course

Course Credit:  3

This course traces the development of representational art since 1960 and coordinates it with the major changes in the art world during this period. Attention will be given to the influence of late Modernism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Process Art and Photorealism, and other significant movements on representational painting and drawing. Along with the imagery of this period, the course will trace the important theoretical bases of Postmodernism including Structuralism and Deconstruction. The course will also address contemporary representation and its connection to past developments.