Going Back to Archaic Greece :: essays research papers

press release Back to Archaic GreeceThe Amasis Painter seemed to lure me into his world while yarn these works compiled by these very prolific writers. Or maybe it was the writers that brought me spur to experience what they felt while studying these paintings and fine- sorting up their thoughts to hesitation as they questioned others. In either case it has sparked my interest in this painter, and monkey around if you will. He combines a perfectionistic attitude with an imaginative flare that is subtle and refined, giving him that contrasting edge that one looks for in an artificer.I would first worry to start with a look at these artists status in the Athenian Greek world. How did they become artists and how did they live as artists? One might shady that you need just to turn to the old adage of the starving artist, to get a good idea of what it was like, precisely I just now think they were starving or even poor for that matter. Of course I wouldnt suspect that they w ere very well off at what they were doing, but they credibly didnt do to bad. In fact I look at Pedley and what he says that, vase painting is the product of private enterprise(Pedly p 77). This gives me speculation that the vase painters in Archaic Greece might have been sufficiently remunerative for their services. I get a sense of secure ness of who he is and what hes doing with his paintings and his pots for that matter. If he does do both it would cut give away another hand in the trading deal that would no mistrust increase the size of his share. Also by doing this he has total manoeuvre over the whole making of the vase itself, which shows in the way he presents the figures spatially and sometimes even simply in his works Something that adds to that of course is argument between artists, especially between Exekias and Amasis. These deuce were the closest in style, and were probably the most sought after painters of their time. A specific vase by Exekias has Memnon with two African attendants naming one of them Amasis. One can conjecture that thither stands a good chance that he may be speaking of his colleague. Whether this is derogative towards Amasis in some way, maybe through his heritage, who knows, it shows competition either way.