ART329 World Art
Lead Faculty: Ms. Annette Cyr
Course Description
The fundamentals of visual and applied arts from a global perspective. Focuses on the art of India, China, Japan, Pre-Columbian Central and South America, Native North America, Oceania and Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Also covers the accelerated changes in world art since 1945 and diversity issues related to world art.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the artistic traditions of non-Western cultures around the world.
- Explain the influence of religion on cultural expression in non-Western cultures.
- Recognize and explain fundamental concepts in the history of world art.
- Relate cultural and historical issues to artistic expression.
- Analyze and critique works of world art on aesthetic and cultural grounds.
- Grasp aesthetic values, power relationships, and diversity issues as they relate to the field of art history and criticism.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the specific artistic styles of the various Asian, African, Oceanic, and North, Central and South American, cultural expression.
