Art Appreciation 2025

Course Coordinator Alan Roberts

 

Margaret Christie Studio

This new Art Appreciation class will explore the world of art, primarily through documentary and film in a dynamic and engaging way. These documentaries will provide valuable insights into the lives of artists, the historical and cultural context of artworks, and the evolution of art movements.

During semester one we will focus on Impressionist Artists with further art movements included at a later stage. There will be ample opportunity to debate and discuss the artist and their art. In addition to a major artist being portrayed, two additional short films will be shown in the second half of the class which will focus on a particular art subject, for example a painting, sculpture or an artist community. These short films will contrast with the main subject of the lesson to provide a broader exposure to the world of art.

It is also hoped that local artists will join us to discuss their art and provide an insight into their motivations, inspirations and technique’s.

Topics:

The Renaissance
   
Date Subject
   
25-Mar-25 Giotta and The Early Italian Renaissance
  + Great Art Explained – Man Ray
  + Tamara de Lempicka- The Trailblazing Female Artist of Art Deco
1-Apr-25 Florence – Aesthetics & Politics, 1420-1450
  + Great Art Explained_ Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
  + Great STOLEN Art Explained; Egon Schiele
8-Apr-25 Van Eyck and the North, 1420-1450
  + Henry Fuseli- The Painter of Nightmares
  + William Blake- The Ancient of Days
15-Apr-25 Renaissance Portraits – Florence meets Flanders
  + What is Art- Marcel Duchamp
  + The Pioneering Spirit of Amrita Sher-Gil- India’s Great Modernist
22-Apr-25 European Artists in Dialogue, 1450-1500
  + Seasons by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
  + Bohemian Harbour- Artists of Lavender Bay
29-Apr-25 The Renaissance in Venice
  + Eugène Delacroix – Les Grands Maîtres de la Peinture
6-May-25 Dawn of the High Renaissance, 1475-1520
  +Jean Léon Gérôme- The Life and Works of a Pioneering Artist
13-May-25 The High Renaissance
  + Spiral Jetty – Great Art Explained
  + Marc Chagall the Painter of Love and Light
20-May-25 Picturing the Reformation, 1500-1550
  +François Boucher-The Master of Rococo
27-May-25 Bosch to Bruegel-Visions of Nature, 1500-1570
  +Jean-François Millet
2-June-25 Mannerism
  + Artist Stanley Spencer the Eccentric English Genius 
  + The Story of Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)
10-June-25 Titian and Others – The Tastes of the European Elite
  + Carl Larsson – Iconic Paintings That Capture Scandinavian Beauty
  + Explore the Magic of L.S. Lowry
  17-June-25 Birth of the Baroque, 1570-1600
  + Louis Valtat- A Journey Through Vibrant Fauvist Masterpieces
  + Ilya Repin- Master painter of the Epoch Paintings
  24-June-25 Caravaggio – Master of Light and Shadow