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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
history of art
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Lola Kantor-Kazovsky
Coordinator Office Hours:
Tuesday on appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Lola Kantor-Kazovsky
Course/Module description:
If we ask ourselves what is modernist thinking in art, and when and why it began, the 18th century must be in the centre of this discussion. The idea that modern civilization and modern art have their own value and character and that they deserves appreciation higher than the art of the “ancients” who had been venerated in the Renaissance, originated in this time. The ideas of artistic freedom, evaluation of imagination instead of rules and rationality, as well as the claim that “it is the onlooker who makes the picture” (according to Duchamp’s famous dictum) all originated in the 18th-century thought and in the work of the most important 18th-century artists. These changes had their source in 18th century philosophy and to some extent – physiology that explained the functioning of human brain in a new way. The neoclassical trend seems to contrast these approaches, but when analysed in depth, it has much in common with the “Storm and Stress” movement north from France. We will concentrate on Tiepolo, Goya, Fuseli, Blake and others. We will discuss the role of Kant, Goethe and Schiller in the genesis of the early German Romanticism and analyse the beginning of the Romantic movement.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
In the end of the course the students will receive the philosophical and factual basis for the analysis of the movements in modern art from the angle of their origins
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Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
The list of topics will appear in the Moodle website of the course.
Required Reading:
The required reading for each lesson will appear in the Moodle website of the course
Additional Reading Material:
Harrison, C., Wood, P. and Gaiger J., eds. Art in theory 1648-1815 : an anthology of changing ideas. Oxford, 2001
Eitner, L., ed., Neoclassicism and romanticism, 1750-1850 : sources and documents. New Jersey, 1970
Barasch, M., Modern theories of art. 2 vols., New York, 1990-1998
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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