History & Social Sciences
Art influences society by shifting opinions, instilling values, and transforming experiences across space and time, and is often a vehicle for social change. Have you ever wondered how art evolved from recognizable movements like Impressionism to the large variety of styles of art we have today? This class will explore the massive cultural changes that occurred during the twentieth century and look at how these changes caused artists to slowly break from set methods of painting and sculpting to create today’s artist: an individual with the freedom to choose any one of thousands of approaches to art. Art movements covered will include Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Postmodernism. Instructor: Kara LaRose. No class Oct. 2nd.