CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Typhon, Kylix, Museum Of Modern Art
Document Summary
Warm-up: one generation of gods fights fierce battle against old & eventually defeats them renewal. Gigantomachy (natural forces: volcanoes, winds) comes from titanomachy long, drawn out btwn zeus and other olympian gods and monsters (produced by gaia) Representative battle: zeus and typhoeus (a kind of earth- born dragon-man: typhoeus = source of winds that bring bad weather, other giants imprisoned in volcanoes. Represent theat to power of zeus & potential for another overthrow. More importantly, representations strong underlying power of domination & triumph of civilization over savagery: gods defeating volcanoes, storms suppress, control. Civilization vs savagery; wild nature vs divine order. The creation of mortals and the five ages. In all accounts from antiquity, no trace of evolution or biological advancement. Describing surrealist sculpture in general, on what a sculpture. Ink wells, food like this is meant to do. Gives tangible form to sexist idea moma: presents the woman as an object to be consumed.
