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From Coast to Canvas: Abstract Art in 20th Century Cornwall

A single session on campus on Saturday 21 March, 10am - 4pm. Not ready for enrolment. Details will be added soon.

Overview

If you are interested in abstract art and want to take a closer look at how this style developed, then this course offers you a great introduction through the lens of key figures that shaped Cornwall's unique contribution to 20th-century abstract art.

We will discuss the works of renowned artists whose work is anchored in the landscape of Cornwall such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, Marlow Moss, Terry Frost and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham but also consider less well-known artists. The art colony of St Ives is very important to the story of modernism and the Avant Garde in the first half of the 20c and we explore this history in some detail but widen the scope of our study to include other significant Cornish places and landscapes.

No previous experience is necessary for this close study of abstract art in Cornwall.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Cornish Abstract Art
  2. Early Influences and Key Figures
  3. The Modernist Movement
  4. The Post-War Period
  5. Contemporary Cornish Art

Course lecturer

Dr Judith Walsh is a lecturer in modern and contemporary art. Her PhD examined aesthetic, cultural and societal themes and trends of the post war period including the ‘battle’ between figurative and abstract art. Currently working for the University of Liverpool she has also taught extensively for Tate Liverpool, National Museums Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University. She is particularly interested in the collaborative nature of artistic practice and the philosophy of aesthetics and contemporary art in a globalised world. 

Course fee

  • Standard fee: £55