Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Contemporary Art I RES403 Turkish Compulsory 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferhat ÖZGÜR
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Ferhat ÖZGÜR (Güz)
Goals The course aims to study the concepts of modern, modernity, modernism, postmodernism and to describe particularly the art movements and problems of 20th century evaluating the position of art in the society of consumption.
Course Content This is a course to deal with the new technologies and modes of production in the course of modern and beyond art movements. It also objectifies the basic concepts and methods of modern and postmodern art, culture of the late capitalist society, the end of great narratives and history out of the artists, works, and trends. The first semester of the course includes the movements through minimalism.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Student is able to interpret artwork by historical, social, economic, and geographical contexts.
2 Student developes a skill for visual literacy and analysis.
3 Student defines artworks and art movements from 20th century.
4 Student gets a vision fort he production styles of different cultures and eras.
5 Student learns about the history of artistic means and new technologies.
6 Student gets a historical consciousness.
7 The knowledge on the relation among artist, work of art, audience and art institutions is learned and the skill of interpretation.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Understanding Contemporary Art Research, Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week Modernity, modernism, art Research, Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week The construction of modern art Preparation, After Class Study, Research
4. Week The birth of camera arts Research, Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week A New Language: Cubism Preparation, After Class Study, Research
6. Week The crisis of representation Preparation, After Class Study, Research
7. Week Midterm exam Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
8. Week Future, Dreams and machine aesthetics: Futurism Preparation, After Class Study, Research
9. Week Rebellion, Dada and Duchamp: Dadaism Preparation, After Class Study, Research
10. Week Truth and Dream: surrealism Research, Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Postmodernism and art Other Activities, Research, Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Modern forms, Postmodern formations Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
13. Week The Face Of Consumer Culture, Mass Culture, Consumption Phenomenon: Pop Art Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
14. Week Final Exam Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 According to the characteristics of interdisciplinary contemporary art, art with the production of artists of different disciplines, able to train with the knowledge and skills to use.
2 To give professional art data
3 Students need to follow up national and international developments in the area of the D.P
4 Studies are required to use the technical knowledge and skills learned, parallel to art applications development technologies in D.P
5 Students should understand and produce their own unique approaches to interpreting the work of theoretical and practical problems.
6 Students should be able to think independently and should have social responsibility, sharing, understanding and being able to be sensitive to cultural differences
7 To gain the ability of multi-dimensional thinking and observetion
8 Students know methods that form the technical and professional issues and gain competence
9 Students to realize themselves, but also to provide access to the consciousness of the environment.
10 Produced by the Department of Painting in the field of contemporary understanding of knowledge and experience, priority is given to academic research. students need to be participating in the workforce, both practical and theoretical sense to spread this worldwide.
11 To gain the painting department students artistic creativity, art culture, knowledge of painting equipment and comprehend by what means the level at which lead to that effect.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7
PY1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 1. Antmen, Ahu, 20. Yüzyıl Batı Sanatında Akımlar, Sel Yayınları, 2008. 2. Lynton, Norbert, Modern Sanatın Öyküsü, Remzi Kitabevi, 2004. 3. Yılmaz, Mehmet, Modernizmden Postmodernizme Sanat, Ütopya Yayınevi, 2006. 4. Yılmaz, Mehmet, Sanatçıları Okumak ya da Postmodern Söyleşiler, Ütopya Yayınevi, 2009. 5. Bozkurt, Muammer, Video Sanatı, Bileşim Yayınevi, 2005. 6. Ruhberg, Schneckenburger, Fricke, Honnef (ed.), Art of the 20th Century, Taschen, 2005. 7. Rutherdford, Paul, Yeni İkonalar, YKY, İstanbul, 2000
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 14 1 14
Other Activities 5 1 5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 1 15
Homework 2 15 1 15
Final 1 5 5
Practice 5 1 5
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0