视觉艺术学士-艺术史和博物馆研究

艺术史是视觉上的世界历史。随着摄影，图形设计，电影，行为艺术，视频和计算机艺术的发展，这些术语在20世纪得到了极大的扩展。这些生产方式中的每一种都对更传统的艺术形式产生了深远的影响，同时，也孕育了不断变化的理论体系。艺术史和博物馆研究课程旨在帮助学生探索这些新发展并更好地了解他们与过去艺术的关系。为此，我们在广泛的背景下讨论了艺术作品和相关理论，其中包括艺术家选择媒介的社会，政治和经济动机，以及形式，文体和美学元素他或她的工作。巴尔的摩，华盛顿特区和纽约市的博物馆和画廊产品被用来放大课堂上的观点。我们自己
The history of art is the history of the world in visual terms. These terms have been expanded dramatically in the 20th century by developments in photography, graphic design, film, performance art, video and computer art. Each of these modes of production has had a profound impact on more conventional art forms and, simultaneously, has fostered an ever-changing body of theory. The art history and museum studies course offerings are designed to enable students to explore these new developments and better understand their relationship with art of the past. Toward that end, works of art and pertinent theories are discussed in a broad context, to include social, political and economic motivations for an artist's choice of medium, as well as the formal, stylistic and aesthetic elements of his or her work. Museum and gallery offerings in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and New York City are utilized to amplify points made in classes. Our own collection of photographs, films and videos also provides students with a unique source of reference material.