Reconsidering the Hindu god
Chapter 1, Assignment 2
Artist have assumed various roles in society over the history of mankind. As the textbook puts it, this list answers the question. “What Do Artists Do? (see text, page 7)
Tip: The descriptive essay you are to write for this assignment will take into account how viewers are thought to have understood Shiva in the tenth century and how viewers today might interpret the Shiva figure. You must include discussion of two items from the list below in your discussion.
Summarized below are ways of thinking about art when a creative work was first made, and that with similar recreative consideration today leads to appreciating art.
Notably, artists design and ornament special places for some human purpose.
Secondly, artists create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects.
Another contribution of artists is to record and commemorate events, support grand narratives, or to give voice to alternative explanations and narratives,
Artists convey in tangible form what is unknown in a physical form–for example, beliefs and powerful human emotions.
Artists create a physical form for feelings and ideas important personally and thought to be universally shared.
Artists refresh society’s vision and help participants to view the world in new ways.
