Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the visual arts as an expression of their philosophical, theoretical, historical and cultural context. Art 225 or permission of the instructor. A historical survey of the visual arts in Canada, from the French Colonial period to the present day, including art of the native peoples of Canada. The course will investigate the philosophy , history, theory, practice, and socio-economic structures that underlie the development of the twentieth century artist, and will attempt to analyze the role of the artist at the close of the twentieth century. This investigation includes concerns of modernism, post-modernism, multiculturism, the environment, ethnicity and class and gender.
Topics vary from year to year.