Pallas University of Applied Sciences
Login

Subject 'Art History II'

Name in Estonian: Kunstiajalugu II

Year:   2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    

State codeYY.22.02
Study languageEstonian
ChairDepartment of General Subjects
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive

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.

Is taught in following curricula

2019: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2275  
2018: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2275  
2017: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2275  
2016: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2275  
2015: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2275  
2014: 2263  2266  2267  2268  2271  2272  2272  2275  

Is taught in rounds

     2019/2020 Spring semester

eten