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A study of the museum and gallery collections in Washington, D.C. Lectures on the collections, new exhibitions, and extensive trips to museums and galleries. Designed for non-art majors and as an elective for studio art majors. No prerequisite.
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Junior Studio Art Seminar introduces studio art majors to advanced independent work. This seminar will include field trips, readings and discussions of contemporary art, art criticism, and the role of historical events and cultural values in the production and reception of art. Each student will produce an independently conceived project in preparation for the Junior Exhibition.
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When Pop Art burst onto the American art scene in the early 1960's, it constituted a profound challenge to prevailing definitions of high culture through its introduction of the imagery and style of mass culture-pin-ups, comic books, advertisements, etc.-into the realm of fine art. In this course we will examine the initial controversy provoked by the movement through an exploration of the work of artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and James Rosenquist, as well as the writings of early critics who attacked-or defended-their work. In order to understand the controversy provoked by the movement, we will also look closely at its historical context. The post-World War II socio-economic boom let to heated debates about the interrelationship of class, taste, and culture; these debates were exacerbated by the emergence of Camp and a youth-oriented mass culture by the mid-1960s. In conclusion we will examine the legacy of Pop: its pioneering of post-modernist themes and artistic practices, as well as its impact on subsequent artistic theory. The class will be taught in a mixed lecture/seminar format: brief lectures will introduce each topic, followed by in-depth discussion of critical readings and works of art.
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Addresses the relationship between art, art history, and contemporary theological, moral, social, and political concerns. Subject for each term will be announced in advance. Course may be repeated with varied content and instructor's permission. Selected topics include Sinners, Saints, Warriors, and Goddesses; and the Art of the Revolution and Protest.
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This course examines the lives and art of two seventeenth-century Italian painters, whose dramatic biographies have often informed, and sometimes overshadowed, the interpretation of their art. Caravaggio and Artemisia are beloved by scholars and the public alike, and have been the subjects of intense study in recent years. Their careers are exemplary of the many social, economic, cultural and psychological obstacles contemporary artists faced, and of the methods by which they overcame these in the pursuit of artistic achievement, livelihood and fame. The following are among the many questions this course will consider: to what extent did the artist¿s personal experience necessarily inform his/her art, and what other historical forces may have conditioned it? How did Artemisia assimilate stylistic innovations first introduced by Caravaggio, and how did she subsequently develop a style of painting that enabled her to compete with male painters? Why have these two artists come to dominate the study of Italian Baroque art and what can they tell us about the nature of artistic culture in this period?
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A focused study of two prominent movements in early twentieth-century Western art. Examines the innovative production of visual and literary artists in all media, including painting, sculpture, film, photography, objects, publications, poems, and novels. Featured artists include: Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Miro, Hannah Hoch, Kurt Schwitters, Picasso, Picabia, Rene Magritte, Alberto Giacometti, Dorothea Tanning, Kay Sage, and Yves Tanguy. Through readings, slide lectures, class discussion, and field trips to local museums, students will investigate the remarkable variety of creative responses to a turbulent and fascinating era in European history.
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From the earliest days of Christianity, certain holy men and women were dubbed saints and their bones, the places where they died, and the stories of their lives were given special status and became the focus of artistic activity. This course will focus on the art and architecture produced in the service of the cult the saints, and will cover not only major architectural monuments and richly decorated reliquaries and manuscripts, but also the smaller, more humble keepsakes made for the pilgrims who visited the shrines. The monuments discussed will be primarily western European, but non-Western saints and pilgrimage activities, particularly Byzantine and Islamic, will receive some attention. In addition to art-historical literature, students will read some medieval texts including saints¿ Lives and first-hand accounts of pilgrimage. No previous coursework in art history is required, but some familiarity with medieval studies will be helpful.
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In this class we will examine and explore not only the history of symbolism and metaphor in art from the past but also what can be interpreted as modern symbolism. As the class progresses students will begin to establish their own symbolic iconography. The ultimate goal is that by establishing a ¿language¿ the individual can express his or her own personal visual narrative with unique individuality. Students enrolled in this course will have a course fee assessed to their student account. Additional information can be found at http://art.cua.edu/courses/courses.cfm.
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In this class you will create literal and figurative self portraits using plaster, cast bronze, and mixed media. We will study how different cultures have used the self-portrait and how different artist over time have represented themselves. No prerequisites. Material fee: $75
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