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| Adults (page 1): Digital Arts | Adults (page 7): Wearable Art | ||
| Adults (page 2): Ceramics | Adults (page 8): Design (none at this time) | ||
| Adults (page 3): Drawing | Adults (page 9): Art History/Concepts | ||
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| Adults (page 6): Sculpture/3-D | Adults (page 11): Weekend Workshops (none at this time) | ||
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ADULT CLASSES ART HISTORY/CONCEPTS
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ART HISTORY/CONCEPTSAll Skill Levels All Skill Levels LEARN & SOJOURN: The Norton Simon Museum has Johannes Vermeer’s A Lady Writing on loan from the National Gallery of Art through February 2. This outstanding work will appear with the museum’s significant collection of Rembrandt portraits and other examples of 17th –century Dutch genre painting. These classes will examine the work of Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens and other Dutch and Flemish painters of the period. Field trip before February 2 to include the loaned Vermeer. (Museum fees not included.) LEARN & SOJOURN: For Cold War East and West Germany, the creation of art and its reception and theorization were closely linked to political systems: the Western liberal democracy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Eastern communist dictatorship of the German Democratic Republic. Reacting against the Nazi legacy, both Germanys revived pre-World War II national artistic traditions. Yet they developed distinctive versions of modern and postmodern art either in accord with or in opposition to the political cultures. This upcoming exhibition at LACMA includes major works by artists Hans Haacke, Heinz Mack, Sigmar Polke, Raffael Rheinsberg, Gerhard Richter and Dieter Roth. Through their art gain deeper understanding of the political and cultural fabric of the Cold War and identify how art and the artistic process reflected two very different postwar worlds. Field trip in week 5. (Museum fees not included.) ART IN ART SPACES Artist or art-lover, this class is for you! Study contemporary art issues and concepts through weekly visits to galleries, museums and exhibitions. Look at art from an artist’s point of view and from historical perspectives. Instructor will call with location for first class. (Museum fees not included.) GREAT ARTISTS SERIES: GIANTS OF MODERNISM NEW! Vincent van Gogh among the greatest of the Dutch painters and Post-Impressionists. His arresting use of bold colors, vigorous brushwork and contoured forms dramatically influenced Fauvism and Expressionism. Largely because of his extensive letters, which were published after his death, Van Gogh is viewed in the popular imagination as the quintessential tortured artist. However, he was the first to acknowledge that he was at his most sane while painting. He knew exactly what he was doing. Separate facts from fiction and become acquainted with the real Vincent by examining his life and work in the context of his own time, his far reaching influence on modern and contemporary art and his enduring popularity. GREAT ARTISTS SERIES: GIANTS OF MODERNISM NEW! Spanish artist Pablo Picasso was one of the 20th century’s greatest, most prolific and most influential artists. With Georges Braque, he created Cubism, changing forever the way we “see” the world. Possessing astonishing powers of invention, Picasso continually evolved his style. The body of his work virtually parallels the entire development of 20th century modern art, and his influence continues to be profoundly felt in the 21st. While he worked as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer, this class will focus on his paintings and development in that arena. Analyze the misunderstanding, criticism and mythology surrounding his life and work. His profound belief that his work would keep him alive is considered a superstition. However, examination of his enormous influence will ultimately prove him right! |
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