The Isms of Early 20th Century Art

About this course:

Driven by a desire for independence, originality and experimentation, the start of the twentieth century ushered in a multitude of avant-garde styles. Following the revolution of Impressionism and supported by a burgeoning open art market, a strong economy and an attitude of optimism, artists became free to experiment with increasingly individual artistic styles and methods. In this course, we explore some of these unique styles—Fauvism, Cubism, Orphism, Expressionism and Futurism, and the artists—Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, who created them. This course uses the Hybrid format which allows students to participate remotely and/or in the classroom. This course will be recorded. Students will have access to videos for the duration of the course.