Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art

Studio Assignments

Final Paper

Art as a Political Statement

Course Description

This course is a history of art from neoclassicism to contemporary art. Concepts, artists, works and styles of the periods will be studied through the use of a textbook, slides, videos and projects.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. demonstrate a clear understanding of social, individual and period styles from the Neoclassical through Contemporary art.
2. Apply art history concepts and styles to appropriate studio exercises.
3. Utilize art history concepts in future courses within specific curricula.

Periods Studied

• The Neoclassical
• Romanticism
• The Arrival of Photography and Realism
• Impressionism
• Post Impressionism and Symbolism
• Art Nouveau and Modern Architecture
• 20th Century Expressionism and Fauvism
• Abstraction and Cubism
• World War 1: Dada and Surrealism
• 20th Century Architecture and Sculpture
• Art as a Political Statement, World War 2, and Abstract Expressionism
• Modernism to Postmodernism

Software Utilized

• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Word

Credit: www.aionline.edu/programs/online_degree_coursecatalog/course_info_1.asp?course_code=ART1030