• Cycladic Society • 5000 years ago Dec 2016 - March 2017 {photo: Paris Tavitian} __________
What was Cycladic flora and fauna like 5,000 years ago? What were the nuclei of Cycladic society? How was Cycladic society stratified? How did the islanders subsist? (farming, animal husbandry, hunting, fishing, farming?) Did the islanders practice shipbuilding, weaving, and basketry? What were their forms of entertainment? What role did music, drink, and dance play in their lives? What were their rituals and cults? What do we know about their religious beliefs? __________ Cycladic figurines, in their present form, with their simple shape and clean outline, became popular through their association with abstract art by 20th-century artists like Modigliani, Brancusi, Matisse, and Picasso. Viewed primarily as works of art, they were often presented in a strictly typological manner, without reference to their creators’ cultural sphere. explore {cycladic.gr/en/page/kikladiki-kinonia}