FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

GEAR 213 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Art Movements and Artists of the 20th Century
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEAR 213
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to emphasize a conceptual understanding of art movements in the 20th century.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to classify art movements from the 20th century
  • Will be able to define an art movement from the 20th century
  • Will be able to describe an art work from the 20th century
  • Will be able to discuss the artists from the 20th century
  • Will be able to compare different art works from the 20th century
Course Description Students will be able to identify different art movements, will gain basic understanding of each work’s possible concept, significance and style and will be able to examine selected art works from the 20th century.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction: Brief information about the art journey of humanity. The changing conditions which lay foundation for Modernism. Weston, R. (1996), Modernism, Phaidon Press, pp: 8-19, video on Industrial Revolution.
2 Last decades of 19th century. Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau Kleiner, Fred, et.al, (2004). Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Thomson Wadsworth, pp. 919-930.
3 Cubism, Primitivism and Futurism Kleiner, Fred, et.al, (2004). Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Thomson Wadsworth, pp. 959-967.
4 Expressionism, Fauvism Kleiner, Fred, et.al, (2004). Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Thomson Wadsworth, pp. 919-930. Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag, pp. 415-459
5 Bauhaus, Constructivism Weston, R. (1996), Modernism, Phaidon Press, pp: 119-137; Shiner, L. (2001). The Invention of Art. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press. pp.246-268.
6 New Experiments: Dada, Suprematism, Neo-Plasticism Philips, S. (2018) isms: Understanding Modern Art, Herbert Press. Pp.52-56 Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag.
7 Surrealism Philips, S. (2018) isms: Understanding Modern Art, Herbert Press.pp.64-67 Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag.
8 Midterm
9 Realism: Social Realism, Kitchen Sink Realism Philips, S. (2018) isms: Understanding Modern Art, Herbert Press.
10 Abstract Expressionism. Philips, S. (2018) isms: Understanding Modern Art, Herbert Press. Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag.
11 Pop Art, Op Art, Conceptual Art Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag. Adorno, W.T., Culture Industry, Routledge Classics “The Schema of Mass Culture”
12 Post Modernism. Feminist Art. Broude, N., Garrard M. D., (1994) The Power of Feminist Art, Thames and Hudson, pp. 10-29.
13 Live Art: Installation, Performance and Dance Videos
14 Environmental art, Technological Art. Invitation to the Gallery pp.281-285
15 Review
16 FINAL EXAM

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Adorno, W.T., Culture Industry, Routledge Classics.
Broude, N., Garrard M. D., (1994) The Power of Feminist Art, Thames and Hudson.
Kleiner, Fred, et.al, (2004). Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. Thomson Wadsworth. 
Buchholz, E.L., Bühler G., Hille K., Kaeppele, S., Stotland I. (2007). Art –The History of Modern Art, Peter Delius Verlag.
Little, S. (2004), isms: Understanding Art, A&C Black Visual Arts. 
Lynton, N. (1994), The Story of Modern Art, Phaidon Press
Philips, S. (2018) isms: Understanding Modern Art, Herbert Press.
Phipps, R., Wink, R. (1987) Invitation to the Gallery, WCB.
Shiner, L. (2001). The Invention of Art. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press.
Weston, R. (1996), Modernism, Phaidon Press.

 

Suggested Readings/Materials

https://www.khanacademy.org/
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
https://www.moma.org/
https://whitney.org/
https://www.artforum.com/
https://www.artnews.com/

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
10
3
30
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
10
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
10
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
10
10
Final Exam
1
15
15
    Total
123

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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