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Fine Arts · Year 2 · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Study of Visual Art Forms

This course examines major visual art forms including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital media, and mixed media. Students explore form, style, technique, and historical context while developing analytical skills to interpret visual artworks.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Identify major visual art forms and their characteristics.
  2. Analyze form, composition, technique, and meaning in artworks.
  3. Understand historical and cultural contexts of visual art.
  4. Compare traditional and contemporary art practices.
  5. Critically evaluate visual artworks through structured analysis.
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Introduction to Major Visual Art Forms
  2. 02Drawing: Form, Line & Structure
  3. 03Painting: Style, Mediums & Techniques
  4. 04Sculpture: 3D Form, Space & Materiality
  5. 05Printmaking Processes & Visual Impact
  6. 06Photography as an Art Form
  7. 07Digital & New Media Arts
  8. 08 · MidtermElements & Principles of Design
  9. 09Color Theory & Visual Harmony
  10. 10Composition & Spatial Relationships
  11. 11Traditional vs Contemporary Art Practices
  12. 12Cultural & Historical Contexts in Art
  13. 13Visual Storytelling & Symbolism
  14. 14Methods of Artwork Interpretation
  15. 15Comparative Study of Art Forms
  16. 16Final Visual Analysis Project

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Students will complete a detailed visual analysis comparing two different art forms.

Deliverables

  1. Comparative written analysis (formal, contextual, interpretive).
  2. Visual presentation with annotated artworks.
  3. Reflection on how different art forms communicate meaning.

How it’s judged

§ 04 Watch first
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