Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000(VS1) (U03080)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-U02356

The central purpose of this course will be to examine the complex and shifting relationship between the work of the major post-war Scottish artists and the wider developments of modern and postmodern art. The structure of the course will be broadly chronological. It will examine the development of the post-war Scottish and international art scenes, concentrating on the dominant characteristics and themes in the art of this period. This will require the students to focus their critical attention on how Scottish artists have responded and contributed to such aspects of modern and contemporary art as - realism, expressionism, abstraction, constructivism, conceptionalism, feminism, etc. These topics will not only be examined in terms of their stylistic features, but also within the context of socio-historical study and visual critical theory. The course is designed so that lectures, seminars and essay topics complement one another. It is hoped that some of the seminars will take place in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U02356

? Pre-requisites : Equivalent of History of Art 1 and 2

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History of Art, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	09:00	11:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Seminars will take place on Wednesdays 9-10.50am and 11.10-1pm. Students will attend one of these.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course will provide detailed knowledge and critical understanding of the historical and artistic development of modern and contemporary Scottish art from 1945 to 2000. The students should also gain an introduction to the broader contextual dimensions of post-war international art. There is now an extensive bibliography on Scottish art of this period; both in the form of primary source material, and also a swelling body of secondary critical texts. The students will need to seek out and study a range of textual commentaries as well as critically examining the visual nature of the art itself. Furthermore, they should also acquire a secure understanding of the critical theoretical writing on modern and contemporary art which has been produced during the last few decades. Thus they should then be able to discuss in the seminars and write in their essays about difficult and demanding art historical and theoretical concepts which need to be mastered for a fuller aesthetic appreciation and critical understanding of the course material.