102年第1學期-3403 視覺藝術的批判性思考 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Project 1	10
Project 2	10
Project 3	10
Daily journal / sketchbook	10
Short research paper	20	500-750 words
Final project	20
Studentship	20

教育目標

1) Understand the fundamental principles of visual thinking 2) Develop aesthetic sensitivity 3) Develop creative visual expression 4) Enhance English language expression abilities

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：四/6,7,8[C207]
修課班級：共選修2-4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：全英語授課

參考書目

Hideyuki Oka, How To Wrap Five Eggs, Boston, Weatherhill 1965 & 1975, Introduction
A classic illustrated essay on traditional Japanese packaging design.

Alain de Botton, The Art Of Travel, London, Penguin 2003, Chapter VIII
A layperson’s introduction to John Ruskin’s theories of general art education.

Joshua C Taylor, Learning To Look, Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 1981, Selected excerpts
A classic introduction to the thinking processes of basic formal analysis of artworks.

John Berger, Ways Of Seeing, London, BBC & Penguin, 1972, Chapter 1
An important essay in visual thinking, influenced by theorist Walter Benjamin’s seminal essay The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction, that all visually-aware people should read. The whole book is worth reading.