What are the characteristics of bourgeois body art in ancient Greece?

Characteristics of ancient Greek art

1, praise human nature and pay attention to fun.

The brilliant achievements of Greek art are rooted in the profound humanistic spirit. In ancient Greece, man became the yardstick to measure everything.

Greek art attaches great importance to the expression of secular happiness, and most of the characters in works of art are happy, making people feel that they are the masters of the world. Because it is more democratic and free, works of art can better reflect the ideals and demands of the whole people.

The perfect human body is the highest ideal of ancient Greek art. From the perspective of sculpture, the laws emphasized in shaping the human body are concise, clear, symmetrical and harmonious, with idealized characteristics. The golden ratio, the secret of beauty found in the proportion of human body, is also used in architecture, giving people a sense of symmetry and harmony.

Although ancient Greek art is closely related to myths and legends, artists describe or shape gods according to people in their lives, so the artistic images created are quite human and interesting, and gods are "very similar" to people.

2. Emphasize the idealized simulation of nature.

The Greeks advocated that art imitate nature, but it didn't completely imitate nature, let alone let their imagination make up for it. Just as Aristotle argued that "art should imitate things as they are", that is, things are typical, universal, inevitable and harmonious, so they are idealized realistic styles.

The beauty pursued by art is linked with the authenticity of nature. Therefore, creating a vivid and natural perceptual image has become the central topic of Greek art. Apart from the human body, this nature has gradually enriched and diversified with people's aesthetic taste, and the scope of art imitating nature has also been continuously developed. In the Hellenistic period, the content of artistic expression almost involved all aspects of nature.

The modeling idea of "idealized imitation of nature" in ancient Greece became the standard norm of western "classicism" artistic style, and it was the norm and development direction of the later Renaissance.

3. Constantly surpass under the concept of harmonious ideal, so that the artistic style naturally evolves.

Ancient Greece was dominated by industry and commerce, which was different from that of ancient eastern countries, so the society was open and competitive. The artistic style will never be the same as that of Egypt, but will change and be constantly updated with the pulse of society. For example, from the classical period to the Hellenistic period, the change of artistic style is:

Early classical period: rigorous and simple.

Mid-classical: quiet and elegant.

Late classical period: elegant and lyrical, with more personality.

Hellenistic period: the styles tend to be diverse and the characters are extremely excited.

However, the pursuit of harmonious ideal has always been the main theme of ancient Greek art.