Reference no: EM132505671

The essay covers materials and topics addressed

1. Art, Religion and Race in Colonial Latin America
2. Aesthetics of Nature and Power in Asia
3. Art of Pacific Cultures and New Global Cartographies
4. Art of Africa in the Modern Era
5. Ideals of Enlightenment and the Horrors of War

The modern era is characterized by the significant impact of new encounters between Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Pacific. Choose one of provided image pairings and write a 1000-1500 word compare and contrast essay examining how this encounter either impacted traditions of art and material culture or how the represented cultures used art and material culture in addressing or alternatively disregarding this encounter.

IN PREPARATION:

Consider what each object can teach you about the role art and material culture played in the spiritual or religious life of the culture that produced it. For instance, ask:

Question 1: How does this work formally represent (make visible) certain religious, spiritual, scientific or civic ideas?

Question 2: How was the work used in this culture's spiritual, religious, scientific or civic practice?