Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7RES417Visual Perception I2+0+02307.04.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit License
Department / Program Painting
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to understand and learn what perception and visual perception are, what processes they involve, and their importance in terms of art.
Course Content Students learn about the physiological, psychological, and social dimensions of vision from the 1800s to the 1960s. They learn about the scientific properties of light and its use in art, including how images, moving images, photographs, and illusions are created. They reinforce theoretical knowledge with practical application through optical toys and op-art works developed throughout the course, gaining the necessary experience for the second semester's continuation of the course.
Course Methods and Techniques Presentation and Implications
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Research Assist.Dr. CANSU BAŞDEMİR
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Uçar, T. F., Visual Communication and Design, Inkılap Kitabevi Becer, E., Communication and Graphic Design, Dost Bookstore Genç, A., Sipahioğlu, A., Visual Perception / Creative Process in Art, Nadir Kitap
Course Notes Crary, Jonathan. 2022, Techniques of the Observer, Metis Publishing
Avcı Tuğal, Sibel. Op Art in Its Formation. Hayalperest Publishing.
Berger, J., Ways of Seeing, Metis Publishing
Genç, A., Sipahioğlu, A., Visual Perception / The Creative Process in Art, Nadir Kitap

Course Category
Social Sciences %20
Education %20
Field %60

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 % 50
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
0 The student can define perception and visual perception as a cultural and psychological phenomenon and can give examples.
Bilgi 
1 Can analyze and interpret external factors affecting the visual perception process.
2 The student can define light scientifically and philosophically and learn the uses and meanings of light in art history.
3 The student can define the psychology of vision and Gestalt Principles.
4 With the knowledge gained about image production techniques and early inventions, students will be able to identify moving image devices that create optical illusions, such as thaumatropes, and define the relationship between cameras and cinema. They will be able to analyze the first and most important examples.
Beceri 
5 He/she can recognize and analyze optical-based artworks (op-art).
Yetkinlik 
6 They can discuss the effects of industrialization and technological advancements on visual perception and produce works on this subject.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Understanding, perception, perception criteria and association relationship in visual design Visual Recognition Berger, J., Ways of Seeing, Metis Publishing
2 Learning and discussing the psychological and cultural impacts of visual perception. Utilizing sample analyses and video resources. Students are not expected to make any preliminary preparations for this week. https://youtu.be/UtKt8YF7dgQ
3 Presentation Topic: Physiological conditions of vision; the role of light in physics and in art. Scientific data on the properties of light and its historical discovery. Exploring how light influences visual perception through examples and discussion. Students are expected to become familiar with the light- and eye-related research of the Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, as well as the works of the Persian physician Al-Razi and Ibn al-Haytham. https://youtu.be/Elv3WpL32UE
4 Information on Gestalt Theory. Learning about research on the psychology of vision in the West, understanding how the Gestalt principles were identified and for what purposes they were developed. Discussing with students how they can apply this knowledge in art. https://youtu.be/G-xD1bDoNl4 https://youtu.be/ybLDSAWyEZY
5 Information on early image-production techniques and the first optical toys. The thaumatrope, phenakistiscope, zoetrope, and their operating principles. Understanding the relationship between illusion-making and visual perception. Materials required for making a zoetrope must be brought. Jonathan Crary, Gözlemcinin Teknikleri, 2022, Metis Yayınları
6 The emergence of moving images, the theory of persistence of vision (afterimage, retinal persistence) proposed by Peter Mark Roget (1824) and later by Joseph Plateau (1830s), and an overview of the technical developments that accompanied these ideas. -?Kandinsky's and Klee’s Gestalt based color/composition artworks -? Théâtre Optique, – 1892, Paris Analyzing of Marcel Duchamp's artwork, Nude Descending Staircase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Théâtre_Optique
7 A trip or extracurricular activity related to the subject
8 General evaluation of former week's subjects and handing out study notes before the midterm.
9 Midterm
10 Presentation: Optical art and the impact of social conditions on art in the 1960s Books on Op-art
11 Presentation: Op-art. Discussion and analyzing some remarkable op-art samples Students are asked to begin researching the op-art work they will draw as their final project.
12 Starting op-art sketches and supplying materials
13 Evaluation of students' op-art works
14 Evaluation of students' op-art works. Making evaluations about the final submission
15 Evaluations before final exam

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C0 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 2 5 4
All 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 2 5 4
In1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 5 4
In2 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 3 3 2 4 4
In3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 4 4
In4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 2 5 3
Sk5
Co6

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

  
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