Why are ancient Greek sculptures nude works of art?

Ancient Greek sculptures are generally nude works of art, because in the world of ancient Greek philosophers and artists, they think that the human body is a part of the natural world and the most representative works of art, full of harmony, beauty and solemnity, so in ancient Greek art, nude works of art can be seen everywhere, which has special significance.

In the history of European cultural development, nude sculpture in ancient Greece was the mainstream of a period. Almost all their sculptures are nude men and women. In fact, there is a great controversy about nudity. For example, some people think that the nude art in ancient Greece originated from a nude custom in primitive society. After all, in primitive society, people were naked without clothes, and then hides were used to hide their shame. But primitive people particularly highlighted the performance of male and female genitals. They regard sex as the source of life and joy endowed by nature, which is unique, beautiful and pure. So in ancient Greece, sex was beautiful and nudity was beautiful.

There is also a saying that it is because of the war, because everyone wants their soldiers to be in good shape, energetic and beautiful, and they are a group of naked men and women who are good at sports. Naked people can see the beauty of their bodies more intuitively. Due to the influence of this thought, nude sculpture became the trend and mainstream art at that time. What they like most is the muscles that look strong and beautiful on the sports field, which makes them feel at ease and makes them feel the strength of the people of the country.

Others thought that freedom and sexual pleasure were the main things popular in ancient Greece at that time, so the sculpture was mainly nude, which made this kind of happiness popular. They not only regard male nudity as beauty, but also think female nudity is more beautiful.