Part Time Art Appreciation Art in 20th Century Europe and America

Art Appreciation : Art in 20th Century Europe & America

Level: All Levels

Course content:
3 courses offered this academic year, which, taken together, survey major developments in painting and sculpture (and additionally architecture in part 2.) in Europe and America in the 20th century
1st Term will look at two of the first major art movements of the century, Fauvism and Cubism, while studying the entire careers of their respective founders, Picasso and Matisse. The rise of Expressionism and its origins will be a second component of the course. We will then turn to the competing schools of Realism and Modernism in America (including Edward Hopper) and finally to the birth of modern sculpture in the work of Brancusi. At the end of the course students should be able to:
- Identify those features, formal and philosophical, which differentiate the art of the early 20th century from what had gone before.
- Discuss the art and ideas of the time in the light of wider social, political and cultural issues.
2nd Term looks at art's engagement with the modern world of technology and ideology across media and across European national boundaries ( Futurism, Russian Constructivism,Mondrian and de Stijl,Bauhaus etc.), the re-emergence of fantasy with Surrealism and the beginnings of British Modernism in the Bloomsbury Group and Sickert and the Camden Town Group. At the end of the course students should be able to:
- Identify the key ideas that drive radical modernist groups committed to changing the social and political order.
- Assess the significance of Freud's theories for the Surrealists.
- Describe the impact of continental ideas upon the nascent modern British art scene.

Course Structure:
Sessions will be lecture-based, using PowerPoint. Learners will be encouraged to participate in class discussion.

Course resources:
Powerpoint presentation. All students have access to our fully equipped state of the art learning centre. This included free internet access.

Assessment:
Tutor Feedback and Self Assessment.

Next step:
Further Art Appreciation courses next academic year.

How to apply:
Enrol in person, by telephone or by post

Fees Info
When information is available you will notice 2 different fees stated for this course. The fee you pay is dependent on your status:
Fee 1: Standard fee;
Fee 2: Aged 60+ years fee
Students in receipt of an income-based benefit pay £20 per course per term.
You will need to bring proof of age and any benefits when you enrol.
You DO NOT have to pay a college registration fee for these courses, but you may have to pay for additional course materials.Materials costs:
The tutor will advise you about any materials costs.

When and Where

• 
  Day:
  TuesdayTime:
  14:00 - 16:00This course is:
  Part time day
  
  Length: 11 weeks
  
  Start Date: 05 January 2010
  
  Campus: Roehampton Centre
  
  Course Code: WVAAA/RD9BB
  
  Tuition Fees: £80Tuition Fees 60+:
  £56
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  WednesdayTime:
  13:30 - 15:30This course is:
  Part time day
  
  Length: 11 weeks
  
  Start Date: 06 January 2010
  
  Campus: Roehampton Centre
  
  Course Code: WVAAA/RD9BD
  
  Tuition Fees: £80Tuition Fees 60+:
  £56
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  TuesdayTime:
  14:00 - 16:00This course is:
  Part time day
  
  Length: 11 weeks
  
  Start Date: 20 April 2010
  
  Campus: Roehampton Centre
  
  Course Code: WVAAA/RD9CB
  
  Tuition Fees: £80Tuition Fees 60+:
  £56
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  WednesdayTime:
  13:30 - 15:30This course is:
  Part time day
  
  Length: 11 weeks
  
  Start Date: 21 April 2010
  
  Campus: Roehampton Centre
  
  Course Code: WVAAA/RD9CD
  
  Tuition Fees: £80Tuition Fees 60+:
  £56
  How to apply