Estonian 20th-21st Century Art
Course code
KUA6092.FK
old course code
KUA6092
Course title in Estonian
Eesti 20.-21. sajandi kunst
Course title in English
Estonian 20th-21st Century Art
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To provide an overview of trends in 20th century Estonian art and of the most important artists.To cover traditional colouring issues.
Brief description of the course
Estonian art at the beginning of the 20th century. Influence of modernism, problems of (national) visual identity. The art of the independent Estonian Republic 1918–1940. Higher art school Pallas in the 1920s and 1930s. Optical and narrative painting. The Group of Estonian Artists and functionalist architecture. Style and politics. Politics of official control in the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic 1945–1990 and the avant-garde. The regaining of independence and new contacts with Western art movements. Institutional changes. Contemporary Estonian art.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- to gain an understanding of periods and trends in 20th century art in Estonia;
- to understand the role of art in the development of society;
- to understand issues and changes in Estonian art;
- to learn about the most important Estonian artists.
- to gain an understanding of periods and trends in 20th century art in Estonia;
- to understand the role of art in the development of society;
- to understand issues and changes in Estonian art;
- to learn about the most important Estonian artists.
Teacher
dots Heie Treier
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