Art Appreciation 2024
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.
Semester 1 – 2024 – The Impressionists
Topics:
Date | Artist |
12-Mar-24 | Toulose Letrec |
+ Thomas Gainsborough painting Explained | |
+ Caravaggio’s Taking of Christ Great Art Explained | |
19-Mar-24 | Paul Cezanne |
+The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck Great Art Explained | |
+Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night Great Art Explained | |
26-Mar-24 | Renoir |
+Gustav Klimt and The Nazi Aesthetic Great Art Cities Vienna | |
+The Scream Great Art Explained. | |
2-Apr-24 | Monet |
+Frida Kahlo’s ‘The Two Fridas’ Great Art Explained | |
+Picasso’s Guernica Great Art Explained. | |
9-Apr-24 | Manet |
+Georgia O’Keeffe Great Art Explained | |
+The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault Great Art Explained | |
16-Apr-24 | Pissarro |
+Great Art Cities Explained Paris | |
+Mona Lisa Great Art Explained | |
23-Apr-24 | Degas |
+Great Art Cities Explained London | |
+Nighthawks by Edward Hopper Great Art Explained | |
30-Apr-24 | Bonnard |
+His First (And Best) Realist Painting | |
+Three Michelangelos in Florence Great Art Cities.mp4 | |
7-May-24 | Gauguin |
14-May-24 | Mattise |
+René Magritte Great Art Explained | |
+The Failure of Surrealism | |
21-May-24 | Mary Cassatt |
+Berthe Morisot French Impressionism Paintings History Artist | |
+The Politics of Pointillism | |
28-May-24 | Van Gogh |
+ Yayoi Kusama Great art Explained | |
+ Jean-Michel Basquiat’ Great Art Explained |