ART 115 - History of Modern Art

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    Difficulty
    6.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None. Recommended: Self-placement into ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGLISH 101) or E.S.L 110.
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course examines Western art and its relationship to social, political, and economic aspects of modern society from the mid- nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century. The influence of the Industrial Revolution, cross- cultural influences of Western and non-Western cultures, artistic response to new intellectual trends and disciplines, impact of the two World Wars, the rise of the Civil Rights and Feminist movements, innovations in technology, various stylistic movements, as well as methodological approaches to analysis of the subject will be considered. Students will master art historical and artistic vocabulary, will learn to perform visual analysis of compositions of painting, sculpture and other forms of visual art.