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2229-002 Ground Breaking Artists, Part II
Part I is not a pre-requisite for this course in which we meet eight great "ground-breaking" artists of the Western world: from the Northern Renaissance, Hieronymus Bosch, Bruegel and Albrecht Durer; from the Northern Baroque, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Chardin; from the Neo-Classical, Jean-Dominique Ingres and the satirical British rebel, William Hogarth. Revel in the loves, hates, foibles, and artistic struggles of these painters. Through slide-illustrated discussions, explore not only the artistic challenges of their times, but also the political and cultural contexts within which they worked. These trailblazers understood and constructed the world around them in revolutionary ways.      
06 Oct 2010 - 24 Nov 2010       
     
2042 - 003 Works of Genius in Focus
Pivotal works from the history of Western art are discussed in detail. We will place them historically and artistically, explaining who influenced their creators and whom they influenced in turn. Our discussion will treat the pieces technically, symbolically, culturally and psychoanalytically. Amongst the eight works to be discussed will be Holbien's The French Ambassadors, Velázquez' Las Meninas, Goya's The 3rd of May, 1808 and Picasso's Guernica. This series has been chosen for its politically interesting subject matter that foreshadows so many issues today. In all eight paintings we will discuss fascinating contemporary research.   
19 Jan 2011 - 09 Mar 2011      
     
2062 - 003 Picasso and Way Beyond: Art of the 20th Century
After a close look at Picasso and Matisse we will go on to discuss Surrealism, the New York Schools, the European Schools and the British Schools, including Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud and David  Hockney. We will discuss the rise of women painters, the Harlem Renaissance and much more. This will be an eye-opening series of discussions.   
20 Jan 2011 - 10 Mar 2011      
     
2182 - 003 Romanticism
The art of Romanticism has little to do with our conventional ideas of romance. Rather, Romanticism is the naked soul of the artist, exposed. It is the confessional of the seeker with emotions beyond his ability to control. Witness the rise of Romanticism as the Terror of 1793 destroys the sense of order and stoicism expressed by the Neo-Classicists.  Follow Géricault as he visits charnel houses in an attempt to express his horror of government corruption and the slave trade, and Delacroix as he seeks to overcome his shadowy paternity through art. Other artists we will study are: David, Goya, Constable, Millet, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites.
The Rise Of Romanticism: Ingres, David & Gros
The Deaf Man's House: Goya
Art Of The Conscience: Géricault
Bloodless Violence: Delacroix
Landscape & Romanticism: Constable & Millet
The Nightmare Scenario: Fuseli & Blake
Turner, Goethe & The Poets
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
04 May 2011 - 22 Jun 2011      
     
2228 - 002 The Courtly Arts
This course will consider the taste and patronage of some of the most intriguing crowned heads of European history and even the taste of some of their mistresses. We will time-travel in style as we discuss the rags to riches stories of those artists who were fortunate enough to receive the stamp of high approval.
We will discuss art in the courts of the following power brokers: the Dukes of Burgundy and Berry; the Dukes of Mantua; the Medici; Elizabeth I; Louis XIV - the Sun King; Mme de Pompadour; Marie Antoinette; Napoleon and Josephine.    
05 May 2011 - 23 Jun 2011