COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPOSITION AND SPACE IN MINIATURE PAINTIGS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 6123 COMPOSITION AND SPACE IN MINIATURE PAINTIGS I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FILIZ ADIGÜZEL TOPRAK

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to evaluate miniature as a painting developing dependently on specific conditions, and to examine the discussion on painting ban in Islam; to resolve space recognition in miniature by examining the mentality and philosophical infrastructure in the periods of different miniature styles, and to have the students make original designs using different viewpoints.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After the education given with this course, the students are supposed to know the definitions of miniature as a painting style in history and art history, and have full knowledge of the literature and related terminology, at least in one foreign language,
2   know the published main sources related to the painting ban in Islam, interpret them, and be able to make miniature resolutions,
3   research simultaneous image production in the West and East and put forward comparative ideas
4   associate the philosophical infrastructure and mentality in that period with space perception and composition order in miniature by considering different miniature styles,
5   prepare an article which can be published and which is appropriate for academic spelling and ethics,
6   make an original miniature by using the theoretical knowledge and visual resource they have gained throughout their education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition of Miniature , the definitions and terminology in history and art history disciplines
2 The matter of Painting ban in Islam and main ideas
3 The matter of Painting ban in Islam and visual resources
4 In medieval and Renaissance, contemporaneous image production of the West and the East and viewpoints
5 Space perception in miniature, and researching composition orders developing depending upon it ( mentality and philosophical infrastructure )
6 Space perception in miniature, and researching composition orders developing depending upon it ( mentality and philosophical infrastructure )
7 Students presentation and discussion
8 Students presentation and discussion
9 Students presentation and discussion
10 Students presentation and discussion
11 Fixing materials and a subject for an original miniature design
12 Application
13 Application

Recomended or Required Reading

Beşir Ayvazoğlu; Islam Estetiği ve Insan, Çağ Yay., Istanbul 1989.
Ipek Duben; Türk Resmi ve Eleştirisi, Bilgi Üni. Yay., 2006.
Jale Nejdet Erzen; Çoğul Estetik, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2011;,Oleg Grabar; Masterpieces of Islamic Art, Prestel Books, USA 2009.
Pavel Florenski; Tersten Perspektif, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2001, çev.:Yeşim Tükel.
Mazhar Ş. Ipşiroğlu; Islamda Resim Yasağı ve Sonuçları; YKY Yay., Istanbul 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, the students will be canalized to main and supplementary resources in order to have them consider and interpret the miniature as a painting style. Furthermore, they are asked to read some related articles from scientific magazines, especially published in English, and these articles will be supported with new ideas in class discussions. The students will also be encouraged to make a presentation in a scientific meeting and will be asked to make a presentation at the same level in class.

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The main evaluation criteria is made up of the students resource scanning after being guided to main sources and their presentation in the lesson. They are also evaluated by the answers they will be asked and their participation in the discussions after the lesson. Moreover, the creativity in their original designs and the originality will be taken into account.

Assessment Criteria

The mid-term, final and presentation will be evaluated out of 100, and the average will be out of 100. 80% attendance is compulsory.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

After the students are instructed with the theoretical knowledge, both orally and written, applications will be performed one to one. They are informed about the following lessons and expected to do pre-study.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

filiz.adiguzel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theory 13 2 26
Practical 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (working out on course materials, reading essays etc.) 13 3 39
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 8 8
Preparation for Final Exam 1 8 8
Preparation for Presentations 1 20 20
Ateiler work 13 5 65
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.155
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.5555
LO.65

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