LECTURES

Topics covered include Asian, Oceanic, Contemporary and more. Images are included throughout to provide examples and supplement learning.
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Aug 26, 2020
8 min

Elements and Principles of Art

The elements of art are the building blocks used by artists to create a work of art. Traditionally, there are 7 basic elements to produce...

Aug 19, 2020
6 min

Contact

What are the characteristics of a civilization—are they relative? In Western European culture and history, the markers have been...

Aug 19, 2020
4 min

Context

Context is derived from the Latin contextus, which refers to "weaving, joining, structure"--basically the meaning of the work as it...