Context is Everything: How ‘Change’ Manifests n the History of Art at UCR Palm Desert

CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING: How ‘CHANGE’ MANIFESTS N THE HISTORY OF ART AT UCR PALM DESERT Registration now open! UCR PALM DESERT Center and UCR Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Present: CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING: How ‘CHANGE’ MANIFESTS N THE HISTORY OF ART 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 22, March 14, March 28, April 1 at UCR PALM DESERT Center, 75080 Frank Sinatra Dr. CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING WHEN DEFINING THE IDEA OF “CHANGE” as it appears throughout the HISTORY OF ART. Scientific breakthroughs during the Renaissance, mechanical devices during the 18th Century, the invention of the camera and the photograph, and the Industrial Revolution CHANGED THE WAY ART WAS MADE, also influencing the artists that created the most significant works of their time. This lecture series will use slides and discussion to show how the idea of CHANGE MANIFESTED, from the Renaissance to Pop Art. Topics include: • The Renaissance: Science and Nature • Impressionism: The Anti-Photograph • Post-Impressionism: Anticipation of the 20th Century • Picasso, Cubism, and Early Modernism • America, the New Frontier: Abstract Impressionism • Popular Art and the Global Artist INSTRUCTOR: Mark Johnson, has a BA degree in painting and printmaking from Bennington College and has been a full-time artist in the field of art and design for over 30 years. His studies include courses in art HISTORY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, anatomy drawing at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC, and printmaking at the Kala Printmaking Institute in Berkeley, CA. Johnson is also an alumni of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. TO REGISTER: Title: CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING: How ‘CHANGE’ MANIFESTS IN THE HISTORY OF ART Section #: 193-CCS-400 Registration Fee: $105 (includes parking) Phone Registration: (951) 827-4105 or (760) 834-0997 Online Registration: https://extension.ucr.edu/course/49254238 [https://extension.ucr.edu/course/49254238] Posts You Might Like: The 20th annual Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale Multiple Grammy Award Winner Tony Bennett: I left My… Modernism Week 2020 Scheduled Event Justin Townes Earle Performs at Pappy and Harriet's… New Exhibition Blends The Art of Herb Alpert and… Global Superstar Pitbull - AKA 'Mr. Worldwide' -… Desert Town Hall Presented at the McCallum Theatre… Braille Institute Opens New Coachella Valley… Date Apr 01 2020 Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Cost $105. and includes parking More Info Read More Location UCR Palm Desert Campus 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, USA Category Books-Lectures-Tours Organizer UCR Palm Desert View Event Share this event X