Course: Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History

We’ve covered how the University can buy art, but there’s another question we haven’t answered yet. What rules does the University follow to make decisions about buying art? While it …

When the University of York was founded in the 1960s, its footprint was a single area surrounding Heslington Hall known as Heslington West campus, with the exception of the existing …

Feminism is the belief in equal treatment between the sexes. It is one of the most influential ideologies to emerge in the twentieth century. In the field of visual arts, …

Let’s start by watching two short video clips, both of which record important moments in world history. This is the opening scene from Sergei Eisenstein’s film, October (1928) which depicts …

Here’s a question that might not have crossed your mind before: what is an object? It might seem like a strange thing to ask, but this is something that art …

In the last activity, we encountered several examples of art that made people feel angry, dismissive or feel nothing at all. Some of the students who disliked the new sculpture …

In the last article, we read about a famous case where members of the public voiced their disapproval over a sculpture in a public space. The people who testified in …

While common criticisms lodged at modern and contemporary art questions the skill of the artist or the beauty of the work, sometimes disputes about art become so serious that the …

Rodin and Duchamp were two leading artists amongst in an avant-garde movement that produced new and exciting ideas about art through the medium of sculpture. The generation of artists that …

In 1917, the same year that Rodin died another French artist, living in New York City, decided to make a submission to an art exhibition organised by the newly-formed Society …

One of the key areas we’re going to get to grips with this week is what exactly makes sculpture after a certain period ‘modern’? How is it different from what …

This week we’ve considered how art historians approach modern sculpture from a variety of different theoretical perspectives. Their thinking shapes the way we encounter artworks. Think, for example, of a …

Here are some subjects and common terminology for sculpture. Are any of these terms unfamiliar? If you feel uncertain about the definition of any of these terms, do some research …

Sally Arnup (1930-2015) was one of the finest figurative bronze sculptors of her age and had a well-earned reputation both nationally and internationally for her life-like animal sculptures. She was …

The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an example of an outdoor exhibition space for sculpture. Once the seat of the aristocratic Wentworth family and a former drama school, the Park is …