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The Visual arts in Europe: Rococo to Modernism: 1720-1920 | Event Type: | Conferences & Expos | | | | Company: | V & A Museum | | Dates: | Sep 18 2008 - Dec 04 2008 | | Location: | London, UK | | Address: | V & A Museum,
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England, | | | | Industry: | DES | | Posted By: | UP world | | Reply: | Send Message | | | | Description: | This course is a chronological survey of the fine and applied arts in Europe from the early 18th century to the early 20th century.
In 1720, countries like Britain and France were expanding nation states but many other regions of Europe were still parts of empires, only emerging as independent countries during the 19th century. Gradually European nations became industrialised and their capitalist economies depended increasingly on mechanisation at home and colonial expansion throughout the world. Finally, there came the conflagration of the First World War.
Against this historical background, the course will explore the diversity of artistic ideas and styles. It offers a unique perspective by covering not only the fine arts - painting, sculpture and architecture - but also design, the decorative arts and popular visual culture. Many of these areas are well represented in the V&A's own collections, particularly in the new British Galleries and the course themes reflect this.
The course attempts to account for the 'Why' as well as explaining the 'How'. Within the format of a chronological survey, lectures embrace certain general themes and stylistic trends, the works of some individual artists, and particular materials and art forms. The programme is designed to demonstrate that the different branches of the visual arts have not shown the same trajectory of change over the 200 year period. We consider the relationship of the different arts to the wider political, economic and cultural context of the period and explore themes such as taste, patronage and the art market. Although we concentrate on developments in western Europe, students will also study Russia and the USA.
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