Observes that Western traditions of artistic realism create problems in school art programs, as students tend to equate realism with quality. Argues that the use of sculpture from other cultures or from contemporary Western artists who do not employ the realist idiom can help move students away from this bias. (DSK)

Discusses a type of visual art called grotesque art and includes four different examples of grotesque art: (1) the painting "Head of Medusa" by Peter Paul Rubens; (2) Rangda, the widow witch from Bali (Indonesia); (3) totem poles; and (4) grotesque sculptures from the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Paris, France). (CMK)