art

Ch. 59 Art of Oceania in the Colonial and Postcolonial era, 1800-present

An important theme in the art and religion of many Oceanic cultures is the depiction of ancestors and their relationships with their living descendants.

What are some examples of works from the chapter that depict ancestors and what roles did they play in the cultures that created them?

What are some examples of art and religions in other parts of the world where ancestors also play a prominent role?

What kind of connection do you (the student) feel toward your own ancestors and family history? Do you feel it is important to know who they are?

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Chapter 67: Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, and Political Protest in European and Mexican Modern Art, 1910-1940

Public art served a powerful purpose in representing Mexican national identity both during and after the Mexican Revolution (1910 – 1920). Mexican Modernists transformed European Modernism, retaining certain visual elements while injecting references to Mexican history, identity, and culture.

Murals became an important form of public art on the walls of public buildings, guided by the work of artists Diego Rivera, Jos Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Their motivation was to make art democratically accessible to people of all social classes.

What are two examples of public murals that you have seen in your life that have represented your own cultural history and identity? These murals may reference your national, regional, or ethnic history and identity.

What do the murals you selected have in common with the murals painted by Mexican artists during/following the Mexican Revolution? How do they differ from those murals?

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