ART 111 - World Art

Institution:

Southern Maine Community College

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Description:

This survey of Non Western art and architecture serves as an introduction to the visual cultures of Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Native North and South America. This course will give an overview of the stylistic development and cultural context of the historical artistic production of Non Western cultures around the world. Themes which unite these various cultures will be discussed, including the ornament of architecture, the importance of visual aids in ceremony and ritual, the creation and use of masks, connection to the landscape, the development of writing methods, and the continuation of art making traditions. The course will include a focus on those cultures that continue to have some relation on modern and contemporary art history (in relation to SMCC course ART 110, History of Modern Art). This course will include slide lectures, film screenings, visiting artists and lecturers, class discussion, writing exercises, and hopefully a museum field trip. Topics to be covered will include the arts of China; Japan; Indonesia & Oceania; India, Nepal & Tibet; Pre Columbian South America & Mesoamerica (including the Inca, Nasca, Olmec, Toltec, Maya and Aztec Cultures); Pre Columbian North America (including the Southwest, Woodlands, Great Lakes, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Eskimo and Artic); and, finally, these cultures in the history of contemporary art. Prerequisite(s): ENG 080 and ENG 090.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smccME.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 741-5500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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