Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Contemporary Visual Arts (17.ASO36)

Native organizations units: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Scene Architecture, Technique and Design (Year: 4, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Istorija umetnosti i dizajna Scenska arhitektura, tehnika i dizajn-scenski dizajn History of Art
ECTS	4

The objective of the course is to introduce students with the visual arts. Through thematic lectures students will get insight to the development of visual culture and its use in contemporary times in various arts (art, film, comics, design ...). Familiarizing with the techniques of interpretation and understanding of the process of creating art, using all the most important principles that exist in art, students will be able to understand art as a reflection of time and level of the society in which it arises in order to evaluate the creative process and creative thinking.

Students’ ability for constant following of contemporary visual arts production. Getting students motivated to attend various national visual arts manifestations, as well as following international events in contemporary arts practice, directly or through media. Ability to apply acquired experience to the personal professional and artistic work.

Contemporary visual arts. Visual art forms and types. Conventional spaces for visual arts. New spaces for visual arts. Visual arts as means of space transformation. Documenting and presenting works of visual arts. Perception and reception of contemporary visual arts works.

Interactive lectures. Visits to museums and galleries. Consultations and discussions. Individual student research work.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Hopkins, D.	After Modern Art	2000	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English
Thompson, J.	How to read a modern painting	2006	Abrams, New York	English
Hans Ulrich Obrist	A Brief History of Curating	2008	JRP, Ringier	English