Poznań, Poland

History of Art

Historia sztuki

Bachelor's
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History of Art at UAM

Language: PolishStudies in Polish
Subject area: arts
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: international.amu.edu.pl

Test: check whether Art History is the right major for you!

Historia sztuki test

Test: check whether Art History is the right major for you!

1. Do you enjoy analyzing visual art and uncovering meanings in style, form, and symbolism?

2. Are you interested in how art reflects and shapes cultural, political, and social contexts?

3. Do you enjoy reading and interpreting primary sources such as artist letters, critiques, or historical documents?

4. Are you comfortable writing structured essays that argue interpretations based on evidence?

5. Do you like visiting museums, galleries, or historic sites to experience art in person?

6. Are you curious about the evolution of artistic movements and how they influence each other?

7. Do you enjoy discussing differing interpretations and debates about what art means?

8. Are you interested in the preservation, curation, or interpretation of artworks for public audiences?

9. Do you enjoy connecting art with other fields like history, literature, politics, or philosophy?

10. Are you willing to revise your understanding of art as new research or perspectives emerge?

Definitions and quotes

Art
Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art, the criticism of art, the study of the history of art, and the aesthetic dissemination of art.
History
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past as it is described in written documents. Events occurring before written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians.
Art
Most artists are surrealists. … always dreaming something and then they paint it.
Dong Kingman, Twenty-two Famous Painters and Illustrators Tell How They Work (1964).
History
Die Weltgeschichte ist das Weltgericht.
The world's history is the world's judgment.
Art
In the largest sense, every work of art is protest. … A lullaby is a propaganda song and any three-year-old knows it. … A hymn is a controversial song — sing one in the wrong church: you'll find out. ...
Pete Seeger, Pop Chronicles: Show 33 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: American musicians respond to the British invaders. Part 1, interview recorded 2.14.1968.
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