This is part two of a course exploring the different ways artists throughout history and across cultures have responded to the theme of landscape. In these sessions, students will explore a range of key themes in landscape art, such as mythical, historical, topographical and realist interpretations of the natural world. Other themes covered will include, the relationship between landscape and politics; landscape as a construct, including garden design and its relationship to painting; the contrast between realism and imagination in landscape art; the picturesque and the sublime. Bringing the landscape in art up to the present day will introduce students to the impact of photography, installation art and Land art.
Course aim
This is the second part of a course that will provide an overview of different ways artists throughout history and across cultures have responded to the theme of landscape.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Summarise the differences between mythical, historical, topographical and realist interpretations of the natural world.
- Outline the impact of themes such as politics, garden design, realism and imagination, on landscape art.
- Understand the difference between the picturesque and the sublime in the work of landscape artists
- Appreciate the ways landscape in art changed after the development of photography, installation and Land art.
What else do I need to know?
Nothing else is needed but research on the subject on the internet or in the library may be helpful
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