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HISTORY OF ART II

Course Code:

Π-5060

Semester:

5st Semester

Specialization Category:

ΔΟΝΑ

Course Hours:

3

ECTS:

4


Learning outcomes

The Art History II course deals with western art from the middle of the 19th century until today. The course focuses on the modern and postmodern period and the currents that emerged during these periods. Explicit mention is made to the movements of Impressionism, Expressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Fauvism, Constructivism, Futurism, Surrealism, Minimalism as well as to the non-currents of postmodern intertextuality. Particular importance is given to the concept of abstraction in contrast to the figurative approach in the visual arts as well as to conceptual art. Upon completion of the cycle of lectures the student acquires a more detailed knowledge of the aforementioned artistic-visual currents.

 

General Competences

  • Adapting to new situations
  • Decision-making.
  • Working independently. Working in an interdisciplinary environment. Respect for difference and multiculturalism.
  • Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues.
  • Criticism and self-criticism.
  • Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

 

Course Outline

The course focuses on the modern and postmodern period (from the middle of the 19th century until today) and the currents that emerged during these periods. The artistic movements of Impressionism, Expressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Fauvism, Constructivism, Futurism, Surrealism, Minimalism as well as the non-currents of postmodern Intertextuality are presented and commented extensively. Particular emphasis is given to the concept of abstraction in contrast to the figurative approach in the visual arts as well as to conceptual art.

Topics

      1. Impressionism
      2. Post-Impressionism
      3. Expressionism
      4. Symbolism
      5. Cubism
      6. Futurism
      7. Abstract Expressionism
      8. Post-painterly Abstraction
      9. Conceptual Art
      10. Performance Art
      11. Fluxus
      12. Postmodernism
      13. Pop Art
      14. Stuckism
      15. Abstract Art – Figurative Painting

 

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Cottington, David. Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Danto, Arthur C. After the End of Art. Contemporary Art and the Pale of History. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.
  • Haskell, Francis. Η Ιστορία και οι Εικόνες της. Η Τέχνη ως Ερμηνεία του Δυτικού Πολιτισμού. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Νεφέλη, 2012.
  • Hauser, Arnold. Κοινωνική Ιστορία της Τέχνης. Τόμοι I-IV. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Κάλβος, 1990.
  • Janson, W. Η., and Janson F. Anthony.  Ιστορία της Τέχνης. Η Δυτική Παράδοση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Ίων, 2011.
  • Κανιάρη, Ασημίνα. Το Φαινόμενο του Μουσείου και το Γεγονός της Τέχνης. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη, 2015.
  • O’Doherty, Brian. Inside the White Cube. The Ideology of the Gallery Space. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
  • Stallabrass, Julian. Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
  • Wölfflin, Heinrich. Βασικές Έννοιες της Ιστορίας της Τέχνης. Το Πρόβλημα της Εξέλιξης του Στιλ στη Νεότερη Τέχνη. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, 2006.
  • Χαραλαμπίδης, Άλκης. Η Τέχνη του Εικοστού Αιώνα. Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press, 2018.