AESTHETICS IN VISUAL ARTS- THEORY AND PRACTICE

GRA528

Course Code: GRA528
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Emir Hasan Ülger

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learns the fundamental conceptual framework of art philosophy and aesthetics.
Philosophical aesthetics provides knowledge about the development of art and design, shaped by ?historical, social, and economic? determinants.
Based on readings and evaluations of art philosophy, reaches a level where they can understand and analyze the latest aesthetic, technological, and scientific knowledge and applications of the era, positioning them on the aesthetic plane in terms of their effect on aesthetic production and reception.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The historical development of aesthetics, its fundamental concepts and applications are examined. Knowledge is gained about theories that have developed throughout history in aesthetics and art philosophy, and critical reading and the intrinsic laws of aesthetic development are better analyzed. The fundamental dynamics of artistic production, from theory to practice, are understood.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the fundamentals of aesthetics, terminology, and concepts
2^nd Week	Key discussion topics and conceptual framework
3^rd Week	Introduction to classical theories, aesthetics, and the unity of art philosophy
4^th Week	Theories: Plato, Aristotle, Biomimicry
5^th Week	Far Eastern Philosophy and Aesthetics, Buddha, Tao, Zen, Confucius.
6^th Week	Islamic aesthetics
7^th Week	Turkish Islamic aesthetic
8^th Week	Mid Exam
9^th Week	Kant, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution
10^th Week	Hegel, Marxist aesthetics, Frankfurt School
11^th Week	Psychoanalysis, Lacan, Post-structural transformation
12^th Week	Modern aesthetic applications, Fashion, Photography, Animation
13^th Week	The transformation of aesthetic production in visual arts. Spatial-temporal transformation. Postmodernism
14^th Week	General assessment

Recommended or Required Reading

Adorno, The Culture Industry, (ed.J.M.Bernstein) Routladge, London 1991
Bozkurt N.,Estetik Kuram Ara yay. İstambul 1992
Arnheim Rudolf, New Essays on the Psychology of Art, California Press, USA 1986
Ching, F. D. K.; Architecture: Form-Space and Order, Van Nostrand
Reinhold, New York, 1996
Gabbar K. Glen, Psikiyatri ve Sinema (çev.Yusuf Eradam) Okuyan Us Yay. İstanbul 2001
Gür, Ş. Ö.; Mekan Örgütlenmesi, Gür Yayıncılık, Trabzon, 1996.
Freud S., Sanat ve Sanatçılar Üzerine, (çev. Kamuran Şipal) Bozak Yay. 1979 İstanbul
Norberg-Schulz, C.; Existence, Space and Architecture, Studio Vista, London, 1971
Norberg-Schulz, C.; Genius Loci, Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture,
New York, 1980
Rasmussen, S. E.; Yaşanan Mimari, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1994.
Venzer Gerhard, Deliler ve Dahiler, (çev. Gürsel Aytaç) Omnia, İstanbul, 2010
Roth, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.
Zevi, B., Architecture as Space, Horizon Press, New York, 1957.
Tunalı İ., Estetik, Remzi kitabevi, İstanbul 10 Baskı 2007
Crane D., Moda ve Gündemleri, (Çev. Özge Çelik) Ayrıntı Yay. 2000 İstanbul
Davıs F., Moda Kültür ve Kimlik, (Çev. Özden Arıkan) Yapı Kredi Yay. 1997, İstanbul
Fischer J. Sosyoloji Nedir ? (Çev. Nilgün Çelebi) Atilla kitabevi, 1996, Ankara
Gür, Ş. Ö.; Mekan Örgütlenmesi, Gür Yayıncılık, Trabzon, 1996.
Haug W.F. Meta Estetiğinin Kritiği, (Çev. Metin Toprak) Felsefe Logos, 2008, İstanbul
Ülger Emir H., G.Simmel?de sınıfsal farklılığın nesnelleştiği bir alan: Moda felsefesi?, Felsefe Dünyası, Sayı 59, 2014/1

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load			0
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			0
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17