The Relationship Between Art and Ideas

This course comprises 6 Sessions: 1. Art of the Sublime – we will examine how notions of the sublime have been reflected in art made from the 19thc through to contemporary art. 2. Art of the Uncanny and Abject – we will see how these key psychological ideas are reflected in wide range of art works. 3. Existentialism and Post WWII Art– we will see how existentialist ideas are embodied in art made from 1945-1960 in Europe and the USA. 4. Revolutionary Art - Cobra and Situationism – we will look at the work of artists groups who had revolutionary aims. 5. Art and Feminism – we look at different waves of feminist thinking and how these ideas have fed into art making from 1940 to the present. 6. Art and Postmodernism– we will explore what postmodernism might mean, focussing on the ideas of Jean-Francois Lyotard and a wide range of examples of postmodern art making.