Undergraduate Course: Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000 (HIAR10035)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The central purpose of this course will be to examine the complex and shifting relationship between the work of the major post-war Scottish artists (Eduardo Paolozzi, Boyle Family, Hamilton Finlay, Alison Watt, Douglas Gordon, etc.) and the wider developments of modern and postmodern art. The structure of the course will be broadly chronological. It will examine the development of the post-war Scottish and international art scenes, concentrating on the dominant characteristics and themes in the art of this period. This will require the students to focus their critical attention on how Scottish artists have responded and contributed to such aspects of modern and contemporary art as - realism, expressionism, abstraction, constructivism, conceptionalism, feminism, etc. These topics will not only be examined in terms of their stylistic features, but also within the context of socio-historical study and visual critical theory. The course is designed so that lectures, seminars and essay topics complement one another. Some of the seminars will take place outside the University, in locations such as the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. A special site visit will also be arranged to Little Sparta, the garden of In Hamilton Finlay. |
| Course description |
Not entered
|
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have completed at least 3 History of Art courses at grade B or above, and we will only consider University/College level courses. **Please note that 3rd year History of Art courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces. These enrolments are managed strictly by the Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and critical understanding of the historical and artistic development of modern and contemporary Scottish art from 1945 to 2000.
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the broader contextual dimensions of post-war Western art.
- Seek out and study a range of textual commentaries as well as critically examine the visual nature of the art itself.
- Acquire a secure understanding of the critical theoretical writing on modern and contemporary art which has been produced during the last five decades.
- Discuss in the seminars and write in their essays about difficult and demanding art historical and theoretical concepts, which need to be mastered for a fuller aesthetic appreciation and critical understanding of the course material.
|
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Patrizio
Tel: (0131 6)51 1782
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Nathan Ross-Hammond
Tel: (0131 6)51 5880
Email: |
|
|
University Homepage