Digital Art Practices
Radio, Television and Cinema
Faculty of Communication
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Art Practices | RTS402 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Harun Mustafa TÖLE
Associate Prof. Dr. Özgür VELİOĞLU METİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) identify the historical perspective of digital art.
2) express in what kind of social structure the digital art came out
3) list the early digital art artist and art works.
4) identify the aesthetic features of digital art.
5) exemplify the recent digital art works.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | |
| 3 | Low | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 4 | High | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Middle | |
| 5 | Low | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Art describes projects that make use of emerging media technologies and are concerned with the cultural, political, and aesthetic possibilities of these tools. Digital and New Media art refers to works such as interactive multimedia installations, virtual reality environments, and Web-based art that are made using digital technology. The course includes the study of the relationship between art and technology, the analysis of contemporary works of art, and also practices in digital and new media art.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to Digital Art2) The beginning of Digital Art
3) Pioneers of Digital Art
4) Digital Art: Different Approachs
5) Digital Art: A Critical View
6) New aesthetics of Digital Art
7) Digital Art and Space
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Digital Art Today
10) Dijital Art in Turkey
11) What is New Media Art?
12) New aesthetics of new media arts
13) Examples of Digital Art and Critcism-I
14) Examples of Digital Art and Critcism-II
15) Examples of Digital Art and Critcism-III
16) Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Irmak İ. Akçadoğan- Temel Sanat Eğitimi ve Dijital Ortam (Epsilon Yay.)
2- Walter Benjamin-Pasajlar (YKY)
3- Bruce Wands-Dijital Çağın Sanatı (Akbank Kültür Sanat Yay.)Paul Christiane-Digital Art
4- Katja Kwastek-Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art (The MIT Press)
5- Özer Kanburoğlu-Dijital Fotoğraf Rehberi (Say Yay.)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required