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                                                                                          Māori art  Maori art consists of four forms that are created for symbolic or practical purposes. These four forms of art consist of carving, tattooing, weaving and painting. When the Europeans came, the art culture changed from spiritual to protest to show who the Maoris really are. They wanted to fight for their identities and beliefs. The main colors used to create these pieces of art were mainly red, black, and white. All of these were created from New Zealand.  This painting is called Hinetitama created by Robyn Kahukiwa. This piece was created in 1980. This painting depicts Hinetitama, the first daughter of Tane and Hine-ahu-one. Hinetitama is the Goddess of Death. This painting shows her changing from a human to a Goddess. I picked this painting above because it caught my eye with the bright colors. The line work was also an attention grabber as well. Lines in Maori culture can represent ma

  Diversity is important in Post Modern Art  Post modern art era is a very unique style compared to all of the other eras. Postmodern art does not follow the modern style approach. It does not follow the traditional ways. The artists that create post modern art want the viewer to acknowledge the traditional meaning of an object that's being created, but they also want to show that it might not actually represent that meaning. They want to show that not everything is related to its traditional meaning. They want the viewers to look at their art with a different perspective. They want the viewers to look at it with a deconstructing notion. Post modern is a style that wants to change the way you think about culture philosophy, and art. Post modern art also uses a vast variety of material that would be unheard of in the different art eras. Diversity in art is such an important thing to have. It allows for the artist to be fully creative when creating a piece of art. Whether it is from

     During WWI, art was not the same as it was in the other Eras. Art depicted during WWI was more on the Realism, Surrealism and Expressionism style of art. This focused on nightmarish events that have happened. Art during this time showed all of the propaganda of the war. It showed the harsh realities of warfare such as death. When the war first started, artists jumped right into action. Artists took this as an opportunity to showcase what is going on. They were able to show their experiences of the war through their art. Artists can capture different perspectives of the war that cameras can not.  This painting above is called Gassed, created by John Singer Sargent. This oil painting was created in 1919 in London and it captured a terrible moment during the war. In this painting, it shows the men that have been affected by the mustard gas. These men were in a checkpoint for evacuations, temporarily blinded and terrified. This piece showcases a lot of different perspectives of the