COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COLOURFUL SCULPTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STA 5020 COLOURFUL SCULPTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Art and Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SEVGI AVCI

Offered to

Art and Design

Course Objective

To look into sculptural art in the context of colour and to examine ideas of the use of colour in the 19th century through a point of view of an artist

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain enough knowledge regarding the use of colour in sculpture,
2   To identify the effects of colour on sculpture through the examples belonging to the 19th century,
3   To examine methods of the use of colour in sculpture, so one can benefit from it as much as possible in his own work,
4   To examine the qualities of coloured sculpture in its period and culture,
5   To interpret the results of the effects of colour in sculptural art.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
-8 Homework-presentation-Seminar: Multicolour and symbolism in sculpture Expression through visual presentation discussion
1 What if Multicolour in sculpture Why were the responses overreactive The importance and aim of the course. Verbal expression
2 The general condition of sculptural art in the 19th century, and the effect of Antiquity and Naturalism on sculpture in the second half of the century Verbal expression
3 In the 19th century scupture history, the role of colour and Modernization Verbal expression
4 Antithesis developed against the use of colour in sculpture in the 19th century Verbal expression
5 The anticolour artist of the 19th century Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and Adolf Hildebrand (1847-1921) , Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Their attitude (Empressionist and Neoclassist) Expression through visual presentation
6 The methods of the use of colour in sculpture in the 19th century Expression through visual presentation
7 Looking into the examples of artists from the 19th century who used colour on sculptureJean Léon Gerome (1824-1904),John Gibsen (1790 -1866),Prosper d Epinay (1836-1914),Aoguste ClEsinger (1814-1883), Henr Cros (1840-1907), Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901), Max Klinger (1857-1920), Richard König (1863-1920) ,Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), Edward Onslow Ford 1852-1901,George- Henry Hemaire1853-1914) Expression through visual presentation discussion
9 Homework-presentation-Seminar: A realististic effect and the issue of transforming in the multicoloured sculptures Expression through visual presentation discussion
10 Homework-presentation-Seminar: Effect of volume in coloured sculpture Expression through visual presentation discussion
11 Homework-presentation-Seminar: Effect of colour and light in sculpture Expression through visual presentation discussion
12 Mid-semester exam Expression through visual presentation discussion
13 Homework-presentation-Seminar: The issue of kitsch and colour in sculptural art Expression through visual presentation discussion
14 Homework-presentation-Seminar: Abstraction and colour in sculptural art Expression through visual presentation discussion
15 Homework-presentation-Seminar: Expression and colour in sculptural art Expression through visual presentation discussion
16 Final exam Assesment through written exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Referances:
Sevgi Avcı, `Heykel ve Renk , 2003 - Sanatta Yeterlik Tezi-
Supplementary Referances:
1- Anreas Blühm, W. Drost, j. Hargrove, E. Heran, P. Ward-Jackson, A. Yarrington `The Colour of Sculpture (1840 -1910) , Vangogh Museum, Amsterdam-1996
2-Roberta Panzanelli, The Colour of Life Polychromy in Sculpture From Antiquity to The Present J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles-2008
3- John Cage, `Colour and Culture Thames and Hudson, London-2003
4- Johannes ITTEN, Art Of Color, The subjective experience and objective rationale of color çev.: Erns van HAOGEN, New York-2004
5-Victoria FINLAY, Renkler- Boya Kutusunda Yolculuklar , Çev.: Kudret EMIROĞLU, Dost Yay. , Ankara 2007
6-François DELEMARE Bernard GUINEAU, Renkler ve Malzemeleri .Çev.: Orçun TÜRKAY,YKY Yay., Istanbul -2007
Other Materials Related to the Course:
Contemporary exhibitions, periodical publications, exhibition catalouges, various publications accesible through internet (film, video, article etc.)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Verbal expression 2- Expression through visual presentation 3- Homework -research, expression, presentation- 4- Discussion amongst students attending the course, on a predetermined topic-Seminar 5- To summarize the knowledge orderly through the mid-semester and final exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 +FCG * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 RST RESIT

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Developmental sssesment methods are based on supporting the student to comprehend/understand and express this outlook of subject matters. The student is encouraged to attend classes as relevant as possible, as well as the consistent and active communication between the lecturer and the student is to be planned under the guidance of the lecturer. Initially main themes are explored in the course, and focusing on the relevant topics is the aim in the process of researching through homework-distribution. Every student presents their own work in the context of the program they are following, at the same time all students exchange their ideas and knowledge in the atmosphere of a seninar. Also, he/she presents knowledge with homework which counts as mid-semester exam.

Assessment Criteria

The student must 1- continually attend the classes, 2- To activelly be involved in the course, 3- The research he/she undertakes in the context of the course; must be of high quality; its thematic heading is to be harmonious with the context; the context of used resources; the gramatical correctness of the written text, 4- The student shall be able to express himself both verbally and textually through his research and homework, 5- To be able to discuss when necessary, with the knowledge he gains, 6-In Mid-semester break and the final exams, the information he provides is expected to match the question asked.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

: The student must 1- Attend at least 70% of the class, 2- To comply with previously determined homework-presentation-seminar and exam calender.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.avci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Thursdays 15:30 -17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theory 7 2 14
Presentation for Homework -Seminar 8 2 16
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (working out on course materials, reading essays etc.) 15 4 60
Preparation for Mid Term Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for homework. 1 25 25
Preparation for Presentations 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 2 2
Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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