Course Attributes:
Gen Ed - The Arts, Liberal Arts and Science
Description:
In this course the student studies the major “isms,” individuals, and issues of Modernism and Postmodernism in twentieth century art history. Themes that are central to these movements will be explored in-depth, i.e. the myth of genius/cult of personality, evolution/progress, originality and the avant garde, historical determinism, connoisseurship, collecting, plurality, self-awareness, and the increasing complexity and sophistication of artistry in recent times. The student will explore inventive experiment with materials, issues of “the advertising industry, photography, ilm, television, and Other,” and the signiicance of the advertising industry, photography, ilm, television, and the internet in relation to the development of computer art.