Contemporary Art Museum of Crete
Education Department- Workrooms of Fine Arts
Art History Workshop:
‘Paul Cézanne, a pioneer of his age”
Friday, 14 February 2020
The Education Department- Workrooms of Fine Arts of the Contemporary Art Museum of Crete presented a series of Art History Workshops with the aim to acquaint participants with the work of renowned artists, different artistic styles and art movements from the Renaissance to the modern era.
At the same time, numerous emblematic artworks, different styles and key concepts in art history are used as a point of reference for commenting on the historical and social context of each era. All courses are accompanied by rich educational material and participants are invited to participate in them in a creative and experiential way with the aim to better understand the museum’s thematic units and fine arts in general.
The 2nd Art History Workshop was held on Friday, 24 February 2020 (18.00-20.00) in the premises of the Contemporary Art Museum of Crete at 32 Mesologhiou str.
Workshop on the subject: ’Paul Cézanne, a pioneer of modern art’.
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was an emblematic figure in the history of modern art. At the beginning, he studied law and then he attended painting courses. His artworks are placed between impressionism and modern art movements with cubism being his starting point. His compositions express the freedom of figures placing emphasis on the concept of solid. Moreover, they are focused on the access to substantial while giving space a new concept, as well as on the expression of both universal and timeless. He is one of the most influential artists and is known as the Father of Modern Art.
