Art Appreciation & Art History

Results for Thanks for adding: Proceed to Checkout Continue browsing X The Gut Brain Connection: How Gut Health Affects Wellbeing Did you know we are essentially more bacteria than human? – and the microbes in our guts are responsible for 90% of the messaging to our brain rather than brain to gut! Science is beginning to catch up to the crucial impact our gut microbes have on our digestion, overall health and mental well being. In the last few years huge advancements in technology used to measure and detect the microbes that live on and in us has allowed researchers to map and track the diversity and the... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Greater Persia and its role along the Silk Road – The Mongol period and beyond The Ilkhanid period in Persia (1256-1353) marks a particularly close connection of this historical, cultural and geographical area with the rest of Asia and Europe, due to the establishment of the largest domain the world has ever seen, the Mongol Empire. Persia’s interaction with its nominal rulers, the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), was continuous and fecund along the Silk Road, resulting in a period of great mutual influence also in the cultural and artistic spheres. The talk will... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Philosophy Feast - Animal Rights and Farmers' Rights As the international movement for the rights of animals continues to gain momentum, the Australian farming community is coming under greater scrutiny and opprobrium from vegan activists. In this session, we will discuss the philosophical arguments that underpin claims for animal rights, for dietary choices such as vegetarianism and veganism, and for the right to farm. This Feast of Philosophy, chaired by Dr Nin Kirkham, UWA Chair of Philosophy, will tackle these big questions and... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Art APPRECIATION & Art HISTORY The aim of the course is to introduce students to the pleasures of art APPRECIATION AND ART HISTORY IN A RELAXED AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. This four week course will examine different ways of looking and appreciating art while considering aspects of Art HISTORY (with an emphasis on Renaissance and Twentieth Century Art) . No prior knowledge is necessary for the course. Week 1: Ways of looking; Form and Content Week 2: The Renaissance and Mannerism Week 3: Classicism versus... [ More ] Show full classes $200 Limited inc GST Art APPRECIATION & Art HISTORY {image name:“ArtAppreciation”} The aim of the course is to introduce students to the pleasures of art appreciation and art history in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This four week course ... 2020-01-29 Wed 29 Jan - 2020-02-19 Wed 19 Feb 2020 6pm - 8:30pm 4 sessions, 10 hours total UWA Crawley Richard Gunning Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su View this class... More about Art Appreciation & Art History ... When Time Where Session Notes Wed 29 Jan 2020 6pm - 8:30pm (UTC+08:00) University Club of Western Australia - Seminar Room 3 - UWA Crawley Wed 05 Feb 2020 6pm - 8:30pm (UTC+08:00) University Club of Western Australia - Seminar Room 3 - UWA Crawley Wed 12 Feb 2020 6pm - 8:30pm (UTC+08:00) University Club of Western Australia - Seminar Room 3 - UWA Crawley Wed 19 Feb 2020 6pm - 8:30pm (UTC+08:00) University Club of Western Australia - Seminar Room 3 - UWA Crawley This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Devious art of plotting your novel A good plot is both the skeleton and sinews of the story, providing direction, definition and the power to move readers' feelings to a satisfactory resolution. Yet many writers find plotting difficult. By understanding and experimenting with the nine-point arc of a typical plot, workshop members will learn the devious art of plotting: discovering that plots are driven by the wilful or unconscious desires of the protagonists and that plot and character are two sides of the same... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Related Courses Creating memorable fictional characters Politics, art and madness in Putin’s Russia Russian artists have often deployed ostensibly ‘mad’ tactics to provoke public response, and provide commentary on social and political affairs. In turn, Russian authorities have turned to the label of madness to discredit, marginalise and institutionalise artists who dared to engage in such activities. In this fascinating public talk Dr Iva Glisic will explore historical and contemporary examples of the interplay between politics, art and madness in Russia, providing insight into... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. The History of Avant-garde Art The course explores the evolution and social significance of avant-garde art, from its inception in the early 20th century through to the present day. Beginning in Northern Italy – the birthplace of Futurism – the course will travel through time and space, visiting France, Germany, Russia, Japan and United States. Finally we return to present-day Perth, the home of one of the ground-breaking contemporary creative practice of Bio-art, to consider what exactly is meant by the... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. Introduction to Australian Art Week 1 Introduction: Australian Art and its various stories. Australian Colours and Tonal Highlights: while the Heidelberg School opened our eyes to the colours of Australia, other artists created masterpieces in strong tonal contrasts. Modernism and the Australian Response: artists such as Grace-Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston use modernism to their own artistic ends and in so doing challenged the older generation’s more heroic view of Australia Week 2 School Fights:... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. The Insider's Guide to: Love and Beauty in Italian Renaissance Art The subjects of love, beauty, and attraction mesmerized Renaissance men and women. Love can bring pleasure or pain and beauty can inspire lascivious thoughts or bring us closer to the divine. The great Renaissance paintings on the themes of love and marriage owe their rich complexity, and often ambiguity, of meaning to the existence of a broad range of contemporary thought on love and beauty. This lecture will discuss artworks by famous masters, such as Botticelli, Leonardo, and... [ More ] This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list. How to edit and assess your manuscript - getting from first draft to finishing your book You have just finished the first draft of your manuscript and you are feeling mighty pleased with yourself. And so you should. It’s no mean feat writing between 70,000 and 140,000 words of a novel or non-fiction book. You are to be congratulated. But… what’s important for you to realise is that you are still much nearer the beginning of the process of writing your book than you are to the end. Your first draft is no more than that: a first draft. You have more drafts to work... [ More ] This course has no current classes. 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