Art has often been a catalyst for social change & a platform for expressing dissent or advocating for societal transformation. Art is a universal language, through its explorations of different cultures and time periods. - H.W Janson
"Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If you go higher, things will look different; if you go lower, again they will look different. It is a point of view." ~Jacques Lipchitz
Question : Whether through trade or conquest, cross-cultural exchange has influenced much of the art we've seen during our last few class meetings covering Africa, Central America, the Islamic world, and Neoclassic and Romantic Europe. Choose one work of art from the Powerpoints or readings/videos and explain how its appearance and meaning is...
Question : Baroque, Rococo, Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian art, oh my! In all of these very different societies, the ruling class used art to express their authority. Discuss how art was used to reinforce the power of the elite in at least two time periods or regions.
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Sandro Botticelli, La Primavera/The Spring - Birth of Venus (Spring), 1481-1482, tempera on panel, 80 x 123 1/2" (203 x 314),
The heART exercise is aimed to explore facets of self-expression and identity, and you guessed it ! It is also aimed to learn more about the importance of creating art, or anything, from the heart. The exercise is broken up into five parts, aligning with each letter of the heART acronym, including hearing/having/holding, examining + exploring, ask...