Filip's Arts Blog

           Non-western art have multiple differences from western art which we have been several posts about in this blog, but today we are focusing more on the non-western artists and their works. It is important to understand the fundamental differences between those such as techniques, mediums used, religion, and philosophy which all can differ depending on if it is non-western art or not. For this blog post I will focus on art works from the country India since I have heritage from there and it will both be exciting for me to write but also for you to read about.   Untitled by Baua Devi          This is one of the most celebrated folk painting in India and it is called Madhubani and is a form of wall art in the Mithila region. It was unknown outside the non-western community until 1934 when William G. Archer discovered and shared it with the rest of the world. He saw it after the earthquake in Bihar when he saw the beautiful illustrations that were covering the interior walls of th

         Diversity            Over the years, diversity is something that has gotten more accepted and praised, which I like, with more music, movies, and art being created to lift up different genders, race, and sexualities. Diversity is something great and a something we all can learn from as we can learn from each other with different cultures for instance. The works that I will be presenting down below are all showing the support and pride in how diversity can be expressed through art. Enjoy!  Toyin Ojih Odutola                               Race has been something that has been a topic in our society for hundreds of years, for different reasons. It is something that brings a lot of emotions in me. In this portrait painting by Ojih Odutola we can see a man sitting on a bench, wearing nice clothes with a nice beard. For me, I think that there are more paintings within the diversity area that can bring more emotions to me. To connect this to diversity, I would just say that it is imp

           The Great Depression happened during 1929 to 1939 and was a economic crisis where the whole world got impacted. A market bubble bursted on October 24, 1929 and the whole stock market crashed. The biggest effects from this were widespread unemployment, homelessness, and a significant decrease in the standard of living. A new president, Franklin Roosevelt, got elected 1933 with the agenda to start new employment programs and increase the standard of living again for the Americans. Through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), many artists were a part of employment programs around the whole United States. Two years later, Roosevelt created the Federal Arts Project (FAP) where the agency tried to administer more artist employment programs, federal art commissions, and community art centers. Roosevelt believed that art fostered pride in the American culture and history.  Photographer: Unknown          As previously mentioned, it was a very tough time during The Great Depressio