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Undergraduate CUR-VIS330-2023

Perspectives on Beauty in Art

Engage with what beauty can mean in relation to philosophy and aesthetics. Look back on historical conceptions of beauty. Examine landscapes, religion and the body. Tie these thoughts back to how the art world has represented beauty across the ages.

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Duration

13 weeks

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Start dates

29 May 2023
27 Nov 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

demonstrate a sound knowledge of the philosophical and aesthetic underpinnings of the notion of beauty
review, assess and critique a range of theories and issues
develop written communication skills to enable the analysis of visual culture in relation to relevant theory.

Topics covered

- Historical theories of beauty 1
- Biological beauty
- Beauty and the sublime
- Abstraction and psychoanalytical theories of beauty
- Religious beauty
- The beautiful landscape
- Being beautiful
- Commercial beauty
- Body beautiful
- Practicing beauty

Entry requirements

You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:

CUR-VIS18-Introduction to History of Art and Design

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This subject will examine the concept of beauty as it operates in visual culture from a range of historical and contemporary perspectives. The subject explores the idea of 'beauty' in the everyday sense of the word and also in relation to philosophy and aesthetics. The subject will cover such topics as biological beauty, the beautiful landscape and the Sublime.

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