Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Every Picture Tells a Story- YASOU has a super rundown on the history of Greek Pottery.  In the essay, Dietrich von Bothmer writes: Most of the scenes represented are known to us from Greek literature, especially the early epics, but the artists appear to have been quite selective in what they show and how they tell a story. At no time do vases furnish book illustrations in the modern sense, with a picture for each episode. In this development of a narrative style, certain iconographic traditions are adhered to, but, more and more, thanks to the creative spirit of the individual artists, the stories told and scenes shown break with the time-honored formulae and introduce fresh aspects, novel groupings, or even subjects not before depicted. Here we see the creativity of the decorators, as well as a unique narrative style used on the pots.  This style is something I hope to explore. 7:12:40 AM

Olympian Pots, cont' Lots of Greek pottery related to the Olympics at the International Olympic Commitee site.  In particular the Photo Gallery at the bottom has a nice collection. 7:11:22 AM