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Introduction to Visual Arts and Culture

Class at Faculty of Education |
OPBW1V101A

Syllabus

1. Fine arts, fine art culture, visual culture, culture, - mutual relations2. Visual culture and fine arts, civilization, nature.3. The position of art in human culture, types of art; art, junk, kitsch. Kinds, types and genres of fine arts.4. Art and education, position, functions and possibilities of art in education.5. The beginnings and the first form of fine arts in prehistory.6. Ancient civilizations and their reflections in contemporary art and culture.7. Art culture of Egypt, Crete and Mycenae.8. Art culture of archaic and classical Greece.9. Art culture of Hellenism.10. Art culture of Rome. Celts.11. Art culture of late Rome and early Christianity.12. Art culture of Byzantium.In the case of online teaching, students will be instructed by e-mail about lectures via Zoom.

Annotation

Relationships of arts and visual culture to culture, civilization and nature. Anthropological and philosophical concepts of culture and art in the 21st century. Culture and art as a way of consciousness and as a preservation of consciousness. Kinds, types and genres of art. Art, junk and kitsch and their place in culture. The beginnings and the first form of fine arts. Ancient civilizations. Art and education, position, functions and possibilities of art in education.

In the case of online teaching, students will be instructed by e-mail about lectures via Zoom.