Describe/discuss the object/work of art you liked best and say why you liked it.

Please write a 3 (double-spaced 12 pt font) page summary of your visit using the questions below as your guide. You may exceed the 3 pages, but don’t make it too long.
Questions to address in your paper, using essay form and proper writing:

1. Where did you go?

2. What kinds of non-western art were on display there in general? For example, if you
went to the Museum of Man, you would state that there were exhibits on Ancient Egypt,
the Kumeyaay, and Maya cultures.

3. Select an exhibit for discussion, for example the “Temple, Palace, Mosque” exhibit in
the San Diego Museum of Art, or one of the other Asian rooms in the SDMA. Then you
will focus in on it.

4. How are the works displayed and lit? Glass cases, on walls, touchable objects,
drawers, roped off areas? Etc.

5. How is the gallery or space set up to educate you about what you are seeing? What did
you think of the labeling and presentation? Are they accessible to viewers unfamiliar
with non-western art? Were there informational pamphlets or catalogues to access? If
you go to the Japanese friendship garden describe the house and the gardens, their
function, and how they fit in with Japanese spirituality as far as you can determine it, and
then answer the rest of the questions.

6. What else would you like to have known about the culture(s) whose works you are
examining or about the objects?

8. How do the works on display compare to things we have discussed in class in terms of
themes, styles or types of works of art. For example, are there any correspondences in
terms of depicting holy figures or sacred concepts, or presenting other abstract concepts
(love, power, wealth, appreciation, etc).

7. Describe/discuss the object/work of art you liked best and say why you liked it.