A journey through Asian art
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What happens when different cultures meet? This meeting might be traumatic, peaceful or complex – what, if anything, might we expect to find in the art of this exchange?
Resources
- Exposition Universelle Paris 1889
- Photo archive from the Paris World Fair
- Wiki for the 1889 "Exposition Universelle" Pairs World Fair
- What is the difference between copying and absorbing a foreign element into the language of the work?
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does any of this fit with the idea of “appropriation” or “sampling”?
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- Are there ideas or images that you have discovered from studying other culture’s art that might make their way into the motives and/or language of your own art works? How would you describe that process?
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Lucia Hartini used the King Klono mask from the traditional Topeng Dance in her work. How does the use of a mask enhance her notion of surrealism?
Resources
- Wayang Shadow Puppets and Topeng Dance (Mask Dancing)
- Surrealism