Art history
Art and Artists
Module code: V4143
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Take away paper
On this module, you’ll explore the work and career of numerous artists, by focusing on how artists gain (or lose) their reputation. You’ll:
- consider the cultural functions served by the figure of the ‘artist’ across a range of historical periods
- explore how and why reputations change along with attempts to control the appreciation and understanding of an artist’s work.
The module takes ‘artist’ in its broadest possible sense, to include not only visual artists, but also:
- musicians
- singers
- composers
- film directors
- performance artists and actors
- architects
- writers
- dramatists
- poets
- dancers.
You’ll consider the representation of ‘artists’ in film, literature and the media and hear from practicing artists.
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the work of numerous artists working in different media and during different historical periods
- Understand how artists’ reputations have changed, along with some of the factors that may have powered this
- Understand the functions fulfilled by the figure of the ‘artist’ across a variety of cultural contexts