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Week - 1 |
Course introduction and general information. Introduction to the concept of art and visual perception |
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Week - 2 |
What is art? The function of art. Art: artist, artwork, and audience. |
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Week - 3 |
Concepts of aesthetics and beauty. The relationship between art and aesthetics |
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Week - 4 |
Perception. Visual perception. Attention and visual reading. |
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Week - 5 |
Principles of visual perception. Gestalt theory of perception |
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Week - 6 |
Gestalt theory of perception and visual reading: unity, balance, proximity, similarity, figure-ground relationship, and prior experience |
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Week - 7 |
Color, form, and composition. |
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Week - 8 |
Color theories and the psychological effects of colors. |
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Week - 9 |
What is contemporary? Contemporary art and visual perception |
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Week - 10 |
Interpreting artworks. |
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Week - 11 |
Interpreting artworks. |
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Week - 12 |
Visual culture and day life. |
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Week - 13 |
Contemporary art and experiences. |
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Week - 14 |
Contemporary art and experiences. |