Study day: Modern art and colour – from post-impressionism to fauvism
- Course Code: VB998
- Dates: 16/11/24 - 16/11/24
- Time: 11:00 - 17:00
- Taught: Sat, Daytime
- Duration: 1 session
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Rachel Sanders
Course Code: VB998
Duration: 1 session
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What is the course about?
This one-day course will examine the interest in colour theory that emerged in late Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist paintings by Monet and Seurat, the composition experiments of Cézanne, and the expressive form of Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Bernard, and analyse its impact on Fauvism, looking at the work of Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck.
What will we cover?
• The colour theory and experimentation of late Impressionism and post-Impressionism
• The experimental form of the post-Impressionists and Symbolists
• The development of the Fauve movement and the pre-WW1 painting of Matisse.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
· Explain aspects of the colour theory that interested the Impressionists & post-Impressionists.
· Discuss the ways in which form and composition transformed in late nineteenth-century paintings.
· Identify the influence of the post-Impressionist movements on Fauvism.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for all levels.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught with slide presentations and group discussions.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You might wish to bring a notebook. You might wish to buy some of the books on any reading list given out in class.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Study day: Manet and the revolutionaries of realism
Study day: Rothko, Pollock and Abstract Expressionism
Study day: Impressionism - radical style.
Dr Rachel Sanders received her MA and PhD in History of Art from University College, London. She has taught at a number of institutions and currently lectures on the history of art and design at City Lit and Oxford Brookes University. Her research interest is early twentieth-century American political paintings and cartoons. She has published a number of articles on her research specialism and is currently writing a book on New Masses magazine.
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