| 2005 Summer Seminar |
—Jason Walker, M.A.
Course Description:
To properly appreciate her Rand's aesthetics, and Romantic Realism in particular, one must understand the historical evolution of "Modernism" in art, the idea that provided the foundation behind most major art movements from Impressionism to the 1970s. This talk will illustrate how it was that ideas about art led to the abandonment the lush realism of the early 19th Century for the sensationalistic "Performance Art" of the early 21st Century. Jason Walker, graduate student in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, will argue that although Modernist movements tend to get the lion's share of attention from art historians, there are compelling movements in art "beyond the pale of history," that defy Modernism and embrace the values of Realism. Among the movements the talk will cover are the Pre-Raphaelites, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and some Surrealism.
Schedule: Thursday, 2:15-3:30 PM
Track: Art and Aestethics