On this course you will be introduced to the history of western art by artist and art lecturer, Nick Pearson and appreciate the themes, influences and historical events as well as the individual artists that have shaped what we know as art history.. Starting from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance and passing through the 17th and 18th centuries. The first semester will take us up to the early modernist movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries ( eg. Impressionism, Post Impressionism , Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction). The second semester will begin with Dada and Surrealism and move through the various major movements of the 20th century, ending in the art of our own period and with detailed profile lectures on selected traditions and individual artists. This course will complement others in the School of Ideas portfolio, including Philosophy and Literature. Semester 1. 1. Course intro + 1.The Middle Ages and International Gothic 2. Early Renaissance in Florence and Beyond 3. Mid-High Renaissance in Rome and the Colore of Venice 4. The High Renaissance Masters: Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael 5. The Northern Renaissance/Mannerism in Italy, France and Spain 6. Baroque Art and the 17th Century 7. Rococo Neo-Classicism and other 18th Century Painting 8. The 19th Century - 1: Romanticism to the 'Literary Realism' of the Pre-Raphaelites Brotherhood 9. The 19th Century - 2: French Realism to Post-Impressionism 10. The 20th Century: Expressionism and Cubism 11. Into Abstraction: Kandinsky, Malaevich, Mondrian and others Semester 2. 1. Dada and Surrealism 2. American Abstract Expressionism - 1: 'Action Painting' Pollock, De Kooning, Klein 3. American Abstract Expressionism - 2: 'Colour Field Painting' Rothko, Newman, Still 4. Art of the Sixties: Hamilton, Paolozzi, Warhol, Lichtenstein , etc 5. The 1970s - New Forms: Performance, Body Art, Feminist Art Land Art, etc 6. The 1980s - A New Spirit in Painting: Schna
Name: Themes in Art History Qualification title: Non regulated provision, Level 1, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design Qualification type: Assessment Assessment information not yet available Awarding Generic award - no awarding body Created 20160519 13:58:54 Updated 20160519 13:58:54
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Richmond Adult Community College
Further Education
info@racc.ac.uk
020 8891 5907
http://www.racc.ac.uk
Parkshot Town: Richmond County:Surrey
Title: Non regulated provision, Level 1, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design Qualification: Non regulated provision, Level 1, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design Classification: Arts, Media and Publishing