Identify two artists who have used their art to comment on issues of identity, both cultural and personal. Comment on the reasons that you feel they have succeeded or failed in their efforts.
What will be an ideal response?
Responses will vary depending on the selection of artwork/artists. Include a description of each artwork and how that work employs a visual dialog to convey the artist's statement. For example, Jenny Saville seeks to find meaning in the flesh of women's bodies. She says, "I'm trying to find bodies that manifest in their flesh something of our contemporary age. "Her painting Rosetta 2 blurs the line between beauty and grotesque, perhaps commenting on how a woman's identity is tied to cultural notions of aesthetic beauty.
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a. the Pieta b. David c. the sculptural tomb for Pope Julius II d. the planning of the campidoglio e. St. Peter’s Basilica
Which term refers to patterns that recall fields of flowers?
A. Millefiori B. Illumination C. Chasing D. Cloister
Louis XIV's economic policy was called
A. laissez-faire. B. mercantilism. C. the guild system. D. capitalism.
Which of the following best characterizes Western presence in Africa and Asia by 1750?
a. Westerners had toppled indigenous political powers and set up direct rule of extensive colonial holdings. b. Western presence was limited to coastal forts. c. Westerners had failed to establish a lasting and pervasive presence d. Substantial immigration of Europeans into Asian and African societies served as a basis for Western dominance. e. Conversion of a majority of Africans and Asians to Christianity made military conquest redundant.