Humans Shifting Connection to Nature Through Art

Humans Shifting Connection to Nature Through Art

    Presenter(s)

    Julia Ann Rice

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    Presentation: 9:30-11:00, Kennedy Union 331

    Description

    In this work, I will show the continually changing roles that nature has played in art. In various periods the value of nature as an ideal of beauty has shifted dramatically in relation to the cultural conditions. Prehistoric cave paintings introduce utility in art and the utility of nature in art. Greek art demonstrates the human-created notion of beauty as it stands in nature. European Impressionists shifted from the natural beauty of the world and focused on man-made industrialization and urbanization, while Americans created visual expressions of nature as part of manifest destiny. Post World War One humanity is faced with the desolation and destruction of nature and contemporary artists face climate change and the effects of our neglectful relationship with nature. While all these factors are inherently inseparable from their perspective contextual connection, they can create a path through Western histories toward contemporary environmental stewardship.

    Publication Date

    4-17-2024

    Project Designation

    Capstone Project

    Primary Advisor

    Judith L. Huacuja

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Art and Design

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Institutional Learning Goals

    Scholarship

    Humans Shifting Connection to Nature Through Art

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