COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DECORATIVE PAINTING I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTS 4029 DECORATIVE PAINTING I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Department of Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜL GÜNEY ZINCIR

Offered to

Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Carpet-Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Art of Illumination
Tile Design and Restoration
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Restorations of Ancient Tile

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to realize original designs by using imagination on mythological creatures, such as dragon, angels, phoenix, vakvak ağacı, using different materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   make original designs about mythological creatures used in Turkish Mythology,
2   know different materials and techniques,
3   make use of different technologies ( computer, internet etc.)
4   improve his design ability,
5   improve his design ability,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Original designs using mythological subjects and Illumination and miniature crafts principles
2 Painting techniques ( Akıtma, zerafşan, halkar, şukufe etc.)
3 Motifs ( penç, hatayi, goncagül, bulut, rumi etc.) mythological objects ( animals, stars, horoscopes, plants etc.)
4 Composition techniques ( symmetry, free etc.)
5 Analyzing motifs
6 Free composition regarding design principles ( colour, harmony, balance ec.) using Turkish motifs and mythological elements
7 The sketch stage of the design
8 The sketch stage of the design
9 Going on with designing
10 Assignment / presentation
11 Presentation of the design
12 Assessment of the project
13 Assesment of the project
14 Assesment of the project

Recomended or Required Reading

S. Ünver: Karamemi Hayatı, Eserleri ,
Ilhan Özkeçeci; Türk Tezhip Sanatı, Konya 2005 ,s.
Lale Uluç : Şirazlı Ustalar, Osmanlı Okurlar, 2009.
Ayla Ersoy ; Türk Tezhip Sanatı, Istanbul 1988s.
Beşir Ayvazoğlu; Islam Estetiği ve Insan, Çağ Yay., Istanbul 1989.
Ipek Duben; Türk Resmi ve Eleştirisi, Bilgi Üni. Yay., 2006.
Jale Nejdet Erzen; Çoğul Estetik, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2011;,Oleg Grabar; Masterpieces of Islamic Art, Prestel Books, USA 2009.
Pavel Florenski; Tersten Perspektif, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2001, çev.:Yeşim Tükel.
Mazhar Ş. Ipşiroğlu; Islamda Resim Yasağı ve Sonuçları; YKY Yay., Istanbul 2005..
Zeren Tanındı: Kitap ve Tezhibi, Osmanlı Uygarlığı, Ankara 2004, s.865-891
Banu Mahir: II. B.Devri Saray Nakkaşhanesinin Osmanlı Tezhip Sanatına Katkıları, Türkiyemiz,S: 60,s.4-13.
F.Çağman: M. Sinan Döneminde Ehl-i Hiref Teşkilâtı ,T. Mimarlığı ve Sanatı, Istanbul1988,s.73-77; Saray Nakkaşhanesi ,Ist. 1989,s.35-46.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, it is aimed to make original designs by combining the techniques and methods used in different art branches with the motifs and compositions used in Illumination and miniature crafts.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + ATT * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course involves 2 theoretical course credits; and 2 practical course credits. The students will learn how to combine different techniques with Illumination and miniature crafts.

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation will be made out of 100.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students coming to class late will be accepted into the class but are considered to attend half class period. All attendance will be scored as mentioned above. At the end of each course, the next lesson s subject is given to the students as study and research subject. Each lesson starts after discussing the study and research subject before teaching it.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e mail:gul.guney@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.12454332
LO.223351
LO.343
LO.42313
LO.55