{"id":1562,"date":"2017-02-24T03:33:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T03:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/masteryart1-91\/?post_type=chapter&p=1562"},"modified":"2017-03-29T03:00:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T03:00:53","slug":"1562","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-artappreciation\/chapter\/1562\/","title":{"raw":"Module 7 Non-Western Art Mini-Lecture","rendered":"Module 7 Non-Western Art Mini-Lecture"},"content":{"raw":"I have been thinking over the last few years about the conflicts in so many of the regions in the world. Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Darfur; and now Syria, are just a few of the places where we have little understanding of their culture, and people. I find myself thinking that these people in countries with funny names like Darfur are different than us.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nSomehow by making them different in my mind, I don't have to feel their suffering quite so intensely.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nOf course, I really want to feel the plight of these people, and see them as a member of our extended human family. I thought that maybe I could learn more about their lives, and their countries. And me being an artist, maybe I could study their art, making a connection that might tie us together in some slight way.<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\nI propose that we all do a little research on non-western art.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nAs an example :<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nI found an unbelievable website devoted to the Indian Ocean Cultures, cataclysmic wave that hit there. Maybe we could add to these websites, and build a library of sites that have to do with arts in these far off lands.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe links below are a start, the countries of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Indian Island culture are three of the most impacted lands.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nGeneral Introduction to Indian Ocean Culture, The Art of Polynesia :<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nArticles \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/polynesia<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Art of Melanesia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/melanesia<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe world of Micronesia \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/micronesia<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Arts of Asia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nJapanese Art \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia\/art-japan<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nArt of Southeast Asia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia\/southeast-asia<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nArt of the Americas before WWI \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nPeruvian Textile and Crafts, The Paracas Textile <\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas\/south-america-early\/paracas-nasca\/a\/the-paracas-textile<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nNative American Art \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas\/native-north-america<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nTransformation Mask \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/indigenous-americas\/a\/transformation-masks<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

I have been thinking over the last few years about the conflicts in so many of the regions in the world. Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Darfur; and now Syria, are just a few of the places where we have little understanding of their culture, and people. I find myself thinking that these people in countries with funny names like Darfur are different than us.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Somehow by making them different in my mind, I don’t have to feel their suffering quite so intensely.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, I really want to feel the plight of these people, and see them as a member of our extended human family. I thought that maybe I could learn more about their lives, and their countries. And me being an artist, maybe I could study their art, making a connection that might tie us together in some slight way.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

I propose that we all do a little research on non-western art.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

As an example :<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I found an unbelievable website devoted to the Indian Ocean Cultures, cataclysmic wave that hit there. Maybe we could add to these websites, and build a library of sites that have to do with arts in these far off lands.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The links below are a start, the countries of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Indian Island culture are three of the most impacted lands.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

General Introduction to Indian Ocean Culture, The Art of Polynesia :<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Articles \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/polynesia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Art of Melanesia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/melanesia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The world of Micronesia \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-oceania\/micronesia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Arts of Asia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese Art \u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia\/art-japan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Art of Southeast Asia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia\/southeast-asia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Art of the Americas before WWI \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peruvian Textile and Crafts, The Paracas Textile <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas\/south-america-early\/paracas-nasca\/a\/the-paracas-textile<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Native American Art \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-americas\/native-north-america<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Transformation Mask \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/indigenous-americas\/a\/transformation-masks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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