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Course details
The course will trace the history and development of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism and the artists within these movements. It will discuss how the innovations of both the Impressionists and the Post-Impressionists ushered in the beginnings of modern art. The course will take a thematic approach in understanding the changes which took place that created an artistic revolution. Themes that will be covered include the impact of science and technology on art, particularly in the development of photography art patronage, styles and techniques, and Japonisme (influence of Japanese art). Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne are some of the leading artists of these movements that the course will highlight.
About the trainer
Jeffrey Say
Jeffrey Say is an art historian specialising in Singapore and Southeast Asian art history who has undertaken pioneering research and study of sculpture in pre- and post-war Singapore. In 2009, he designed the world’s first postgraduate programme focusing on Asian modern and contemporary art histories at LASALLE College of the Arts, for which he is the Programme Leader.
A public advocate of the importance of art history to Singapore, Jeffrey is a frequent public speaker at museums, universities and galleries, and conducts short courses which remain hugely popular. He is the co-editor of Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art (Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, 2016) and Intersections, Institutions, Innovations: A Reader in Singapore Modern Art (World Scientific, 2022), which remain critical anthologies for researchers, curators and students on Singapore art. He is also the co-author of the Exploring Southeast Asia With… series of books (Penguin Random House, 2022).
Application information
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Art students, prospective art students, art enthusiasts, docents, teachers and/or anyone interested in art history in general.
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