GREEK DESIGN 2

Question 1

Surface Design: Mosiacs

Name three characteristics of these mosiacs and the people that owned them.

Answer 1

1) Greeks used tiles and rocks of different colours to create floor mosaics.
2) Mosiacs were very expensive.
3) Only the wealthiest of Greeks had floor mosaics.

Question 2

Product Design: Pottery

What reminds us of the importance of clay?

Answer 2

Greek mathology.

Question 3

Product Design: Pottery

What was painted on the pottery? What was used to paint on it?

Answer 3

Narrative figures and mythological scenes were painted with red iron oxide slip, which turned glossy black in reduction firing.

Question 4

Product Design: Pottery

Where was the pottery made? By what was the decoration inspired?

Answer 4

All around the Mediterranean, cultures set a classical style that formed part of Western heritage and set references for domestic forms and sculpted clay. The decoration was inspired by nature and imaginative spatial arrangements.

Question 5

Product Design: Pottery

What was the pottery used for?

Answer 5

• Storage
• Drinking vessels such as amphorae
  -bowls for mixing wine and water,
• bowls for drinking or sacrifice, jugs, and cups
• urns decorated with geometric patterns

Question 6

Product Design: Pottery

What was Greek most famous for?

Answer 6

Greek is most famous for its invention of the black and red decorated pot.

Question 7

Product Design: Pottery

Talk about the evolution of the famous pottery.

Answer 7

Early pots featured black figures on a red background. From the 5th century BC onwards, they changed to red figures on black backgrounds.

Question 8

Product Design: Pottery

Describe the famous pottery.

Answer 8

-There are two handles on the pots
- The pots would have been used for ordinary household purposes
- Watered-down clay called slip was painted onto the red base and It turned black when it was back in the oven.

Question 9

Product Design: Pottery

List the stylistically divided periods of the history of Ancient Greek pottery.

Answer 9

1. the Protogeometric (or “Proto-Geometric”) (1050 BC)
2. the Geometric (900 BC)
3. the Late Geometric or Archaic (750 BC)
4. the Black Figure (early 7th century BC)
5. the Red Figure (530 BC)