Understand art

This is a trouvaille for those who wish to learn their way around art. It provides the basic theoretical foundations as well as describes genres and techniques. 

Listeners find out how to learn to enjoy contemporary art and “read” artworks, as well as what “point of view” is, and why this “piece of plastic” is a masterpiece.

Duration: 7 weeks

Start: 14 September – 2 November 2015
Language: Russian

How to understand 19th century painting

By studying eight iconic paintings from the 19th century in detail, you will find out how artists viewed history and contemporaneity, why they broke the rules of space and what symbols they used in their paintings.

Duration: 8 lectures and 40 additional materials

Start: any time
Language: Russian

Oxford University History of Art

This course contains 30 lectures presented by the best teachers at Oxford University’s faculty of history of art. The subjects vary: European medieval architecture, Chinese art, etc. 

Duration: 30 lectures
Language: English
Start: any time

Smart objects

The course invites the participant on an imaginary journey into cultural space, populated by objects created by humans: doors, windows, mirrors, etc. At the end of the journey, the listener would be able to pick out artist metaphors in painting and decipher literary symbols.

Duration: 7 weeks

Start: soon, you can register for the rerun
Language: Russian

Major mind-blowing moments in the history of Western art

Massachusetts College of Art and Design introduces the history of European art with 24 greatest monuments. Those include paintings, sculptures, architectural monuments, as well as musical and literary masterpieces: from the Parthenon in Athens to the canvases of Pollock.

Duration: 9 modules

Start: you can register, and you will be contacted about the start
Language: English