Painting

Lesson Unit

Painting, sculpture, and architecture all render images in space - whether in two or three dimensions. Some of these renderings are in artifacts for simply viewing, whereas painting is found in other artifacts which have more practical function such as vases, walls, and buildings. In all cases, painting is a media which can be used to teach and learn. The ancient Greeks understood this well and used this understanding of media to reflect their ideas and values.

Here is a brief overview of painting, sculpture, and architecture as these arts were conceived and practiced in ancient Greece.

The following lessons examine some of the underlying issues that surround this domain of practice. They are posed as examples (cases) of ancient Greek education, practices, and artifacts in this domain.

By considering these cases and comparing them with our contemporary practices and notions, you should be able to draw useful contrasts and parallels to your own learning and teaching interests and practices.

Master and Apprentice
How was painting and similar arts taught and learned from ancient to contemporary Greece.
Rendering Image and Defining Space
How was painting and similar arts practiced and performed from ancient to contemporary Greece?
Rendered Image and Space as Icon
What function does the artifacts of painting, sculpture, and architecture play from ancient to contemporary Greece? How does the rendered image act as an icon to evoke the familiar and express additional notions of it? How can we reason through these visually represented cases for learnign and teaching? How does the icon tell and re-tell a story and teach through its images and settings? How was the teaching, learning, and practice of these arts depicted in the artifacts of this and other domains such as music, poetry, drama, physical arts, and elementary education?

Nicole Frost was a graduate student in the Educational Communication and Technology Program at NYU. She created the lessons in this unit based on her academic background and interests in painting and graphic arts.

Elementary Education || Physical Arts || Poetry || Painting || Music

Master and Apprentice	How was painting and similar arts taught and learned from ancient to contemporary Greece.
Rendering Image and Defining Space	How was painting and similar arts practiced and performed from ancient to contemporary Greece?
Rendered Image and Space as Icon	What function does the artifacts of painting, sculpture, and architecture play from ancient to contemporary Greece? How does the rendered image act as an icon to evoke the familiar and express additional notions of it? How can we reason through these visually represented cases for learnign and teaching? How does the icon tell and re-tell a story and teach through its images and settings? How was the teaching, learning, and practice of these arts depicted in the artifacts of this and other domains such as music, poetry, drama, physical arts, and elementary education?