Sumários

The Body in Art

2 Março 2023, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


  1. Representation of the human form within the Western canon
  2. The male gaze
  3. The idealised female nude
  4. Conventions of beauty within the Western canon
  5. Édouard Manet and Yasumasa Morimura's unconventional representations of the (fe)male body

Engaging with form and content

28 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Formal and compositional analysis of a selection of artworks.

Interpretive methods of analysis

23 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Formal analysis: visual elements and principles of design

Compositional analysis
Contextual analysis
Formal, compositional and biographical analysis of The Two Fridas and Broken Column by Frida Khalo

Deconstructing Gender Norms and Challenging Narratives of Art History

16 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Queer theory and the interpretation of works by Salman Toor, Cassils, Catherine Opie and Kehinde Wiley.

Feminist Aesthetics and Criticism

14 Fevereiro 2023, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Contribution of feminism to art history: Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, Kate Millet, Germaine Greer

Kristin Congdon and Elizabeth Garber's discussions on recent feminism
Feminist art: Judy Chicago, Joana Vasconcelos, Sarah Lucas