Laava Matrix Art & Design

Following the Greek Dark Ages (1100-800 BC), human and animal figures reappear on the pottery of the Late Geometric period (760-735 BC). The pottery served as large-scale, commemorative grave monuments, typically with a burial under the marker. These horses are part of a funerary scene on a krater by the Dipylon Master. The figures are highly patterned, stylized archetypes; no individual traits are painted. Another characteristic is the lack of perspective. Hence Two Horses may look like a two-headed, eight-legged creature but it was the Greek style at the time for depicting multiples. This is an installation of the Archaeologia series.

Two Horses

Painting
	Pastels 11x11" 2006

Following the Greek Dark Ages (1100-800 BC), human and animal figures reappear on the pottery of the Late Geometric period (760-735 BC). The pottery served as large-scale, commemorative grave monuments, typically with a burial under the marker. These horses are part of a funerary scene on a krater by the Dipylon Master. The figures are highly patterned, stylized archetypes; no individual traits are painted. Another characteristic is the lack of perspective. Hence Two Horses may look like a two-headed, eight-legged creature but it was the Greek style at the time for depicting multiples. This is an installation of the Archaeologia series.

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