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I agree that art and cultures should be respected. There's definitely a line when it comes to other cultures that aren't that of your own that must be respected in every aspect, art included. So I think it's so important to do your homework and maybe get the perspective of someone who actually is from that culture and can see more in your work than you might be able to.

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I think this is something very much relatable to Alaska since the Alaskan Art is 75% of the art we see on a daily basis. As Alaskans we are exposed to the culture everywhere. And it's important for Alaskan NAtives to carry on their art and their history in this way of self and culture expression. And Art doesn't have to necessarily have some huge backstory to be important either. I think a lot of Alaskans don't necessarily understand or know the culture behind the Alaskan Native community but the art is everywhere and we all still very much appreciate it.

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Culture can provide connections to social value, history, beliefs, religions and customs. It is also help people to identify each other and find a common grounds. Cultural heritage can provide a sense of unity and belonging within a group and allows us to better understand previous generations and the history of where we came from. Art existed just as long as human history, we can learn people, social value, history, and traditions through art work

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In response to JA about learning about our history through art. I agree, this is something that nothing else can really accomplish in the same way. However even it has limits. We have a tendency to filter those artifacts and artworks through a modern lens. What is acceptable now? What was acceptable then? Not only that, but the saying 'History is Written by the Winners'.
What happens to the art that is destroyed when places are conquered?

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..the art was made (sorry, I'm doing these on my iPad and I can figure out how to add to my previous posta

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..this sort of time travel we also have to know the context in which

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In response to DM, I totally agree that art in all forms is like a form of time travel, and I also think that in order to understand

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I believe that when it comes to culture and history, art students should realize that there are many different cultures and ways of viewing history that are different from our own. Each artist creating work is bringing in their own unique cultural perspective, and through this the arts preserve cultures and history, even if they don't do so intentionally.

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LT I agree that our perspective of history can be skewed and I think it's because the only way we can experience a history outside of our lifeime is through the perspective of someone else who was there. The use of art to communicate this can skew it more or it can provide us with details that  the artist may not even realize are being conveyed.

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AN, Time capsule is a great way to look at it because it is. Each peace of art holds so much information and history in it about what things were like, and how things were done at that place and time.

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We should remember that there are many unique cultures and subcultures and each one has its own unique history of how it has evolved into what it has currently become. Art connects people to their culture in different ways, often it can connect people historically to the time in which the art was created

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LT, this is definitely something to keep in mind!  Think about how different some of history would be if we had things written by the losers!  The different perspective could be interesting.  Would it change a lot, or only a little? Who really knows...

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Art is a time capsule.  Each piece is a glimpse at how life was at the time, or how certain ideas were favored more than others at a certain time.
By creating and observing, we are already keeping culture and history alive.

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@BE: I like how you mentioned change. Some may think change is not a good thing because they prefer the traditional. I think change is good, because it is proof that that culture is surviving and evolving. I think that change is also responsible for building new cultures and this is where the connection happens. Great post!

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In art history, we learned that a lot of our knowledge about the past was learned by examining found ancient ARTifacts and artworks. We try our best to preserve them and study them. The historical art works serve as our references. Thanks to the arts, we can tell whether a certain pattern is Chinese or Egyptian or Norse. Thanks to the arts, we can experience different cultural lifestyles

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Art can been seen as souvenirs from different events and time periods. Students should remember that cultures, and history are as sensitive of subjects as religions.  It is important to show respectful cultural art especially if it not your own culture.  Sensational and obscene art that disrespects someone's culture for sake of exposure should be looked upon as a negative thing.  I understand Art for Art's Sake, but I think the concept of respect has been forgotten about. No, I am not walking down a sidewalk with a cane yelling at the kids on the skateboard. But culturally, respecting your elders has been passed down from generation to generation. I think technology has a lot to do with the lack of respect in today's society.  No one talks to one another.  Everywhere you go someone has the cell phone clicking away.

I think artist in the graphic design field can have a huge impact on culture and history.  By using the technology that keeps everyone's attention and mixing in bits and pieces of different cultures and history it would keep those things relevant in today's world.

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LT,
I like your point about who is actually depicting the history, the winners. It would be interesting to hear the loser's version, which would of course be the winner's version

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LT,
Responding to your response to DH. I think if someone really wants to know about the culture the information is out there and they will have to sift through what is reality and what is portrayed as reality to find the truth. People sometimes see what they want to see, not what is actually there.

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DB,
In regards to your opening line, I know you are not saying that artists do not document events, but you seem to be giving the historians more credit with this. photography events are documented all the time.  I think the value or meaning that is given to the photograph is assigned by the audience.

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In response to DM, I love that you bring the "literature is like a form of time travel". It truly is and I really enjoy reading whether it be fiction or non-fiction, the fact that someone felt the need to document these ideas and such is truly something.

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Personally I feel that students should respect culture in how they approach it if they are trying to replicate or show influence of cultures.  Treating a culture that isn't yours shows me how you want others to treat your own culture, history, and artwork.  Art keeps culture and history alive since art, in any form, show cases their background and stories.  They use any form of art they see fit, such as dance, painting, writing, storytelling, music, sculpture, and so on.  It's their way of expression as well as passing down their heritage to their next generation.

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DH, while I agree with this in general I feel that many culture's artwork and origins have been overlooked. Thus resulting in a lack of general knowledge. I feel the truth of it is that we know nothing of history or other cultures; let alone our own.

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Something to remember about Culture and History is that they are very subjective. Rarely do you ever see history books written by the losers in a battle, all history is written by conquerors, and thus is skewed to make them seem like the 'good guys'. Some art amplifies this notion, while others portray generalizations of events and people. I believe that first hand art helps promote the awareness and understanding of various historical eras and cultures.

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Yes, TM I agree. Art connects us to our culture and roots. Its a reminder of our  past and present.

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Art is like an artifact from a time period. Art preserves and represents culture, people and events.

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In response to TM, I strongly agree with what you are saying. I am from Cusco Peru but sometimes I feel like I have no real ties back to it. Most recently I have acknowledged and have read about my ancestors and who I am as a person. Most of all though I look at the art and listen to the music because for whatever reason that's what draws me closer to feeling a connection back to who I am and my people.

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Culture is a way of life and is usually rooted deep within each of us. History can help us reconnect with culture by showing us who we were and who we choose to be today.
Art is a form that many people can use to help express them selves. Art can show us how they live and maybe what type of environment they lived in.

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DB, that first sentence! What an impact! Art and a sense of community are both important to culture and keeping it alive for generations.

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Art is a creative weight document information about whats going on with a person or a group of people at a certain time. Each culture has its own style of art and with in that each person has there own style to add  so not only can you learn about a culture from some ones art but you can learn about that person also. As times change so dose the style of art as it is past down throughout generations.

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I don't remember if it was in the show Cosmos or the book by the same name that Carl Sagan mentioned how literature is like a form of time travel. Thoughts and ideas from one person in the past can influence and affect the future. I don't imagine this is limited to literature, though. Different forms of art do the same thing.

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The arts in history reflect current states of mind regarding personal and world events from the past, present, and the wonder of future events. This reflection is why I believe it is an important aspect of culture.

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A bit like a thread connecting past present and future.

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Often that's all we know about them. When we look at a Venus figurine, we're looking at something we can't understand, created by someone we'll never know, for a purpose we can't even explain.

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Historians document events; artists document meaning. When a culture loses its understanding of meaning, it ceases to be a culture and becomes mere existence. Art is vital for providing a sense of purpose and richness in the world, for giving people an identity.

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Culture runs deeply within all of us and history helps us connect to our ancestors. Arts provide a way to document and express ourselves for future generations and connects us to the past.

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What we know about past cultures we know through interacting with their art forms.