Archaic smile

(proper noun)

A stylized expression used in sculpture from 600 to 480 BCE to suggest a sense of lifelikeness in the subject. 

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(noun)

A technique used by Greek Archaic sculptors, especially in the second quarter of the 6th century BCE, possibly to suggest that their subject was alive and infused with a sense of well-being.

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Examples of Archaic smile in the following topics:

  • Sculpture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • This is typical of this period and is known as the Archaic smile.
    • However, they also have Archaic smiles, with arms either at their sides or with an arm extended, holding an offering.
    • Her facial features are still generic and blank, and she has an Archaic smile.
    • His face, with its Archaic smile, and his posture conflict with the reality that he is dying.
    • Although he bears a slight Archaic smile, this warrior actually reacts to his circumstances.

  • Etruscan Sculpture

    • During the Archaic period (600-480 BCE), the Etruscan culture flourished.
    • Its eyes are large and almond-shaped, and it might have worn an Archaic smile before it was damaged.
    • The face is similar to the faces of Archaic Greek kouroi figures.
    • The face is simply carved and an archaic smile provides a notion of emotion and realism.
    • While the Etruscan artist applied an Archaic smile to Apulu, the figure's lips are full and his head is more egg-shaped than round -- both characteristics of Etruscan art and sculpture.

  • Aegina

    • The Temple of Aphaia on Aegina is an example of the stylistic changes between Archaic and Classical sculpture.
    • The temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina is an example of Archaic Greek temple design as well as of the shift in sculptural style between the Archaic and Classical periods.
    • His face, with its archaic smile, and his posture together bely all evidence that he is about to die.
    • However, his mouth still has traces of the archaic smile.
    • Despite the sculpture in the Archaic period becoming increasingly more naturalistic, the body was still stylized and idealized to create a perfect form, and the face was given a masking smile to give the statue a bit more life.

  • Three Kingdoms Period

    • Another example of Korean influence is the use of the distinctive "Baekje smile", a mysterious and archaic smile that could be found on many Baekje statutes.

  • Marble Sculpture and Architecture in the Greek Early Classical Period

    • This level of emotion would never be present in Archaic statues and it breaks the Early Classical Severe style, allowing the viewer to sense the forbidding events about to happen.
    • The marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the stiff style seen in Archaic kouroi.
    • This differs from the use of the Archaic smile (now gone), which was added to sculpture to increase their naturalism.
    • In another development away from the stiff and seemingly immobile Archaic style, the Doryphoros's left heel is raised off the ground, implying an ability to walk.
    • This marble statue is a prime example of the Early Classical sculptural style and demonstrates the shift away from the style seen in Archaic kouroi.

  • Bronze Sculpture in the Greek Early Classical Period

    • When compared to Archaic sculptures, it appears very natural.
    • The Archaic smile is gone, but his appears almost blank and expressionless, on par with other sculptures produced in the Severe stye of the Early Classical period.
    • They are a prime example of Early Classical sculpture and the transition between Archaic to Classical sculpting styles.

  • Analysis of Variance Designs

    • In the case study "Smiles and Leniency," the effect of different types of smiles on the leniency showed to a person was investigated.
    • Four different types of smiles (neutral, false, felt, miserable, on leniency) were shown.
    • In this experiment, "Type of Smile" is the independent variable.
    • Therefore, "Type of Smile" is the factor in this experiment.
    • Since four types of smiles were compared, the factor "Type of Smile" has four levels.

  • Archaic Hunters and Gatherers

    • While Archaic hunters and gatherers were still highly mobile, individual groups started to focus on resources available locally.
    • The Archaic stage, or "Meso-Indian period," was the second period of human occupation in the Americas.
    • The Archaic period saw a changing environment featuring a warmer, more arid climate and the disappearance of the last megafauna.
    • Middens developed along rivers, but there is limited evidence of Archaic peoples along coastlines prior to 3000 BCE.
    • Identify the environmental, cultural and economic changes that took place during the Archaic period

  • Archaic Greece

    • The Archaic Period saw the increasing urbanization of Greek communities and the development of the concept of the polis.
    • The Archaic period of Greek history lasted from the 8th century BCE to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BCE.
    • The Archaic period saw developments in Greek politics, economics, international relations, warfare, and culture.
    • Archaic Greece from the mid-seventh century onward has been referred to as an “age of tyrants”.
    • In the Archaic period, the Greek word tyrannos did not have the negative connotations it had later in the classical period.

  • Shifts Occurring by Addition-Elimination Mechanisms.

    • The Truce-Smiles rearrangement displayed in the second diagram below represents another such aryl relocation, in this case a 1,4-shift.