Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5RES311Art Critique I2+0+02428.11.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit License
Department / Program Painting
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Examining the changing concept of beauty in art from ancient times to the present day, developing the student's visual and perceptual abilities, understanding the design elements and principles that make up the work of art, developing art theories and the ability to analyze and interpret works of art accordingly.
Course Content Criticism, types of criticism, art theories, visual organization elements and principles that make up the work of art, being able to analyze and interpret the work of art in terms of form and content (description, analysis, interpretation, judgment).
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, research-examination, presentation, question-answer
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof. Selma ŞAHİN selmasahin@osmaniye.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1) Barret, T. (2012). Criticizing Art, Understanding the Current. (Translator: Gökçe Metin). Istanbul: Hayalperest Publishing House.
2) Boydaş, N.(2007). Introduction to Art Criticism. Ankara. Gündüz Education and Publishing.
Course Notes Presentations prepared by the course instructor and written and visual documents regarding the course content

Course Category
Social Sciences %25
Field %75

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 2 30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 18 5 90
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 124

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learns the concepts of aesthetic perception, aesthetic object, aesthetic subject, aesthetic value and judgment, and criticism. Explains the types of criticism and learns its concepts.
2 Be able to distinguish the elements and principles of visual editing when editing a work of art.
3 Learn how to critique art education
4 4. Can analyze the work of art in terms of form and content

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 1. Providing information about the content and evaluations of the Art Criticism course Presentation
2 2. Aesthetic perception, aesthetic object, aesthetic subject, aesthetic value and judgment concepts Presentation
3 3. What is Criticism? Types of Criticism (Press, Pedagogical, Academic, Popular Criticism) Presentation
4 4. What is Art? Art Theories (Reflective, Expressive, Formalist, Functional) Presentation
5 5. Visual Editing Elements That Make Up the Work of Art (Color, Value, Line, Texture, Shape, Form) Presentation
6 6. Visual Editing Principles That Make Up a Work of Art (Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Change, Gradation, Movement and Rhythm, Ratio-Proportion) Presentation
7 7. Art Criticism (Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgment) Presentation
8 8. Art Criticism (Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgment) Presentation
9 Midterm Exam
10 10. Art Criticism Example (Picasso's "Guernica" Painting) Presentation
11 11. Art Criticism Example (Painting “Giovanni Amnolfini and His Bride) by Jan Van Eyck Presentation
12 12. Art Criticism Example (Sandro Boticelli's "Spring" Painting Presentation
13 13. Art Criticism Example (Painting “Peasant Wedding Feast” by Pieter Bruegel The Elder) Presentation
14 14. Art Criticism Example (Pablo Picasso's Painting "Women of Avignon") Presentation
15 15. Art Criticism Example (Marc Chagall's "White Cross" Painting) - Final Exam Presentation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
All 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3
C1 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 3 4
C2 3 2 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 2 4 5 3 4 2
C3 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
C4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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