Description : Introduction to the history of modern and contemporary art forms and their interrelation with social-historical and cultural developments.
Outline : The following movements and periods of art are examined:
• Romanticism.
• Realism.
• Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• Symbolism, Art Nouveau
• Fauvism
• Expressionism
• Cubism
• Futurism
• Various forms of abstraction
• Constructivism
• Dada and Surrealism
• Post World War II Art
• Contemporary movements
By the end of this course the students should be able to:
• Understand the status of art in the history of modern and contemporary western culture.
• Appreciate the multiplicity and complexity of art forms.
• Identify the main concepts in modern and contemporary art history.
• Be familiar with the various creative processes involved in art.
• Analyze, situate historically and interpret works of art.
• Creatively apply information and experiences they have had through contact with works of art in teaching activities.