Friday, July 4, 2008

Surrounded By Beauty

Surrounded By Beauty: Arts of Native America

Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Art website, Surrounded By Beauty. Answer the following questions about at least one artwork that another class has not written about. Post your responses under your class ID.

What region is the artwork from?
Name of the artwork?
What is it made of?
Describe the colors and patterns on the artwork.
Is the art something you would buy and why?

1 comment:

Aaron said...

What region is the artwork from?
The Plains
Name of the artwork?
Lakota Dress
What is it made of?
It is made from animal hides and decorated with glass beads.
Describe the colors and patterns on the artwork.
The main colors are tan and blue. The shapes represent a creation story.
Is the art something you would buy and why?
I would by the Lakota Dress because the artist had a lot of attention to detail and amazing beadwork.