Art Appreciation: Painting in the later 20th Century.

This course will put an emphasis on developments of figurative and abstract painting in the twentieth century. There will be views of artists already prominent in the early twentieth century and artists who set out after 1945 from a wide range of attentions. From those born in the nineteenth century to those born in the 1960s.

The course will include attention to twentieth century works by Picasso, Hannah Höch, Max Ernst, and Ben Nicholson; works by Francis Bacon, Sandra Blow, Frank Bowling, Willem De Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, R.B. Kitaj, Joan Mitchell, Paula Rego, Gillian Ayres, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Philip Guston, Grace Hartigan, Jasper Johns, Peter Lanyon, Agnes Martin, Gerhardt Richter. Included also will be works from artists born after 1940 such as Maggie Hambling, Geoffrey Olsen, Thérèse Oulton, and Fiona Rae. The course will attend to direct visual experience of reproduction of the works involved linked to elements of comprehension and understanding through a considerable range of exciting encounters and engagements. The emphasis will be upon knowledge from enjoyment.

There are no requirements from students prior the beginning of the course. Students would benefit from access to online sources during the course. Papers and images will be made available to students through the WEA Canvas site. You will need to have access to the internet to access the papers for this course. The course uses a secure digital learning portal for all the classes and for communications with the tutor and access to learning materials.