Culture and Art

  What message does art convey? Each culture that we examined had distinct ideas that they wanted to communicate through art. These ideas could be political, religious, or perhaps personal. From the cultures that we discussed in section one of this week's material, identify three examples of art objects, identify the message they wanted to convey, and then discuss whether or not you believe they were successful. Jeff's Notes: Make sure your choices are from part one of module two, not from module 1 from last week. Always remember that the key to a quality answer is that you know the pieces fully and that you use that knowledge to show how it reflects the larger ideas of the culture that produced it. Don't just list some facts that you read about the piece without tying that into the larger ideas. Use your developing visual analysis skills in this process. "Royal authority is shown in how the sculptor has depicted the king's body as muscular and idealized..." for instance.