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.