ARH 411 - Contemporary Global Art

(3)h

Exploration of the conceptual development of contemporary making of art, comparing and contrasting Western and non-Western art traditions. Why art is made, the function of art, the development of imagery, technical aspects of the making of art. Influences of colonization, tradition, gender, materials, global communications, and the economy. Art of the trained and untrained, art during times of peace and times of turmoil.