This online workshop is one of the first of our the new, exciting range of digital masterclasses that we are offering. In this live online workshop, you will have the opportunity to engage in real time with our brilliant course tutors, as well as other participants - with additional pre and post-course support from our learning team. To celebrate, we are offering an exclusive early bird discounts of up to 45% on our first workshops – we hope you enjoy them!
Not being able to visit galleries full of the paintings and sculptures you’ve always dreamed of seeing doesn’t mean you can’t take in an enlightening dose of culture from home.
Stop seeking the bottom of the infinite scroll and start enriching your understanding of art history in this interactive lesson with Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones.
With him, you will learn how to unlock some of the world’s most fascinating works of art, discovering a treasure trove of hidden histories, intriguing people and myriad potential meanings.
From the Ice Age art of 30,000 years ago to Tracey Emin’s coronavirus diary - and the important revolutions in between - Jonthan will take you through a series of artworks that tell us something critical about each period of art history.
so you can bring the world’s galleries into your own home, connect with other appreciators of art, and have the opportunity to pick the brains of one of the most celebrated critics in the world.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 3pm (BST).
A sample timeline...
The (literally) magical art of Ancient Egypt
The civilisations of Ife and Benin
The age of Leonardo da Vinci
The discovery of reality in art
The birth of the avant garde
The rise of the readymade
Course content
Art from the Ice Age to now: the 30,000 year story
What do terms such as ‘classical’, ‘Renaissance’, ‘Baroque’ and ‘modernist’ mean?
A close look at masterpieces, including Tutankhamun’s death mask, the frescoes of Pompeii, Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow and Picaso’s Guernica
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 3pm (BST).
Tutor profile
Jonathan Jones writes on art for the Guardian and was on the jury for the 2009 Turner prize. He also writes the series Framing the debate, which takes a closer look at photographs and videos that divide opinion. Jonathan is the author of two books on art, The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance and The Loves of the Artists. Read his Guardian articles here.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 3pm (BST).
Details
Date: Sunday 31 May 2020
Times: 3pm-5pm (BST)
Price: Early bird discount price of £20 plus £1.51 booking fee
Event capacity: 100
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