Course Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of the key historical and theoretical paradigms of contemporary art and will learn to:
- understand how artistic methods shape the semantic and visual structures of artworks;
- analyze art projects within the current cultural context;
- discuss artistic practices in digital, ecological, and research-based environments with well-grounded arguments;
- formulate their own artistic position and develop an original project.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to complete one of the following assignments:
- develop a concept for an art object or project, including a description of the artistic method, theme, and form;
- prepare a report or presentation on one of the course topics related to contemporary artistic practice.
Course Topics
- Artistic Method and the Framework of Contemporary Art
- What is an artistic method?
- The transition from modernism to postmodernism and metamodernism — key reference points.
- Art During the Pandemic — Digital Art, NFTs, and Metaverses
- Sincerity, anonymity, freedom, new worlds, and artistic presence in the digital environment.
- Science Art and Eco-Art
- From anthropocentrism to attention toward non-human agents and research-based practices.
- Nomadic Art
- Parallel cultural realities, mobility, archives of experience, and artistic testimony.
- Artistic Concept and Project-Based Thinking
- The structure of an art project: idea, context, medium, statement.
- Presentation of participants’ own works/concepts in the format of a preliminary final project defense.
Olga Goryacheva
Teacher
About the Teacher
- Graduated from the Saint Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts in 2011 with a degree in Theatre and Film Production Design.
Professional Experience
- Chief stage designer at drama theatres in Ulan-Ude, Murmansk, Novosibirsk, Gomel, Chernihiv, and Odesa.
- More than 100 theatre productions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Hungary.
- Since 2019, has been working with video mapping, video projections, and 3D visualizations for theatre performances and concerts.
- Project and art manager of the virtual artist oDreams.
Awards and Recognition
- Laureate of the Interregional Award “Novosibirsk Transit” (2016) — Best Stage Design.
- The performance “Viy” by the Chernihiv Music and Drama Theatre received the award for Best Large-Scale Production at the GRA Festival (2018).
- Curator and co-founder of the theatre artists’ festival “Mezhsezonye.fest” in Saint Petersburg.
- Co-author and co-curator of the “Balaganchik” pavilion at The Wrong Biennale in the Spatial metaverse.
Loves traveling
- Visited 19 countries
- Completed the Camino del Norte route in 2018