Making sense of art history
Prepare for the free course, Making sense of art history, by exploring the power of images in contemporary art. Understand artistic techniques, interpret meaning, and recognize the significance of context.
You can prepare for this free course, Making sense of art history, by looking around you. It’s likely that wherever you are you’ll be able to see some images. It’s also likely that many of these will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. In the course itself you will be exploring the power of images via a study of contemporary art from the 1980s onwards. Taking the time to look beyond the immediate appearance of an art work to consider what the artist might be trying to say can be immensely rewarding.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Identify the effects of art works
Understand a range of artistic techniques, such as the use of colour, composition and medium
Recognise the relationship between effects and techniques in a range of art works
Understand some of the factors involved in interpreting meaning
Understand the significance of context in informing the interpretation of art works.