Humanities Homework Help

Make sure to format word documents using MLA or Chicago Manual format. Answer each of the questions below in your own words. You can answer each question individually or tie it all together in a short essay. Your total response should be at least 500 words. Answer in fully articulated arguments to support your observations. Do so to the best of your abilities with the intent of improving your analytical skills.

• Why is art history useful for critiquing past and present societies?
• How has your perspective of what constitutes art been shaped by others’ opinions?
• How has western art education struggled to be more inclusive, and what are the criticisms with recent attempts?
• How is the human body represented throughout historical artworks, and why?
• What role does empathy play in how the human body has been depicted in art?
• What techniques were used to depict the human body to create illusion?
• What is iconography, and why is it so important for creating a visual message?
• By reading about cultures in other geographical locations, what can we learn about the importance in how art and culture are recorded? – What commonalities do they share?
• Why is it important to preserve cultural heritage?
• How has feminism helped challenged the exclusion of heritages in marginalized groups?
• Does all art have to be beautiful to be art? – Is beauty objective?
• What is the function of a painting vs the function of pottery, and can they both be called art?
• How has the persona of the artist changed over the centuries to influence the commodification of their artworks?