Thursday, December 6, 2007

Art History

This was a survey class on Western art. It went from the Renaissance, all the way to modern contemporary art. We focused a lot on romanticism, modernism, naturalism, realism, basically all the -isms known in art history. My instructor was Margaret Wilkerson.
I really enjoyed this class. So much that i started to consider becoming an art history major. My problem, however, is that while i understand the material, i have horrible test taking skills. I could have a long sophisticated conversation about Michelangelo or David, especially the Surrealists such as Dali, tell you all the information there is to know about them, but when it comes to actually taking the exam i swirl down the toilet drain. Professor Wilkerson was great though, she made the subjects more interesting and was very passionate about art, which you can always tell just by the way she spoke. Im not big on modernism or architecture fan so it was funny that on those days what brought me to class was that there was a free bowl of hard candy set out and everyday the candy kept me going. I love candy.

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