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Art History II

Subject
Subject code YY.22.02
Subject name Art History II
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2019 2267
Study year 1
Semester Spring semester
Subject type Mandatory
General description
• Developments in art during the post-World War II period.
• Abstract developments in America and Europe.
• Figurative art during the post-World War II period.
• From Pop Art to Hyperrealism.
• Defining art in the 1960s: Minimalism, Conceptualism, Post-Minimalism.
• Body art and action painting.
• Art developments in Estonia during the post-World War II period.
Study outcome
Upon completion of the course, students will:
• be familiar with the changes in art from the 1940s to 1980s;
• be familiar with significant artistic movements during this period;
• be able to identify the greatest art movements and artists by observation;
• be able to relate the art pieces created during the post-World War II period to social, historical and cultural developments in the society;
• be aware of the diversity of the types of visual art and the reasons for that during the first half of the 20th century;
• be able to relate the developments of Estonian art during the recent history to art developments in the world.
Current rounds
Art History II F-19 MA-19-Kunst MA-19-Rest ME-19 MÖ-19-Dis MÖ-19-Rest N-19-Dis N-19-Rest S-19 T-19
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