ART H 124 Understanding World Art
Introduction to artwork from various under-represented world cultures in a wide range of media for the student with little experience in the visual arts. Traditional and contemporary approaches to creating artwork as practiced globally and historically combined with the study of visual language and culture in the medium, theme, subject or culture represented. Course includes all forms of visual expression, the process of artistic creation and thought, and the role of visual culture in society and history. Discussion and studies in forms of representation as examples of culturally based perceptions of time, space, self, identity, community and otherness.