Although used for multi purposes, the tradition of Ancient Greek Vase Painting is an extremely important part of understanding Greek history as the vases inscripted with images and literature provide us with important stories and information about ancient Greek life and mythology.
The earliest vase painting was achieved through scenes painted onto fired clay, depicting their physical surroundings at the time; these were more flowing and less structured in terms of their design. Progressing soon after this movement in vase painting was four more periods, these were the, geometric, orientalizing, black figure and red figure.
The geometric period was the first period of Greek vase painting which began in 900 B.C.E. This style is easily recognized by geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares, diamonds, and spirals and is known for telling a story. Their placement was very symmetrical and held strong pattern throughout.
Orientalizing period consisted of make-believe animals at large scale and abstract
plants seem to be the rage during this stage of development where large mythical creatures stood against a white back ground.
Black Figure technique was a style used in vase decoration. The vase surface was covered with a thin wash of clay then a thicker solution of iron-rich clay formed the glaze, and figures in solid silhouette were painted on. Details were scratched in with a sharp tool, allowing for artists of the time to pay attention to detail in hair, garments and jewelry. These works were very balanced with high contrast levels.
Last is the red figure technique, which began around 530 B.C.E. The black figure process was reversed and the figures appeared in red against a black background. Liquid glaze was used to outline the figures. Contours and inner lines were then added. These gave effect of highly contrasting images which added dominance to the figure being presented.
The earliest vase painting was achieved through scenes painted onto fired clay, depicting their physical surroundings at the time; these were more flowing and less structured in terms of their design. Progressing soon after this movement in vase painting was four more periods, these were the, geometric, orientalizing, black figure and red figure.
The geometric period was the first period of Greek vase painting which began in 900 B.C.E. This style is easily recognized by geometric shapes, such as triangles, squares, diamonds, and spirals and is known for telling a story. Their placement was very symmetrical and held strong pattern throughout.
Orientalizing period consisted of make-believe animals at large scale and abstract
plants seem to be the rage during this stage of development where large mythical creatures stood against a white back ground.Black Figure technique was a style used in vase decoration. The vase surface was covered with a thin wash of clay then a thicker solution of iron-rich clay formed the glaze, and figures in solid silhouette were painted on. Details were scratched in with a sharp tool, allowing for artists of the time to pay attention to detail in hair, garments and jewelry. These works were very balanced with high contrast levels.
Last is the red figure technique, which began around 530 B.C.E. The black figure process was reversed and the figures appeared in red against a black background. Liquid glaze was used to outline the figures. Contours and inner lines were then added. These gave effect of highly contrasting images which added dominance to the figure being presented.
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