The course of Arte italiana: dal Contemporaneo al
Postmoderno belongs to the group of humanistic
teachings which characterize the course of study
of the Bachelor's Degree in Communication
Sciences.
The student will be able to know the outlines of
the Italian History of Art from the XXth century
to the first decades of the XXIth century, and to
contextualize them also in the light of the
reception methods, in Italy, of the wider
European and international debate. After an
introduction relating to the historical Avantgardes
of early XXth century, the focus will be on
the the Neo avant-gardes of the second half of
the XXth century and the contemporary art
tendencies.
Main topics of discussion will be the changes in
the relationships and in the concept itself of art
patronage and those related to the public
perception of art and artists, as well as the origin
and succeed of the dynamics of art market.
Among the learning abilities expected to be
acquired can be pointed out the capability of
visual analysis, especially considering the
opposition between figurativism and the abstract/
informal and conceptual art, the development of
communication skills using the proper language;
the developement of a comparative attitude,
cons idering the cor rect geographical ,
chronological and cultural context. The student
will be able to investigate the art work
(particularly considering the stylistic elements),
connecting it with the geographical and
chronological context, analyzing with precision its
art language, describing it with terminological
precision.
The acquired knowledge can contribute to the
growth of the general skills of synthesis and
processing of data and concepts derived from
different sources.
The course provide for the acquisition of cross
skills, as correct use of language, communicative
competences and developement of comparative
capabilities of judgment.