AESTHETICS - WESTERN (Theory)

Paper Code: 
VAP 321
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Read and analyze the art works Western Modern artists.
  2. Understand a range of artistic techniques such as use of color, composition and medium.
  3. Learn how to do visual analysis.
  4. Study timeline to understand the historical development of Western art.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 

 

VAP   321

 

 

 

Aesthetics -Western

(Theory)

 

The Students Will –

CO58: Acquire an in-depth knowledge of Western art history by remembering various artists and their art works.

CO59:  Develop skills to appreciate Western art considering its subject, mediums, style and techniques.

CO60:  Understand major movements, artists, methods and theories and to assess the qualities of work of art in their historical and cultural settings.

CO61:  Develop an understanding of cultural and political factors that affect the visual language of art.

CO62:  Understand the different facets of art and their significance.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

Class Test, Semester End Examination, Quiz, Solving Problems in Tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and Group Projects

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

 

6.00
Unit II: 

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and Walter Benjamin

 

6.00
Unit III: 

Martin Heidegger and Jacques Derrida

 

6.00
Unit IV: 

John Ruskin and William Morris

 

6.00
Unit V: 

Arthur c. Danto and Jean-Paul Sartre

 

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • H. Blocker and Jennifer Jeffers, Contextualizing Aesthetics: From Plato to Lyotard
  • Prof. Dr. Kanti Chandra Pandey, Comparative Aesthetics-Indian and Western Aesthetics (Vol1 & 2)
  • H.W. Janson, History of Art, Thames & Hudson, 1991 Revised reprint

E-Resources:

 

Reference Journals:

  • JSTOR
  • JOA - Journal of Arts
  • SHS Web of Conferences
  • Arts and Learning Research Journal

 

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