Non West Art LIST

ART From Outside
The European Tradition

(image #'s are (S)Stokstad 2nd edition revised because that is what I am teaching from! also (M)Michael Kampen O'Reilly's Art Beyond the West) * = themes! can use more ideas here...

Islam
1. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem (S8-2), * sacred space, religious practice, new expression,
2. Islamic design and calligraphy: Illuminated Koran frontispiece (S8-23), or tugras (S8-28) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/08/eusb/ho_38.149.1.htm
*text in art, symbolic motifs, religion influences design

India
3. Great Stupa (Buddhist), Sanchi (including torana with Yakshi), *religious practice, symbolic architecture, entryways (torana)
4. Doorway of Vishnu Temple At Deogarth (S9-20) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deogarh,_Uttar_Pradesh
* entryways, narratives, divinity, figures as symbols
5. Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), Hindu, *figure as symbol
6. Taj Mahal, Islamic architecture in Mughal India, *patronage, homage/memorial, sacred/spiritual space/place, integration w/site
7. Mughal Miniature painting,? many choices here

China
8. Terra cotta warriors, Qin dynasty,* royal power, funerary art, figure
9. Painted banner from tomb of Lady Dai, Han Dynasty (S10-7) afterlife (w/ actual portrayal of a ritual objects Bi, stone chimes),
* symbolic representation of cosmos, funerary art/afterlife,
10. Northern Song Painting (Neo Confucianism): Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and Streams, *man and nature, nature as symbol, painterly style, concepts of nature, pictorial space
&/OR Southern Song Painting: Various examples possible, ex: MaYuan, On a Mountain Path in Spring, similar to N. Song
11. Forbidden City, http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/10/index.html Beijing *urban planning, imperial city (compare to Versailles, Trajan's forum, Teotihuacán, can't use Near East- too bad, etc)


Japan
12. Ise Jingu (Grand Shrine): Naiku (inner shrine), * sacred practice, architecture/art as ritual, architecture related to site/natural materials, living art
http://www.isejingu.or.jp/english/index.htm
13. Esoteric Buddha Mandalas, To-ji, Kyoto
14. Kosho joined wood figures, Kuya preaching, * techniques, figure symbol for religious practice, realism/conceptualism combined, figure as religious/divine expression, figure/sculpture relating to site
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/mandala1.shtml
15. Scene from Tale of Genji, Heian, 12th C., Tokugawa art Museum,
* narrative/art illustrating literature/tale, pictorial space, expression/mood of the era, figure grouping/relationships
http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/english/index.html
16. Zen Garden, (ex S22-5), many choices here, spiritual practice, symbolism, nature, abstraction
17. Prints of the "Floating World", Ukiyo-e, ex; Hiroshige Wave, *man and nature, graphic arts, pictorial space,?
There are so many possibilities in Japanese art, which I just happen to relate to having visited Japan! nothing like travel to get "inside ' a culture.
18. An actual sculpture of a Buddha or Bodhisattva from any Asian culture, also so many choices, pick one! understand the symbols of Buddhism! please suggest...

Africa
19. Benin royal bronzes, *figures, royalty/power, everyday life, art removed from original sources, (various themes-depending on which bronze you pick)
http://www.londonfile.org/articles/british-museum-art-controversy.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2003/sep/11/2
Lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MaBsqbLMw
20. Dance Staff Depicting Eshu, (S25-11), good material from AP Central on this piece!
21. Hunter figure, Nkisi Nkondi, Kongo (Rep of Congo/Zaire), http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/whatsart/kongo.html
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2957/Power_Figure_(Nkisi_Nkondi)
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oracle/figures09.html
22. Masks/headdresses, many possibilities here, Ex 25-5
Tji Wara, Bamana Mali animal headdresses, *symbolic animals, ritual, religious practice, art removed from site/usage
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/artnc/object.php?themeid=1&objectid=2, (M2-25)
23. Door from Ikere Nigeria royal palace: Olowe of Ise (S25-14, M2-18), *architectural entryways, narrative, bas-relief sculpture, ?
24. Contemporary: Yinka Shonibare (M8-6) *figure, satire, (integrating western masterworks),?
http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/shonibare/index.html

Americas
25. Mayan codex style painting on cylindrical vessels: examples from Princeton U. Museum of Art (M7-18, S12-12), also ex @Library of Congress, Lacma, etc
Borgia codex: http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/aaa/
* (depending on which you pick different themes abound!) narrative/historic record, portrayals of power, figure groupings/relationships, religious practice/ritual, pictorial space, anthropomorphic animals, violence
26. Teotihuacán city plan and Temple of the Feathered (or Plumed) Serpent, Quetzalcoatl, *urban planning, imperial city (compare to Versailles, Trajan's forum, Beijing Forbidden city, can't use Near East- too bad, etc)
Also many more choices for South America, please contribute suggestions!

27. Northwest coast, Tlingit: wood carving, or other painted or colored artifact (such as Chilkat Tlingit blanket (S23-15),* animal symbols, abstraction, ritual, etc
28. Contemporary Haida, Bill Reid, (S23-22) http://www.nativeonline.com/billried.html
More North American possibilities!

Pacific
29. New Zealand: Raharuhi Rukupo, Te-Hau-Ki-turanga, Maori meeting house (S24-14), *symbolic spiritual space and decoration, memorial (?)