course

Course Credit:  3

This course takes a deep dive into the Pop-Surrealist movement that came into prominence during the 1960s and the lowbrow underground art movement that developed in Los Angeles, CA in the following decades. This course analyses the social, cultural, and historical contexts that have helped shape this movement and explores leading figures and artists that have contributed to its formation, which solidified its role in the global art arena. Students will conduct in-depth research into various artists through a series of student-led assignments. Assignments are geared towards expanding students’ visual vocabularies and will aid them in refining their own artistic voice. Besides developing stylistically unique portfolios, students will position and analyze their own art through the historical and cultural prism of the Pop-Surrealist movement.