Hellenistic Art Vs Greek Art

Greek sculptures always focus on having an accurate representation of the human form. In their culture the adult male body was perfect, compared to the body of a child, or woman. You can almost be certain that the males in these Greek sculptures had an athletic physique. The physically fit appearance was so important to them that even young children were sculpted with protruding muscles. Another tell-tale characteristic of Greek styling is the positioning of the legs, positioning more weight on one leg than the other. Even though both styles of Greek art share many similarities, both the classical, and Hellenistic style of art have subtle yet important differences. These seemingly minor alterations completely change the feel, and emotion of the artworks.
Initially, Classical, also known as Phidian, Is the first and the original of the two styles. After the event of the Olympic Games, western cultures interest in the strength, and power of human creativity peaked. As opposed to celebrating nature itself. So much so that the Greeks very own gods took on the physical human shape. The Phidian style is known for the natural
Hellenistic art sculptures had more life to them compared to the classical styling. The original form and proportion of the human body used in classical sculptures was modified by Lysippus. This altered art work featured sculptures that have more slimmed down bodies, along with the addition of smaller heads than those used in classical structures. These changes gave the appearance of the structure being taller than it actually was. The most drastic changes came from the new body positions, and facial expressions. Adding these to the sculptures gave them more depth, and feeling. This transition was a big step forward. Not only could the sculptors create human beings with great detail in the physical aspect, they now could depict emotion and share with viewers on a different