In your first essay assignment, due March 16 at 11:59 PM, you will further explore the impact of art from other cultures on the development of modern art in Europe and America.
In your essay you will compare and contrast a specific example of European or American modern art with artwork from another culture. You may also choose to discuss works of art by several artists but please limit your essay to one of the topics listed below:
- African sculptures and tribal masks: Brancusi, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and many other early modern artists
- Kuba cloth and other African textiles: Matisse
- African art and Harlem Renaissance artists such as Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence
- Japanese ukiyo-e prints: 19th century painters such as Mary Cassatt, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Whistler.
- Oceanic culture, religion, and art (native peoples of the Pacific Islands and Australia): Gauguin, Die Brcke artists, etc.
- Mesoamerican art (specifically Chacmool sculptures): Henry Moore’s reclining figures
- Near Eastern art and history: Delacroix’s Death of Sardanapalus, Ingres’ Turkish Bath, etc.
- Islamic architecture and tile mosaics: artists of the Aesthetic movement (for example, Frederic Leighton’s Arab Hall)
- M. C. Escher’s tessellations and the Islamic architecture of the Alhambra
- Chinese art and architecture: “Chinoiserie” in European art, such as Boucher’s The Chinese Garden
- Ancient Iberian sculpture: Picasso
- Ancient Cycladic art: Brancusi, Giacometti, Hans Arp, Barbara Helpworth, etc.
- Navajo sand paintings: Jackson Pollock
- Persian and Indian miniature painting: Shahzia Sikander
Consider the following questions:
- What are the visual similarities between the work of European art and the source that inspired it?
- How are they visually different?
- What is the cultural context of the various works of art?
- How did the meaning of the imagery change when it was appropriated?
- How did the European artist encounter artwork from another culture? (Consider trade, travel, and/or colonialism.)
- Why do you think they found it inspiring?
- How did art critics respond?
Format:
Your essay should be about three pages (850 to 1000 words), and in it, you should cite your sources according to . Include images of the artwork. Google docs do not upload properly in Canvas so please do not submit your work in this format.
Your work will be checked for plagiarism, so please paraphrase carefully and cite your sources, use quotation marks when using direct quotes, and include a works cited. Please use at least three sources. Be sure to put your work in your own words and if you need help, don’t hesitate to ask. The Writing Center at Cuyamaca College is also a great resource and there are also tutors available.
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