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Art Appreciation by Understanding the Theory behind Art Making.
Length of seminar 4 Weeks 3 hours per session (commencing on 29 Aug 05 and 3 Oct 05)
Course Fees S$ 240 per person (reference texts will be provided)
Objectives This is a unique art appreciation seminar that seeks to give the participants an understanding of the theory of art to enable the participants to formulate their own strategies in appreciating art.

This seminar seeks to help participants use philosophical ideas as strategies for conceptualizing and making art and design.
Participants will be introduced to:

  1. An understanding of the theory behind art making

  2. A survey of modern art expressions

  3. A guide to buying and caring for art

The seminar conducted by informal discussion and presentation by facilitator surrounding a particular topic of art for the week. The participants have the option to read the primary text for the week’s discussion or to just participate in the discussion.

Week 1 The role of the Creative Imagination in appreciating Art
Art and the limitation of Technology as world-view
Week 2 The Relevance of the Beautiful in appreciating Art
Interpreting Art with Phenomenology and Hermeneutics
Week 3 The Origin of the Work of Art
Art, History, Authenticity, Fiction and Reality
Week 4 Art and Accomplished Nihilism engaging Post-Modernity Guide to Buying, Selling and Caring for Art
Course Facilitator
Jeffrey Ho is a lecturer and a registered architect with a master sin history and theory of architecture from McGill University , Canada . He has developed and taught the lecture series “Ethos & Poeisis: Philosophical Strategies for Art Making” in La-Salle SIA College of the Arts, and also developed a number of history and theory of art and architecture curriculum for institutions.
He is also a practicing artist who has co-founded and developed a way of Spontaneous Painting for Unleashing Creativity in our lives. He conducts an art workshop call “Painting without Thinking - The Art of Spontaneous Painting”. His paintings are well-received and acquired by private collectors.