The world on your hands
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The theater was the most important building in the city with temples, in these places were celebrated the most important rituals for the Greeks. The Greek buildings were built by stone and white marble, and it were symbols of beauty and harmony, its measures were carefully chosen. The columns were carefully carved and decorated by the most famous artisans of the city; the temples kept the sculpture of a god and all the riches of the city, the buildings were decorated with carvings and sculptures of gods. All sculptures were decorated with gold and precious stones, and were made with marble; the marble was brought from the Paros Island; also The Greeks used in their sculptures materials as stone, clay, and limestone because, these were abundant in Greece. Greek sculptures are very important as the vast majority of them tell us a story about Gods, Heroes, Events, Mythical Creatures and Greek culture in general. The most famous Greek sculpture is “Venus de Milo”, this sculpture is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, and it is the most famous sculpture in the history with "The David" of Miguel Ángel Buonarroti. In Greece the painting was very important, because it was used to decorate the walls of the temples and tombs, as well as to illustrate the different texts; through the paintings and drawings of artists representing the most important events and customs. The themes in the painting were very varied; the most common are religious representations with symbolic character and scenes from daily life. The painting was a special activity among the Greeks, this profession was of great value in Greek society and extolled the beauty and perfection. The art is one of the most interesting topics that
the most interesting topics that you can find; through the art you can open your imagination to the world of gods and ancient past.
Art is one of the most important means to know a culture, it is allows us to know the past and understand the lifestyle of other cultures; the art is one of the most interesting expressions of humanity, because through the art people reflect on their environment. The art is the translation of the world; the artists create a new world through his drawings and sculptures, many people said that the art is boring, but the art is not a boring topic if you can connect to it, if you can see beyond the shape and achieve to connect with the world of sensations. Greece is a world of possibilities, it’s an amazing country where you can find all of you need, but the most important Greece is a country with a long cultural tradition and great art work.
For more information visit:
o http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/
o http://clio.rediris.es/n33/n33/arte
/03Griego.pdf
o http://www.greekthesaurus.gr/
classical-period-greek-art.html