Introduction to Contemporary Art 1

University of Trnava

Department: Department of Art EducationLocal Code: XVUB030
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Course Details

ECTS Credits:4
Language of Instruction:English
Mode of Delivery:In-person
Study Programme:Master, Bachelor
Type of Course:Lecture
Min Participants:15

Term Information

Semester:Autumn/Winter

Course Content

Introduction to the course - art, communication, interpretation, and meaning-making. The nonlinearity of art history, form and content Art and Shock - working clichés, art as a reflection of society Readymade, appropriation and deskilling in art Contemporary Art Terminology (Part 1) Contemporary Art Terminology (Part 2) Collage as a cultural strategy The origins of the avant-garde, depicting and non-depicting art, the foundations of abstract art Grid and monochrome - spiritual and rational principles in creation, postmodern and contemporary abstraction How Conceptualism Changed the Art World Painting and photography - the entry of technical images into painting/pop art, hyperrealism and the influence of post-photography The Postmodern Paradigm - Neo-Expressionism, Neo-Conceptualism and Star Wars

Learning Outcomes

LOs1 Terminologically name the works, tendencies, and art forms of the second half of the twentieth century, the understanding of which determines quality gallery pedagogy and art pedagogy LOs 2 Understand the parallel, non-linear, functioning of artistic tendencies in the practice of the art educator LO3 Use and apply basic twentieth-century art terminology that the student will use in the profession of gallery educator LOs4 Demonstrate an understanding of the emergence of contemporary tendencies in specific works of art LOs5 Interpret and explain the contemporary art exhibitions visited in relation to current themes and visuals, essential for communicating art LOs6 Interpret and summarize the essence of the work of selected personalities of the art of the second half of the twentieth-century

Literature and Course Materials

FOSTER, H. et al. 2007. Umění po roce 1900. Praha : Slovart. GERŽOVÁ, J. a KOL. 1999. Slovník svetového a slovenského umenia 2. polovice 20. storočia. Bratislava : Kruh súčasného umenia PROFIL. SEDLÁŘ, J.2015. Ismy. Umění 20. století. Brno : Meridian World Press HARRIS, J. 2006. Art History/The Key Concepts. London and New York : Routledge HICKS, E. 2014. Pruvodce světem současného umění. Praha : Kniha Zlín LUCIE – SMITH. E. 1996. Artoday. Současné výtvarné umění. Praha : Slovart PIJOAN, J. 1985 – 2002. Dejiny umenia XII. Bratislava : Tatran. WILSON, M. 2017. Jak číst současné umění. Praha : Kniha Zlín https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms www.artalk.cz Magazines: Profil súčasného výtvarného umenia, Flash Art

Contact

Assigned Contact: roman.gajdos@truni.sk

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