The Influence of Greek Pottery Art on Modern Art

In Herakles writes property we can see how Marian Maguire has use of goods and servicesd Hellenic mythological figures taken from old-fashioned Grecian vases and put them into the scenes of New Zealands colonization and conflict with Maori to show the effects of the British settlers had on the organisation of New Zealands fate be it negative or substantiative depending on the viewpoint of the viewers. The toilette Maguire uses in Herakles writes nursing home is a macabre figure volute Krater similar in shape to the Black-figure helix Krater make by an Anonymous Greek catamount between 525and 500BC.The stilt shares many resemblances with the one used in Herakles writes home which lets me make the presumption that the shape of the pot in the print is a Volute Krater. two of their middle body pieces are the in shape with large leave which gets sm every last(predicate)er the further towards the bottom it goes provided Black figure Volute Krater has more of a slant to w here it reaches the base piece whereas the pot in Maguires lithograph has a sharp replace in run where it reaches the bottom.The bottom piece in the two pots is again similar with many variation between the two. The pot in the Herakles writes home has a pamper echo around the base of it which allows for it to engender a decorative band in it unlike the Black figure Volute Krater. The band at a lower place the circus tent band in the Volute Krater is practically the same in shape to the one used in the Pot in the Herakles writes home Lithograph the only difference is the Black figure Volute Krater lacks laurel there.The top band of the two pots is similar just now there is a bigger difference between them than most of the other parts of the pot. In the Pot in the Herakles writes home lithograph the top band is fall in at the sides to the handles whereas the Black Figure Volute Kraters handles dont meet at the sides of the top band they are joined to the top of the pot, Th e top band is similar in shape to each other though the Black Figure Volute Black figure Volute Krater 525-500 BC, Anonymous Greek painter.Black figure Volute Krater 525-500 BC, Anonymous Greek painter. Krater does have more of slant to it. Where the handles come out of the pot there is the biggest difference. In Herakles writes home the handles come out of the pot and keep their shape and medal the same through the whole handle whereas the handles come out of the pot black and smaller than the ends of the handles in the Black Figure Volute Krater past adjustment into orangey/red with prescripts and thicker handles. Even with those differences t is clear that the figure of the skipper Black figure Volute Krater has temptd what the shape of the pot in Maguires lithograph and that it is clearly an Attic Volute Krater. Handle of an Attic red-figure volute-Krater, 450440 BC portrait the double ivory leaf pattern. Handle of an Attic red-figure volute-Krater, 450440 BC depicting th e double ivory leaf pattern. The decorative feature on the pot in the Herakles writes is clearly influenced by other unpolluted pots only if Maguire has incorporated them into a unique way.The handles on the pot in the Herakles writes home lithograph are double common ivy leaf but non the traditional ones you find on ancient Greek pots Maguire has put a twist on it by replacing the ivy leave shape with that of the Kowhai tree which is native to New Zealand (Something intimately what it shows nigh something) Another decoration in the pot that bears classical influence is the chevron pattern on the foot of the pot depicted in Maguires lithograph similar to the pattern around the top of the Persephone painters red-figure bell-Krater. 440 B. C. Red-figure Bell-Krater Attributed to the Persephone Painter 440 B. C. Red-figure Bell-Krater Attributed to the Persephone Painter Whats interesting about the pattern is that the leaves used are that they are olive tree leaves arranged I a way that it looks like an olive coronal. The reason Maguire has chosen to use an olive wreath in this particular artwork is that an olive wreath signifies being victorious and also peace as in the ancient Greek Olympic Games the winners of events were awarded Olive Wreaths from wild-olive leafs from a sacred tree approximately the temple of genus genus Zeus at Olympia.Maguire used this as a image because it creates a contrast between the settlers and England at that time, as Herakles was the son of Zeus it gives a family link between the figure of Herakles in place of a settler on the pot and the wreath is a symbol of Zeus who being the father of Herakles would be in the Place of Settler menses England. The presence of the wreath also signifies the victory of the Maori population of new Zealand which if in the Ancient Olympic Games the two cultures, Maori and Settler, would have een awarded to the victor which in this object lesson was the settlers, this can be backed up by the relaxed and post meshing/victorious feel of the scene on the belly of the pot. hobo of the Herakles fight a Centaur, Greek, Athens, about 530520 B. C pot depicting conventionalized rays. Bottom of the Herakles Attacking a Centaur, Greek, Athens, about 530520 B. C pot depicting stylised rays.The next feature on the pot on Maguires lithograph was stylised rays, but not as the same as the classical Greek stylised rays depict iced on the picture to the left but with a European/settler twist. Maguire has put in Settler land tools In the place of the classical Greeks rays. This drastic change to what normally would have gone in there leaves us question why she would change this.The reason behind this would be that it shows how drastic the change the settlers bought in on New Zealand and replaced the old with their new stuff go away little evidence of the old but its adapted style and structure. Greek pot depicting Herakles and the Nemean Lion Aegisthus Painter 470 B. C. Greek pot d epicting Herakles and the Nemean Lion Aegisthus Painter 470 B. C. Herakles was perhaps the most glorified and famous Greek hero who achieved immortality due to his feats and Maguire has used this image of Herakles to reinforce the ideas she is conveying.The idea of Herakles as his own man is perhaps the misconceived thing about him as his 12 labours were directed by Eurystheus, the king of Tiryns and Mycenae on the command of Apollo after cleanup his wife and children in a fit of madness Hera induced in him, but it is important to point out that even though he was under the command of Eurytheus he did it of his own free will and by completing these twelve labours he became the greatest hero in all of Greek mythology.By skilfully using Herakles in the place of settlers Maguire has given us a better understanding of the message she is conveying. One of the main things about Herakles being the Greek mythological figure Maguire used is the fact that he was an instrument to complete th e tasks of Eurystheus which the settlers were to England merely tools to complete tasks for their own benefit.In the case of Herakles he built up his own Kleos by completing these feats and intimidating Eurythesus make Eurythesus to fear for his life knocked out(p) at his manhood, Eurystheus forbade him thenceforth to enter the city, but ordered him to exhibit the fruits of his labours out front the gates. They say, too, that in his fear he had a bronze jar make for himself to hide in under the Amazed at his manhood, Eurystheus forbade him thenceforth to enter the city, but ordered him to exhibit the fruits of his labours before the gates.They say, too, that in his fear he had a bronze jar made for himself to hide in under the earth Apollodorus, the ancient writer who poised legends in his mythology handbook, thelibrary, this may not be a completely unbent tale as Myths handed down orally and werent physically recorded until late after their creation which makes bits of the Myt h liable to changes because of a sort of Chinese whisper effect. This is similar to the situation with the settlers and England latter on http//art. thewalters. org/detail/13467 http//art. thewalters. org/detail/13467