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ART 378 Studio Art in Practice: Abstract
Semester with CEA CAPA & AAU Program
Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: 8/27/25 - 12/19/25
ART 378 Studio Art in Practice: Abstract
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Anglo-American University
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Primary Subject Area: Studio Arts
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ART 378
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Additional Fee: $120.00
Additional Fee Description:* An additional course fee of approximately CZK 2500 is charged to cover expenses associated with this course. Amount in USD is estimated and is subject to change based on exchange rate.
DESCRIPTION
This course is an introduction to intermedia studio work creating art through visual experimentation focused on abstract forms with painting as the starting point. In this course we will try out the principles of experimental art from the 1960's up until today, examining such categories as dripping, stencil art, lettrism, post-surrealism, op-art, new geometric abstraction, pointillism, orphism, fauvism and many more. Abstraction in all its forms is going to play an important role across the various media.
Abstract compositions are everywhere, literally. You can just have a look around you, or go deeper to the images of micro or macro cosmos. Abstraction can be an illustration of something real, or a process, principle or analysis. It can also be just pure joy of creating, free of any contact to reality. There are many different techniques you can use, many forms of which can appear - painting, drawing, collage, video, installation?.
Students will be confronted with artistic practice while getting to know the theory of contemporary art, attending exhibitions, and participating in an end of course collective exhibition. They are given motivation tasks, but mostly create their own visions.
Abstract compositions are everywhere, literally. You can just have a look around you, or go deeper to the images of micro or macro cosmos. Abstraction can be an illustration of something real, or a process, principle or analysis. It can also be just pure joy of creating, free of any contact to reality. There are many different techniques you can use, many forms of which can appear - painting, drawing, collage, video, installation?.
Students will be confronted with artistic practice while getting to know the theory of contemporary art, attending exhibitions, and participating in an end of course collective exhibition. They are given motivation tasks, but mostly create their own visions.