CLASSIC GREEK – KLASSIEKE GRIEKS | DESIGN / ONTWERP
CLASSIC GREEK – KLASSIEKE GRIEKS
CAPS: Gr 10: Term3 / Kwartaal3 CAPS: Gr 12: Revision / Hersiening
CLASSIC / ANCIENT ART MOVEMENTS / KLASSIEKE / ANTIEKE KUNSSTYLE
Designer and work:
The Parthenon designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates
The Parthenon was designed by the architects, Ictinos and Callicrates.
The Ancient Greek civilization was obsessed with the human form. They believed that ‘a sound body produced a sound mind’ and as a result they developed their minds as well as their physical appearance. This obsession was reflected in their architecture. Sport and physical activities were a major part of their everyday lives. Another influence on Ancient Greek civilisation was their beliefs and mythology.
The Greek gods took human form and displayed human emotions like desire, love or regret.
They developed the golden division (the golden mean), a mathematical system which was used to create the ideal human figure.
This system was also used in architecture to create perfect proportions, as seen in the Parthenon.
Greek design emphasises simplicity, harmony, ideal proportions, balance, logic and rationality and is based on mathematical principles, all evident in the style of the Parthenon.
Difference they made:
Their understanding of ideal proportions and of perfect balance and order still influences design today.
This type of design is still used today and is referred to as Classical.
This creates a sense of order, elegance and timelessness.
KLASSIEKE / ANTIEKE KUNSSTYLE
Ontwerper en werk:
Die Parthenon is ontwerp deur die argitekte Ictinos en Callicrates.
Die Antieke Griekse beskawing het ‘n obsessie met die menslike vorm gehad. Hulle het geglo ‘n ‘gesonde liggaam huisves ‘n gesonde gees’ en as gevolg daarvan het hulle hul gedagtes, sowel as hul fisiese voorkoms, ontwikkel. Hierdie obsessie is in hul argitektuur weerspieël.
Sport en fisiese aktiwiteite was ‘n groot deel van hul alledaagse lewens. Nog ‘n invloed op die Antieke Griekse beskawing was hul geloof/oortuigings en mitologie.
Die Griekse gode het menslike vorms aangeneem en het menslike emosies soos begeerte, liefde of spyt getoon.
Hulle het die goue verdeling (die goue middeweg) ontwikkel, ‘n wiskundige stelsel wat gebruik is om die ideale menslike figuur te skep. Hierdie stelsel is ook in argitektuur gebruik om perfekte verhoudings te skep, soos gesien in die Parthenon.
Griekse ontwerp beklemtoon eenvoud, harmonie, ideale verhoudings, balans, logika en rasionaliteit en is gebaseer op wiskundige beginsels, wat alles sigbaar is in die styl van die Parthenon.
Hul begrip van ideale verhoudings en van volmaakte balans en orde beïnvloed steeds ontwerp vandag. Hierdie tipe ontwerp word steeds vandag gebruik en word na verwys as Klassiek. Dit skep ‘n gevoel van orde, elegansie en tydloosheid.
CLASSIC GREEK - KLASSIEKE GRIEKS
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