ART200 - KA

          Today there are more artists than ever before, with a wider range of styles, themes, and platforms. One factor that is significantly different about art now than in the earlier time periods we've looked at is the diversity. For centuries, the art world was ruled primarily by white males. Now there are artists from all different backgrounds. Today we will be taking a look on how diverse perspectives are reflected in modern art.        Our first piece is by Alaska Native artist, Erica Lord, is from her collection called " The Tanning Project ." Entitled " I Tan to Look More Native ," this piece is a digital photograph of Erica Lord herself. Created in 2006 in the U.S. (exact origin of creation unknown), this piece reflects Erica Lord's thoughts on cultural identity and beauty standards. Erica Lord is from mixed ancestry, including Athabaskan, Inupiaq, Finnish, Swedish, Japanese, and English. She explores how identity and cul...

           The early 1900's began with a multitude of issues that impacted the world. World War lasted from 1914-1918, and hit Europe hard. The U.S. only joined in 1917, so it had less of an impact. Because of this, American Modernism looks quite different from European Modernism. Even though there was a smaller impact from the War, the stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a period of economic downturn that lasted from 1929 through the last 1930's, with the most severe period being from 1929-1933. This had major impacts throughout the world and was characterized by mass unemployment, increased poverty rates, declines in economic output, etc. Despite this, artists prevailed. Today we'll take a look at a few paintings from the Great Depression.          Our first painting is titled " Wisconsin Landscape " by John Steuart Curry. It is an American Regionalist painting tha...