Departments Supervised by the Rectorate · İZÜ Seçmeli Dersler · Undergraduate
Course Objective
With the Aesthetics and Art lesson, students will be given:
Starting from the etymology of the branches of Art and Aesthetics, the emergence of these concepts, their meanings, and their versatile coverage will be explained within the framework of the views of western scientists on these issues and the counter arguments of Eastern Muslim scholars.
In addition, students will be directed to comparative information and resources about the history and resources of Philosophy and Knowledge, and the subjects of art, artistry and craftsmanship
Course Content
The nature of beauty (aesthetic object), art and the philosophy of art; the relation between art and culture. Fine arts as a form of expression, doctrines of art, objectivity and subjectiviti in aesthetic experience and art, artististic creation, mimesis and uniqueness in art.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students learn what is the aesthetics, art and philosophy of art and the relation between them. Also they obtain basic knowledge about the artistic language as a form and meaning in beatiful arts. Also they gain some skills to interpret art works and their languages.
- Students learn how to interpret art works as a language of civilization
- Students learn the importance of art in social life
- Students learn the meaning of an artistic language
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aesthetics, art and the Aesthetics, art and the philosophy of art in general approach. | Tunalı, Estetik, Introduction |
| 2 | Worldwiev and the art as a language of civilization. | Tunalı, Sanat Ontolojisi |
| 3 | Aesthetic attitute and some aesthetic theories: History of art in genneral. | Tunalı, Estetik, related chapter |
| 4 | Beauty, aesthetic judgement and taste. | G. Dickie, Aesthetics, related chapter |
| 5 | Aesthetic experience. | G. Dickie, chapter 3 |
| 6 | Aesthetic object and its kinds. | Tunalı, related chapter |
| 7 | Creation in art. | Hamdi Akverdi, Sanatta İbda |
| 8 | Quiz. | |
| 9 | Relation of meaning and form in art. | G. Dickie, Theory of Forms, p. 6-7. |
| 10 | Impressionism, expressionism and symbolism etc. | Expressionism |
| 11 | Objectivity and subjectivity in art. | Mark Powell - Jones, Empresyonizm |
| 12 | Classical, modern and post-modern art in general. | G. Dickie, Aesthetics, chapter 6. |
| 13 | Relation of art with religion. | Burhan Toprak, Din ve Sanat |
| 14 | Islamic aesthetics and spirituality: Sacred art. | S. H. Nasr, Islamic Art and Sprituality |
| 15 | Islamic art and picture (painting). | Turan Koç, Aesthetics and Art |
| 16 | Final. |