本課程以視覺藝術為主要 範疇，依時代先後介紹西方、中國、臺灣具代表性的藝術流派、代表藝術家與作品。對藝術流派強調其形成的時空背景、理論與特色，對藝術作品分析其創作者生平與背景、創作理念、動機、材質、型態、技法、特色、重要影響等。期透過本課程的講解，讓同學除對人類視覺藝術的發展脈絡有一初步認識，並引發對藝術作品的興趣與敏感度、提升審美與評論能力。(This course focuses on visual arts and introduces representative art schools, artists and works from the West, China and Taiwan in chronological order. For art schools, emphasis is placed on the temporal and spatial background, theories and characteristics of their formation; for works of art, analysis is given to the creator's life and background, creative ideas, motivations, materials, forms, techniques, characteristics, important influences, etc. Through the explanation of this course, students will not only have a preliminary understanding of the development of human visual art, but also arouse their interest and sensitivity in works of art, and enhance their aesthetic and critical abilities.)