There was a renewed cultural interaction and exchange in the post-Medieval world, spurred in part by the ‘Age of Exploration,’ Colonialism, and improved means of travel. Based on the material that we...

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   There was a renewed cultural interaction and exchange in the post-Medieval world, spurred in part by the ‘Age of Exploration,’ Colonialism, and improved means of travel. Based on the material that we have studied since the Midterm, discuss the way that artworks and artists have been inspired by different cultures and artistic traditions, addressing whether you view these instances as forms of cultural appreciation (i.e. using elements of another society in a respectful way, honoring their origin and valuing their tradition) or cultural appropriation (i.e. unacknowledging or inappropriately adopting elements from outside/minority cultures without understanding or respecting the original culture or context). In addition, you should also address what about the historical and cultural context can be lost when an artist does not learn about a work.

   
   

Your essay should include:

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  A minimum of four works of art

  
  




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  At least one of which must be from Native America, Oceania, or Africa

  
  

I want include

Aaron Douglas, Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction, 1934, Harlem Renaissance

Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon), 1907, Primitivism/Early Modern Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Grande Odalisque, 1814, French Classicism (Orientalism)

Moai Ancestor Figures, 10th-12th century, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Oceania (Polynesia): connect this to
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/07/492974870/lets-talk-tiki-bars-harmless-fun-or-exploitation