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Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI365
Course Name: Contemporary Art Commentary
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. ÖZLEM UZUN HAZNECİ
Course Lecturer(s): Özlem Uzun Hazneci
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course aims to provide students with knowledge in an inquisitive field about how a visual work of art should be read and according to what criteria it should be evaluated and interpreted.
Course Content: With a chronological approach, from the last century to the present
The content of the course is to cover the changes in the field of visual arts, technological, sociological and cultural aspects of the process - especially within the scope of Western art - supported by documentary or biographical films that best express the period.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students gain theoretical knowledge about the field of visual arts.
2) Students gain knowledge about looking at, verbally describing and interpreting a work of art.
3) Students have the opportunity to look at and evaluate the field of visual arts, the artists who have produced in this field and their works from a historical, cultural and technological perspective.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction, information about course content, resources and evaluation method, mutual expectations and questions. -
2) What is/is not art in the 21st century? A look at today's global and local art scene. -
3) Looking at part to read present: The mission of art and the artist in the period from the Renaissance to the 20th century. -
4) First wave: invention of the camera. The mission of art is changing: Impressionism, Realism, Expressionism on the way from the "painting of reality" to the "painting of emotions". -
5) Understanding the spirit of the century - Freud and the east of Psychoanalysis: The coming to the fore of the individual, the development of personal perspective/style in art. -
6) Einstein and the Theory of Relativity – The disintegration of the atom and the values specific to modernism – wars – The Age of Manifestos – Dada – Cubism -
7) “Art for art's sake!” Case analysis in the process from abstract art to suprematism: Malevich. -
8) Art from the urinal: Duchamp's prediction. Art and randomness: POLLOCK. -
9) Transition from the uniqueness/singularity of art to the logic of mass production and reproduction: Reflections of POP art and consumer culture. -
10) The rise of rational reason in art: Conceptual Art. Participation of television and video camera in life: Video art. -
11) The ideology of the gallery space, alternative tendencies: Earth art and Installation -
12) The Rise of Experience and interdisciplinary relations in art, performance art and Marina Abramovich -
13) Entry into the 21st Century art market, auctions, fairs, commercial concerns: "BANKS as a failed coup attempt" -
14) Things are changing: the society of the spectacle, the Internet, digital art, the entry of NFTs into our lives, machine learning, artificial intelligence, copyrights and concerns about artistic ethics. -
15) Visiting a biennial/fair/gallery in the 21st century is like “I saw contemporary art”. The latest look at the current mission, psychology, global art environment and social expectations of art/artist. -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: ÇAĞDAŞ SANAT NASIL OKUNUR – Michael WILSON
SANATTA ANLAMIN GÖRÜNTÜSÜ – Richard Leppert
20.YÜZYIL BATI SANATINDA AKIMLAR – Ahu ANTMEN
SANATSAL GERÇEKLİKLER OLGULAR VE ÖTESİ – Hasan Bülent KAHRAMAN
BU BİR PİPO DEĞİLDİR – Michel FOUCAULT
KÜLTÜR ENDÜSTRİSİ KÜLTÜR YÖNETİMİ – Theodor W. ADORNO
SANATÇININ GERÇEKLİĞİ – SANAT FELSEFESİ – Mark ROTHKO
SANAT KOMPLOSU YENİ SANAT DÜZENİ – Jean BAUDRILLARD
ÇAĞDAŞ SANATI ANLAMAK - Grant POOKE – Graham WHITHAM
References: HOW TO READ CONTEMPORARY ART – Michael WILSON
SANATTA ANLAMIN GÖRÜNTÜSÜ – Richard Leppert
20.YÜZYIL BATI SANATINDA AKIMLAR – Ahu ANTMEN
SANATSAL GERÇEKLİKLER OLGULAR VE ÖTESİ – Hasan Bülent KAHRAMAN
THIS IS NOT A PIPE – Michel FOUCAULT
THE CULTURE INDUSTRY – Theodor W. ADORNO
REALITY OF ART – Mark ROTHKO
THE CONSPIRACY OF ART– Jean BAUDRILLARD
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY ART - Grant POOKE – Graham WHITHAM

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) To have theoretical and practical knowledge at the basic level supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources with current knowledge in the field based on the qualifications gained at the secondary level.
2) To gain the ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge at the basic level in the same field at an advanced level or at the same level. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, to define problems, to analyze and to develop solutions based on evidence, by using basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
3) -To be able to transfer his / her thoughts at the level of basic knowledge and skills related to his / her field through written and verbal communication. -To be able to share his / her thoughts and solutions to the problems related to his / her field with experts and non-experts. -To be able to follow information in his / her field and communicate with his / her colleagues by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level. -To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
4) -To be able to evaluate the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field with a critical approach, to determine and meet the learning needs. -To be able to direct his / her education to an advanced education level in the same field or to a profession at the same level. -Gaining consciousness of lifelong learning.
5) -To have social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of gathering, applying and announcing the results related to the field. -To have sufficient consciousness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety.
6) -To be able to conduct a basic level study independently. -To be able to take responsibility as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the applications related to the field. -To be able to carry out activities for the development of employees working under their responsibility within the framework of a project.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have theoretical and practical knowledge at the basic level supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources with current knowledge in the field based on the qualifications gained at the secondary level.
2) To gain the ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge at the basic level in the same field at an advanced level or at the same level. To be able to interpret and evaluate data, to define problems, to analyze and to develop solutions based on evidence, by using basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
3) -To be able to transfer his / her thoughts at the level of basic knowledge and skills related to his / her field through written and verbal communication. -To be able to share his / her thoughts and solutions to the problems related to his / her field with experts and non-experts. -To be able to follow information in his / her field and communicate with his / her colleagues by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level. -To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
4) -To be able to evaluate the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field with a critical approach, to determine and meet the learning needs. -To be able to direct his / her education to an advanced education level in the same field or to a profession at the same level. -Gaining consciousness of lifelong learning.
5) -To have social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of gathering, applying and announcing the results related to the field. -To have sufficient consciousness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety.
6) -To be able to conduct a basic level study independently. -To be able to take responsibility as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the applications related to the field. -To be able to carry out activities for the development of employees working under their responsibility within the framework of a project.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 16 0 2 32
Study Hours Out of Class 16 0 1 16
Midterms 1 15 1 16
Final 1 31 1 32
Total Workload 96