Global Studies and Art 

Each quarter, you will investigate a culture as it is covered in Global Studies. The goal of this exploration is to better understand the characteristics of each culture’s artistic production and to see how these cultures have influenced both art and world history. Research will be presented as a 2-page spread. This type of visual presentation (= not a research paper) will also allow you to practice and apply the important design skills that you will be learning in class (E&P). 

The links below can be used to get you started on your research. As always:

• LEAVE WIKIPEDIA OUT OF IT
• DO NOT EVER COPY AND PASTE - USE YOUR OWN WORDS
• CITE YOUR SOURCES (as needed) or LIST THEM AS A BIBLIOGRAPHY

*An asterisk denotes the current year's Global cycle

*Cycle I - Middle East (Q1)

Plant Motifs in Islamic Art - V&A Museum

• Islamic Architecture of the Middle East - V&A Museum​
• Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Calligraphy in Islamic Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Dept. of Islamic Art @ the Louvre
• Pattern in Islamic Art
• Islamic Art (multiple themes, organized by topics via metmuseum.org)

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*Cycle I - Europe & Russia (Q2 & Q3)

• Greek Sculpture
• Museum of Fine Arts/Boston
• Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Collection
• Interactive Timeline of Prominent European Artists
• The Russian Art Gallery
• List of Russian Artists (Artcyclopedia)

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*Cycle I - Indian Subcontinent (Q4)

• Freer/Sackler Galleries - overview
  • Freer/Sackler - South Asian collection
• VMFA's South Asian Collection
• Met Museum South and Southeast Asia

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Cycle II - East/Southeast Asia (Q1 & Q2)

• Painting formats in East Asian Art
  
• Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Art
  
• Traditional Chinese Painting in the 20th Century
  
• Zen Buddhism
  
• China Institute
  
• Chigusa and the Art of Tea
  
• The Dragon and the Phoenix in Chinese Art
  

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Cycle II - Sub-Saharan Africa (Q3)

• Sub Saharan African Art - Emory University
• Sub Saharan Art - Essential Humanities​
• African Influences in Modern Art
• Videos about specific sculptures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: 
• "Bundle of Emotions"
• "Prime of Life"

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Cycle II - Latin America (Q4)

• Scholastic Art Magazine/Pre-Columbian Ceramists
• Ancient American Art at the VMFA
  
• Indian Art of the Americas (Art Institute of Chicago)
  
• Ceramic from South America (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 
  
• Pre-Colombian Artifacts Gallery
  
• Latin American art at the Los Angeles County Museum of  Art (LACMA)

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