ring type developed, spread to the Minoan world, including parts of Greece and Cyprus.
 Ornament
The synthesis in the Archaic period of the native repertoire of simple geometric motifs with imported, mostly plant-based, motifs
from further east created a sizeable vocabulary of ornament, which artists and craftsmen used with confidence and fluency.

POTERRY

METALWORK AND JEWELLERY

MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE

TERRACOTA FIGURINE

METAL FIGURINE
 ARCHITECTURE

COIN DESIGN

PAINTINGS

MOSAICS

ENGRAVED GEMS ORNAMENT

What is the most important concept in Greek Art?

It is the Greek Geometric Period Art. It's because the doctrine brought an end to helladic culture and because at that time Greece
entered into a period of cultural darkness, also known as the Greek Dark Ages because archaeological analysis shows the collapse of
the bronze age civilization and pottery moved away from the figurative decoration of the Mycenaean period to a much simpler styles.
Also, because at that time, in contrast to other ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, who focused on preparation for the afterlife,
the Greeks mostly concentrated on the aspect of humanity.

Summary (kung masyadong mahaba yung nasa itaas):

The Greek Geometric Period Art is the most important because the doctrine brought an end to helladic culture and because at that time
greece entered into a period of cultural darkness.

Interesting Facts About Ancient Greek You Probably Didn't Know

1. The Ancient Greeks exercised naked.
2. In Ancient Greece, a crucial part of a wealthy teenager's education was a mentorship with an elder, which in a few
places may have included pederastic love.
3. The word "school" comes from the ancient Greek for "free time".
4. The discoveries of Greek mathematicians such as Phytagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes are still used in mathematical
teachings today.
5. The word "music" comes from the Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology.