Collins Vases Study

Corinthians create many famous works of art in the orientalizing period, and the Corinth pottery is one of the most amazing contents of these wonders. As an important form of artistic expression in Corinth pottery, the rich content creation, unique performance style and exquisite techniques of the Corinth pottery supply detailed information to study artistic creation of the Corinth pottery. The Corinth pottery is not only a work of art but also a container, which Greek culture absorbs eastern civilization. The author analyzes the stage, features, style, function and its causes of the formation in order to make the readers discover the mystery of the Corinth pottery in the orientalizing period.The thesis is composed of preface, full text, conclusion and appendix. The preface mainly introduces the significance of the topic article and the history of studies about the Greek pottery at home and abroad in recent years. The full text was consisted of four chapters. In the first chapter, the article introduces the overview of Greek pottery. And this chapter mainly divides into two sections. The first section describes five styles of the Greek pottery in order to make the readers better understand the colorful situation of its art through the process of the Greek vase style evolution. In the second section, the author introduces the general situations of Corinth pottery by selecting a specific area, such as Corinth, in order to make the readers understand the Corinth pottery further in the orientalizing period. The second chapter discusses the orientalizing period and the orientalizing style characteristics of Corinth pottery. This chapter has two sections. The first section introduces the historical origin of the orientalizing period. The second section analyzes the orientalizing style characteristics of Corinth pottery from technology skills and decorative theme. The third chapter mainly includes two sections, the style and function of Corinth pottery in the orientalizing period. The first section introduces the Corinth pottery prevalent main shapes in the orientalizing period. The second section mainly discusses the functions of Corinth pottery from storage bottles, wine bottles, decorations and ceremony supplies. The fourth chapter explains the causes of the Corinth pottery oriental style and its assessment. The first section analyzes the reasons of the Corinth pottery oriental style from natural geographic, political forces, the colonial activities and the oriental civilization. In the second section, the author makes an assessment about the Corinth pottery from the academic significance and practical significance. In the end, the author summarizes the full text, discusses the emphasis of the article in detail and brings up some warnings.