How Artwork affects culture, Technology and West Coast First Nations Art, Appropriation of Dot painting by non indigenous Australians

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
Sociology
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1SOCIOLOGY
Assignment 1
How Artwork affects culture
The art has the potential to influence society by instilling values, changing opinions and
translating experiences across space as well as time. Aboriginal artwork is of great value to the
western society. The image choices of an artist tell about his or her view of the society as well as
his or her values. The economic decision of the society affects artwork to a great extent. The
more it is favoured by the society, the more financial advantage will be gained by the artists.
How Technology has influenced West Coast First Nations Art
Technology along with the availability of the material has the potential to positively affect the
development as well as growth of the western coast first nation’s art. After the 1800’s technology
brought from European settlers allowed artists to create larger Totem pole carvings. Technology
helps the tribes to make attractive commodities like totem poles, printmaking, painting, jewellery
that in turn helped them to flourish.
Appropriation of Dot painting by non indigenous Australians
The dot paintings are noticed by foreigners and trade is developed giving the dot paintings
value.thi in turn enhances the business of the indigenous artists and causes flourishment of their
culture and financial condition.
How Art help culture
The artwork of a certain culture reflects its traditional beliefs. Several times an image
development strategy becomes so popular for those outside the immediate culture that this way

2SOCIOLOGY
of creating images bleeds over to other groups and it becomes married to the greater cultural
group or region regardless of that traditional use of culture that image development strategy.
Assignment 2
My environment: Indoors, work place, grey and white.
Mood of my environment: neutral, calm
Common objects around environment: cell phone, computer, papers)
Objects, symbols and colours that reflects my culture: brick red, (the colour of maple leaf),
colour of boar bear (brown), white colour
Assignment 4
The colour and the pattern of the final work have added depth to my painting. The colours are
supposed to define as well as differentiate two major cultures. For instance, in image 2, the
pattern that has been selected by me is by keeping in mind the Western Desert Australian
Aboriginal Painting. However, while selecting the colures for the painting, I have selected the
same, keeping in mind my culture and environment. While paining the 3rd image, however, the
colors were selected keeping in mind the color used in Western Desert Australian Aboriginal
Painting. While drawing the fourth image, the pattern used by North West Coast American
Aboriginal Painting was kept in mind. I tried to imitate the patterns they used while designing
human face. However, while drawing the fourth image, I have colored it keeping in mind my
own environment and culture. The fifth image was drawn keeping in mind both the patterns as
well as the colors used by the North western coast American aboriginals.