This integrated art and art history program will examine the exciting metamorphosis of modern art, placing a special emphasis on women surrealist artists of Mexico and the United States. We will explore how these artists evolved as creative individuals as they simultaneously helped to transform society.  We will also study the social, economic and historical forces that inspired artists to break with tradition and explore new ideas, materials and methods.  We will learn how to analyze and interpret works of art using the technique of formal analysis.  Students will be guided in a process that will move from theory to practice in order to experience relevant art techniques, such as cubist drawing, mixed-media work, collage and assemblage.