Abstract
A change in cultural values is partly dependent on economic, science and technology developments. This article examines how the local cultural values of Italy (15th–18th), France (19th–20th) and the global world cultural values (20th–21st) centuries have left significant imprints on the transformation of traditional values in the visual arts and architecture. Employing Rokeach’s theory of human values (1972), Schwartz’s theory of basic human values (1992), using qualitative methods and an ethnographic approach, this research references artworks to argue that these three periods in history represent value changes among different social groups. In Italy, where natural philosophy and science clashed with religion, the bourgeois class determined cultural value transformation via educational institutions. In France, economic and political reforms resulted in new social classes, and the dominance of labour and social democracy led to changes in values. In the global local cultures of the 21st century, technologies are playing a vital part in changing local cultures, contributing to the changes in geopolitical alignments and leading to local social collective actions due to migration. In the context of globalisation, this article explains how global cultural values become part of national values and how cultural transmission establishes global cultural values.
Presenters
Kim Thu LeHonourable Research Fellow, School of Design, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Cultural Values, Visual Arts, Architecture, Science, Technologies
