1. Global Art
art of the non-western world

2. • religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
• media: materials not always used in the
west (silk, bark, stone, animal hide)
• format: not always limited to a frame or
canvas
• color: not always realistic
• perspective (space) not always ‘realistic’

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India
China/Japan
Islam
SubSaharan African
Pre Columbian
Native American

4. India
Shiva: Lord of the Dance,
Shiva: Lord of the Dance,
supreme god, transformer,
supreme god, transformer,
destroyer
destroyer
Shore Temple: order within the
Shore Temple: order within the
universe. symmetry, balance, steps to
universe. symmetry, balance, steps to
heaven
heaven
sita shys away from
sita shys away from
hanuman
hanuman

5. China

7. Japan

8. Islamic Art

10. Sub Saharan Africa

12. Pre-Columbian
Image

13. Native American