Anthropology of art edited

1Jaskaran BrarStudent Number: 300300970ANTH-230-D11-Anthropology of Art-31306.202030Prof- Dr. Flannery SuretteSummary 7 (Week 10)Seeing Indigenous Australian Art by Howard Morphy brings out the distinction betweenEuropean and Yolngu art. Yolngu is an indigenous community in the northeast Arnhem landnorth of Australia. European art focuses on the illusionist representation of visual objects,whereas the Yolngu use art to represent the landscape and often trace back their origin. For along time, European artists have sought to draw something as close as possible to represent thereal thing that they have ignored the numerous art styles existent globally. This problem hasinspired many European artists to review their painting styles and adopt a new way through thestudy of aboriginal communities in various parts of the world. Erst Gombrich provides aninstance of how Europeans view their artists through the lens of trial and error that continues toadvance as they aspire to represent the world in a more accurate manner (Morphy 2008). TheEuropean style of envisioning the world had hindered many from perceiving it through a diverselens for what it is indeed. The impressionists were the prototype of these ideas of viewing theworld through different perspectives that would shape their conclusions. The Yolngu are uniquein their perspective as they aim to represent the unseen forces found in nature instead of sorelydepending on what they see to create art. This communi … Purchase document to see full attachment