2. The Old Style period refers to the historical stage from the 7th century BC to the 6th century BC. The Archaic period was a formative period for the plastic arts, and at the same time, it was also a period when the Greeks popularized the advanced slavery system in the Mediterranean coast at that time. The wide-ranging and frequent exchanges enabled the Greeks to draw on many useful cultural nutrients as quickly as possible to enrich the artistic styles with national characteristics. In addition, the talented Greeks were also able to accept and not be bound by the inherent language of art, and ultimately acquired a new concept of aesthetics.
The achievements of the fine arts in this period were mainly in architecture, sculpture, and bottle painting. In ancient Greek architecture, temples occupied an important position, in addition to being the center of religious activities, and sometimes were also used as a place for social activities and commercial trade. This utility determines the basic form of the temple should be peristyle, the building are surrounded by colonnades, in order to facilitate the evacuation of people.
3. The Classical period was a period of prosperity for Greek art, during which all branches of art achieved great success. Judging from the surviving works and monuments, sculpture and architecture had the most far-reaching influence on later generations. The sculptures of this period expressed the thoughts and feelings of the ancient Greeks, as well as all kinds of real life and beautiful dreams through the expression of the eternal perfection of the moment. And in the process of exploring and pursuing this ideal state, they also gained spiritual transcendence. At the same time, the art of architecture also found a home in the stone material, they not only supplemented the sculpture in acting as a model of beauty, but also further laid a solid foundation for Western classical architecture. The sculpture technique was fully developed in the classical period, and the stages of its development were roughly divided into three periods: the early classical period, the classical period, and the late classical period.
The early classical period, that is, from the ancient style stage to the classical stage of the transition period, roughly equivalent to the first half of the fifth century BC, it is from the perspective of the development of fine arts to recognize. The Hippocratic War, which took place during this time, greatly changed the lifestyle of the local population and reshaped the inner character of the ancient Greeks. As a result, the spirits of fortitude, rigor, grief and sorrow were often expressed in artistic creations. The Poseidon, for example, was made to commemorate a Greek victory. The statue holds a trident in his right hand (lost), his left hand stretches forward, his right foot is slightly raised, his center of gravity is leaning forward, and he falls on his left foot, making a throwing gesture, which is very courageous, and shows the spirit of fearlessness. As for the proportional structure, it is extremely precise, and the whole human body appears free, stretching and unrestrained. Compared with the "Driver" bronze statue unearthed in the temple of Apollo in Delphi, this work has entered a mature stage in terms of technique. Driver" standing statue of stiff, dull, not enough intense movement, like a barrel, apparently not completely free from the style of ancient and clumsy.
This stage has produced a number of wonderful sculpture. Ludwig Throne Relief" is a decorative relief on the back of the throne, describing the scene when Aphrodite came out of the sea, flanked by the goddess of the water. The composition is well-balanced, the figures' movements are soothing, and the depiction of the clothes is so skillfully executed that the viewer seems to feel the softness of the skin and the delicacy of the water. Another work, Mourning Athena, though only 62 centimeters in size, is a great success in reflecting the inner activities of the figure.
4. The period of Hellenization began at the end of the 4th century B.C. and ended in the 1st century A.D., more than 500 years before and after ***, which was also the process of spreading and intermingling of Greek culture to the East. In the Alexandrian Empire, many peoples combined the widespread Greek culture with the ancient local culture, and then fused it into a new culture with regional colors, forming different kinds of artistic styles divided by regional boundaries. The most clear manifestation of the main Greek mainland, Egypt, Bergamus and several other different regions, in addition to their obvious **** the same factors, but also shows a self-contained cultural characteristics.
In the region of Greece proper, the figurative principles and concepts of beauty in the art of the classical period gained new interpretations. The development of technique gave rise to new naturalistic principles, the human gesture became freer, more casual and logical, and the subject matter was expanded, with the full scale of human expression and activity reflected in the sculptures.