Visual art as an articulate form of visual culture is capable of displaying the dynamic cultural relationships between/among different academic disciplines and life domains. Its products are not merely 'decorations' to please the eyes; they respond to life’s profound problems through expression of their creators’ cultural, historical, and life concerns. The course aims not only to familiarize students with the languages of traditional and contemporary Chinese and Western visual arts, but also to help them explore the relationship between visual art and life through art practice, leading them to understand the beauty, style and culture of art through experimenting with different media and techniques.

CILO-1: Explain visual art as a form of visual culture which is an academic domain open for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies. CILO-2: Critically appreciate visual art in relation to everyday life. CILO-3: Illustrate the methods for visual expression and representation: cultural, historical and technical. CILO-4: Identify the formation Principles of plane and three-dimensional visual art.