This reflection topic takes as its theme the concept of “demarcating” (specifically, but not exclusively, in the representation of landscapes). You may ask: How are geographic (and ideological) boundaries made visual?
What are the conventions of landscape painting that communicate civic values?
What role do artworks play in legitimating concepts of belonging?
What is the future of this form of visualization? How are images used to imagine new worlds?
Find a current example (in the art world, media, news, etc.) that corresponds to the topic of demarcating.
specific connections to the historical material covered in class and/or the readings.
What are the conventions of landscape painting that communicate civic values?
