Description:
Discussing form and aesthetic in relation to art, architecture and design has a central role in all artistic educations. But when discussing and judging a piece of work, whether it is a professional or a students work, it is well known, that it quickly becomes a matter of taste, which is destructive for the development of a professional attitude. The language we use to describe aesthetics is one of the most flourishing part in our culture: methods, terminology and tradition differ from country to country, from school to school and from person to person.
The result is a weaker professionalism in the aesthetic discussions and competences compared to other scientific areas.
This Ph.D course will investigate the phenomenon of form and how we describe and understand form and composition in nature, architecture, design and art by looking into other related areas, such as perception, brain research and cognitive psychology.
We will study a selected number of theories and try to practice different types/methods of analysis - and the participants who write an essay (5 ECTS) will be asked to present a specific theory during the course.
Organizer: Ass. Prof. Thomas Arvid Jaeger
Lecturer: Ass. Prof. Thomas Arvid Jaeger
ECTS: 3 (5 with essay)
Time: 4 + 19 December, 2014
Place: Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 15
Deadline: 1 October, 2014
Description: Discussing form and aesthetic in relation to art, architecture and design plays a central role in all artistic educations. Discussing aesthetics belongs quickly becomes a matter of taste, which is destructive for the development of a professional attitude. We don’t have a common professional language which enable us to discuss form and composition – both in general and detail - like in f.ex. colour and music. The result is a weaker professionalism in the aesthetic competences compared to other areas. The language we use to describe form and design is one of the most flourishing part in our culture: methods, terminology and tradition differs from country to country, school to school and from person to person.
This Ph.D course will investigate the phenomenon of form and how we describe and understand form and composition in nature, architecture, design and art by looking into other related areas, such as perception, brain research and cognitive psychology.
We will study a selected number of theories and try to practice different types/methods of analysis - and the participants who write an essay (5etcs) will be asked to present a specific theory during the course.
Organizer: Ass. Prof. Thomas Arvid Jaeger
Lecturers:
ECTS: 3 (5 with essay)
Time: 4 + 19 December, 2014
Place: Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 15
Deadline: 3 November, 2014