RTF 370 Art and Cinema

Unique No. 07570 Closing Limit: 18

Faculty: Schiesari

Class Time: T 2-5

Room: CMA 5.131

Writing Comp: No

Comm/Culture Req: No

Cross-listed: RTF 388P

Prerequisites

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

Consent requirements

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

First class day policy

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

Course description

A study of distinctive art movements that manifest parallel social, philosophical, and aesthetic concerns in both painting and cinema. The course will examine how artists and filmmakers followed the same premise and created an identifiable aesthetic that resonates across disciplines of painting, photography and cinematography. Looking at representations of space, movement and the human figure, we will explore how diverse art mediums have challenged our perception of reality in revolutionary and mystical ways. Subjects include Italian Futurism, Russian Constructivism, Dadaism and the revolutionary films of Dziga Vertov, Russian Icon Painting and the spiritual space of André Tarkovsky, Sixteenth century Italian frescos -humanist perspective in space and its counterpoint in the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and films by Michelangelo Antonioni, Vermeer and 17th century Dutch painting and its resonance in the work of contemporary cinematographers.