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IZU 007 - Esthetics and Art

Departments Supervised by the Rectorate · İZÜ Seçmeli Dersler · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 IZU Common Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Turan KOÇ
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Turan KOÇ

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

  1. 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.
  2. Students learn how to interpret art works as a language of civilization
  3. Students learn the importance of art in social life
  4. Students learn the meaning of an artistic language

Core Area Distribution

(21) Arts%60 (22) Humanities%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentationBrain StormingSelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm188
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11414

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Aesthetics, art and the Aesthetics, art and the philosophy of art in general approach.Tunalı, Estetik, Introduction
2Worldwiev and the art as a language of civilization.Tunalı, Sanat Ontolojisi
3Aesthetic attitute and some aesthetic theories: History of art in genneral.Tunalı, Estetik, related chapter
4Beauty, aesthetic judgement and taste.G. Dickie, Aesthetics, related chapter
5Aesthetic experience.G. Dickie, chapter 3
6Aesthetic object and its kinds.Tunalı, related chapter
7Creation in art.Hamdi Akverdi, Sanatta İbda
8Quiz.
9Relation of meaning and form in art.G. Dickie, Theory of Forms, p. 6-7.
10Impressionism, expressionism and symbolism etc.Expressionism
11Objectivity and subjectivity in art.Mark Powell - Jones, Empresyonizm
12Classical, modern and post-modern art in general.G. Dickie, Aesthetics, chapter 6.
13Relation of art with religion.Burhan Toprak, Din ve Sanat
14Islamic aesthetics and spirituality: Sacred art.S. H. Nasr, Islamic Art and Sprituality
15Islamic art and picture (painting).Turan Koç, Aesthetics and Art
16Final.