ARTT 285 History of Modern Art

This course introduces art as a reflection of humanity-our diversity and our creative processes. The History of Modern Art will root the cultural achievements of the 20th Century in their historical settings, showing how the political, social, and economic events of the period influenced artistic creation. This course is a survey of the most important movements in Western Art from the late 19th Century to the early 21st Century. The impact of Modernism on painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media will be covered. The student will learn the major artists and the influence that each art movement has on the next generation of artists. This is an important course for those who want to understand contemporary change to modern art.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of the creative process, by interpreting and
   drawing conclusions about humanistic expression and search for meaning in the works of
   arts from the modern period.
2. 2. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues
   of aesthetics and creativity by analyzing modern works of art from different western culture.
3. 3. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative expression with the
   complexities of the modern works of art, in relation to other aspects of social, historical,
   material, and cultural contexts in which it was produced.
4. 4. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into the analysis of how individual artists
   and their creative work during the modern period reflected and foreshadowed a changing
   society.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of the creative process, by interpreting and
   drawing conclusions about humanistic expression and search for meaning in the works of
   arts from the modern period.
2. 2. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues
   of aesthetics and creativity by analyzing modern works of art from different western culture.
3. 3. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative expression with the
   complexities of the modern works of art, in relation to other aspects of social, historical,
   material, and cultural contexts in which it was produced.
4. 4. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into the analysis of how individual artists
   and their creative work during the modern period reflected and foreshadowed a changing
   society.