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May 14, 2024
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ARTH 295 - Latin American Art3 hours
This course reviews Latin American art and architecture by engaging in a survey of these media from pre-Columbian times to present.The survey begins in 1500BC with a look at how and why the ancient Olmec culture of modern-day Mexico created colossal heads of volcanic stone.Next, the indigenous arts from the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca are examined in order to understand how art created powerful political and religious statements. Among the topics discussed are ritualized feasting, warfare and human sacrifice. The analysis continues with a discussion of how 16th century Spanish ideologies and artistic programs changed modes of representation and created a new art style in which indigenous and European modes of expression intermingle. The course culminates with a look at the work of influential modern and contemporary Latin American artists and their art as a means to visualize and discuss today’s sociopolitical concerns.
Listed also as LLAS 295
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement and the multicultural core requirement.
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