AHT2530 Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
AHT2530 Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AHT2530
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After AHT2530
No unit lists AHT2530 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: VSA2530, VSA3530, TAD2530, TAD3530 also
Prerequisite: 12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit focuses on Neo-Baroque aesthetics in contemporary culture and their historical antecedents. The Baroque themes of spectacle, trompe l'oeil excess, and incorporeal experience will be examined with reference to the visual arts from Caravaggio to Borromini. The return of these preoccupations in contemporary art and media will also be explored. Key historical and theoretical topics, such as the status of illusionism and narrative in art, the representation of spirituality, sexuality and death, and the recent 'remediation'of earlier visual forms and ideas will be emphasized.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the main characteristics of Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
- 2
Understand the historical, cultural, and social contexts of Baroque and Neo-Baroque art and media;
- 3
Understand key aesthetic and theoretical concepts in Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
- 4
Perform critical analyses of historical and contemporary works of visual art and architecture;
- 5
Demonstrate your awareness of the historical and recent precedents for, and dimensions of, your own practice.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Luke Morgan
- Unit Coordinators
- Mel Deerson
- Monique Webber
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AHT2530?
AHT2530 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AHT2530 offered?
In 2020, AHT2530 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.