Latest Artistic Trends (20062)
Degree/study: Degree in Humanities
Year: 3rd-4th
Term:1st. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 11 am
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication: 120 hours
Teaching language or languages: Spanish
Teaching Staff: Lidia Merás
Office: 20.279
Email: [email protected]
1. Presentation of the subject
The aim of the subject is to help students to approach artistic manifestations from the eighties onwards. The subject will focus on different tendencies, aesthetic conceptions and topics, paying special attention to paintings. It will also give importance to their historical, cultural and social context with the purpose of arousing student's interest in current works of art and increasing their analytical mind when appreciating different artistic creations.
2. Competences to be attained
•- Acquiring the basic knowledge about art history after 1980.
•- Understanding basic terms and concepts related to the subject
•- Having an analytical mind when examining works of art
3. Contents
A. Historical Itinerary
1. Introduction.
2. Post-Modernity in Europe (1980-1985).
German Neo-Expressionism. Italian Transavantgarde. Art after Franco.
3. Post-Modernity in the USA(1980-1985).
Appropriation, Neo-Expresionism. Graffitti.
4. USA - Europe (1985-1990).
North-American Simulationists. European 'neos': Neo-Geo, Neo-Baroque, Neo-Conceptual.
5. The diversity of discourses (1985-).
Activist Art. Body rhethorics. Exploring sexual difference. Multiculturalism.
B. Thematic itinerary
- Losing the pedestal
- Body and Nature
- The new city
- The photography boom
- Using new technologies: video and Net Art
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.
4. Assessment
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5. Bibliography and teaching resources
5.1. Basic bibliography
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5.2. Complementary bibliography
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5.3. Teaching resources
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6. Metodology
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7. Planning of activities
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