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Art Theory and Criticism I

Subject
Subject code FE.36.03
Subject name Art Theory and Criticism I
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2018 2271
Study year 3
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
General description
• the object of art theories and the various ways to articulate it;
• essentialist and functionalist visual culture theories;
• the interpretive operations of art analysis;
• the interpretive methods of art analysis;
• poly-, inter- and dedisciplinary methods of analysis in art communication;
• the limits and specificity of art communication.
Study outcome
On successful completion of this course the students should be able to:
• understand the fundamentals of how the general cultural and art-specific theories can be applied to the analysis of artworks and art communication;
• know the significant contexts necessary for the theorization of art;
• knowledgeably choose between different methods of analysis;
• combine different methods of analysis and theorization;
• analyze reflexively;
• know the significant ways and methods of theorization used in separate domains of art (e.g. manugraphy, cinema, advertising, journalism, photography)
Current rounds
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