FYSM 178 - Artistic Visions and Imaginary Worlds

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Trinity College

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Cultural discourse has come a long way, from describing various artistic disciplines - Fine Arts, Theater, Dance, Music - as being enacted in a vacuum without any cross pollination of ideas to recognizing a significant exchange between artists of multiple fields. Forexample, in contemporary artistic media words such as 'remix' and 'mash-up' have entered into the vocabulary of popular culture and are used to describe the comingling of various source materials within a single document. This can be read as analogous to the construction of a city landscape. When we look at the portrait of a city, that portrait is a combination of so many individuals collective vision. Everything is linked (and hyperlinked). The same can be said to be true of contemporary artistic discourse. In fact, much of the best work being produced today seems to fall between media. This class will examine historic and contemporary examples of interdisciplinary artistic practice as models for the creation of imaginary cities and real world environments. In addition we will explore the question: how do interdisciplinary artistic movements situate themselves within the varied discourses of philosophy, art, architecture, and science Some of the media sites we will examine include live television, reality broadcasting like MTV's the Real World, presidential debates, audio-tours, 'YouTube', and other live internet happenings. In addition we will examine those sites which can't be found on the internet - museum spaces, literary worlds, live performance events, and the ephemeral spaces of our dreams as alternate sites from where new art and urban spaces might emerge. Our readings will draw on the work of such artists and authors as Andy Warhol, Hunter S. Thompson, John Cage, Gertrude Stein, John Waters and others who have posited imaginary artistic visions of 'real world' en 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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www.Trincoll.edu

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(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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