Artistic Culture and Expression

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-BA1S1S2-DEV-B1-CE04UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
I.KASARSKA-BOUTILLON
Stakeholder(s)
I.KASARSKA-BOUTILLON, Lynne BAXTER , Mélissa RYKE
Level
Bachelor
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Cultural awareness and open mindedness of attitudes.
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Present various works of visual art with a critical eye; situate the works of art in their historical
context; give personal opinion about a work of art; be confortable with the vocabulary of visual
arts; understand and master the basics of drawing, colour and 3D modeling; set up a personal
artistic creation process, demonstrate personal commitment in the realisation of an original
visual artwork; design a poster which has significant visual impact ; value his/her work.
Presentation
Definitions and functions of art; History of art; Artistic movements and their most
represesentative artists (e.g. Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstraction, Surrealism)
Oral presentations (with a written report) of works of art with description, analysis and personl
opinion; showing an understanding of the artistic movement of this work as well as of the artistic
technique : design, use of colours, volume, collage, integration of objects and various materials.
Workshops : spontaneous drawing, poster, modeling, colour values, collage and various
techniques. Visit to a Museum: sketches of original artworks.
Personal art project (draft, realisation, presentation).
Exhibition of some of the student's works.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Face to face
Interactive class 13,33
lecture 2,67
Tutorials 1,50
Independent study
Group Project 6,00 Collective project
Estimated personal workload 2,00
Individual Project 10,00 Individual project
Independent work
Reference manual 's readings 2,00
Overall student workload 36,00
Evaluation
50% Continuous assessment: participation / attendance / personal work / oral presentation + 50% a final personal project : an artwork + research + presentation
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Others
Individual Project 10,00 1 50,00
Continuous assessment
Mid-term exam 1,00 1 25,00
Participation 1,00 1 25,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Histoire de l'Art - Alain Mérot

Alain Mérot, Histoire de l'Art 1000-2000, Paris, Hazan, 1995.

Histoire de l'Art - Philippe Dagen, Françoise Hamon

Philippe Dagen, Françoise Hamon, Histoire de l'Art, Epoque Contemporaine XIXe-XXIe siècle, Paris, Flammarion, 2011.

Histoire de l'Art - Ernst H. Gombrich

Ernst H. Gombrich, Histoire de l'Art, Phaidon, réed., 2001.

Art of the 20th century - Jean-Louis Ferrier

Jean-Louis Ferrier, Art of the 20th century - The History of Art Year by Year..., Chene, 1999.

Internet resources
Musée Beaubourg
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/
Musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/
Musée d'Orsay
http://www.musée-orsay.fr/
Palais des Beaux-Arts Lille
http://www.pba-lille.fr/