Why did ancient Greek sculpture attach great importance to the expression of human body?

The ancient Greeks worshipped the human body, power and nature, and their gods were idealists. They hold sports meetings at major events, and the athletes at the games are naked to show their strength and human beauty, which is the predecessor of this Olympic Games.

The human body is not only the most used material for sculpture, but also contributes to the perfection of sculpture art in expression. A philosopher once said that people always like to prove themselves in front of natural objects. The earliest circular sculpture "Venus of Randolph" discovered so far is a human sculpture. When faced with mud balls or stones, primitive people, in addition to transforming them into tools for production and life, did their best to knead or carve them into human shapes. This is an instinct to show your image in front of the object.

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In the whole western art tradition, ancient Greek sculpture occupies a very important position. Greek art is idealistic, simple, emphasizing * * *, elegant and exquisite, and expressing internal strength in external form. The model models advocated by western art can be said to have all started from ancient Greece.

Ancient Greek myths and legends are the source of ancient Greek sculpture art, the theme of ancient Greek sculpture, and the beautiful fantasy of the Greeks about nature and society. They believe that God and human beings have the same appearance and personality. Therefore, the ancient Greek sculpture takes the human image as a reference to shape the image of God, and endows it with a more ideal and perfect art form.

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