How to Look at and Understand Great Art

How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Contemplate the "anti-art" spirit of Dadaism, its nihilistic yet humorous indictment of civilization and bizarre use of unconventional media. In the sensibility of Surrealism, observe its compelling focus on the subconscious and two substyles - dream imagery, with its juxtaposition of objects and settings, and "automatic drawing," eliciting unplanned images from the unconscious.

Status: Ended

Genres:
Documentary

First Air Date: 2011-01-01

Origin Country: US

Networks:
The Great Courses

Total Episodes: 36

Number of Seasons: 1

Original Language: en

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Production Countries:

United States of America

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