I attended summer school in London studying ‘European Decorative Art’, focusing on the 17th to 20th centuries, a very deep dive into object culture.
Beginning in the seventeenth century with the rise of the Baroque and culminating in Art Nouveau at the end of the nineteenth, this course provided a good understanding of key stylistic developments in Western European design and the decorative arts.
The course focused on furniture, ceramics, glass and metalwork, explored within the context of architecture and interiors and the broader historical and cultural forces that have influenced the production and consumption of decorative art objects. It sought also to provide students with a basic knowledge of materials and techniques.
As part of the course we were required to research and write two essays one thesis
and do a visual slide exam, I passed with a score of 87 percent (could have done better).
