COMING SOON! Artists Info are delighted to be working with Art Lecturer Naomi Phelan MA to bring you live streamed History of Art and Design Lectures. Named The Phelan Project, these informative, engaging lectures will be held monthly and can be viewed from the comfort of your own home.
Below are the lecture titles for the first season:-
Lecture 1) How can a Dead Cow be Art? (A Beginners Guide to Making Sense of Modern Art)
Lecture 2) Reflections of a Golden Age - 17th Century Holland as portrayed by the Artists who lived there
Lecture 3) Dada - The Art of No Return
Lecture 4) Changing Directions - Art of the Impressionists
Lecture 5) An Introduction to Baroque Art - Exploring the diverse art of the 1600s, from Catholic Glory to Protestant Piety
Lecture 6) We'll weather the weather, whatever the weather! - with Turner and Constable
More info on Lecture 1
Standing in a gallery we feel we should know why a canvas dripped with paint, or a pile of bricks is classed as art - but if we are honest, we don't. If this sounds like you, this lecture will quickly unravel the mysteries of the 20th Century art world, and help you to understand how art can get from a beautiful Monet to a sawn off animal, and from Rodin's 'Kiss' to an unmade bed.
More info on Lecture 2