Kunstschule-Meridian

Lectures

Mary Cassatt -

Impressionism and the

new self-image of women

Mary Cassatt was one of the most important impressionist painters of the 19th century. Her paintings reflect a new self-confidence among middle-class women towards the end of the 19th century.
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Leonora Carrington

and Mexican Surrealism

A lecture from the series "Women in the Visual Arts" Life and work - painting, sculpture and literature - their significance for Mexican art
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Jackson Pollock - Abstract Expressionism and the School of New York

Life and work, characteristics of Abstract Expressionism, social and political background

Life and work, characteristics of Abstract Expressionism, social and political background (32:01 min)
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Gerhard Richter

... his representational and abstract painting

life and work
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Part 1

Motif groups, characteristics of the compositions, painting and photography, painting technique (32:28 min)
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Part 2

We will examine some of his abstract works, his working methods and his artistic intention. (30:25 min)
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René Magritte and Surrealism

... his painting and his philosophy

R. Magritte - Biography

His life and his artistic career (3:17 min)
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R. Magritte ... his works - his motifs

Overview of his works and his motifs (3:16 min)
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R. Magritte - Dada and Surrealism

The Dadaists are considered important forerunners of the Surrealists, one of whose main representatives was Magritte. We will take a short historical excursion. (14:50 min)
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R. Magritte - Image analysis and visual language

Analysis of the visual language and composition using the example of the picture group "The Empire of Lights" (16:47 min)
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