Course: Contexts of Visual Arts 2

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Course title Contexts of Visual Arts 2
Course code KVV/4459
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mladičová Iva, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Activities of creative groups, Modernism. 2. Informel. 3. Tendencies of Lettrism, visual and concrete poetry. 4. Action art, Happening. 5. Tendencies of Neoconstructivism; new sensitivity. 6. New Figuration.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course provides an in-depth overview of Czech art in 1960. It explains the artistic displays in deeper connections with ideological influence of cultural environment. The artistic development of the key personalities in every tendency is explained in detail. The emphasis is placed on the slighter interpretation of works. There are continuously monitored contexts with European art and reflected on the latest interpretation/knowledge to the topic. As a part of this subject is included visit of permanent expositions, exhibitions and lectures of artists/specialists.
Students are able to work with academic literature and also to compile their own academic essay on given topic. They are active in discussion.
Prerequisites
Basic orientation in art history and active participation in discussion on theoretical topics.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Requirements for completing the course are determined by the teacher's current syllabus.
Recommended literature
  • ALAN, Josef a Tomáš BITRICH. Alternativní kultura: příběh české společnosti 1945?1989. Praha, 2001.
  • Chalupecký, J. Nové umění v Čechách. H+H, Praha. 1994.
  • Nešlehová, M. Poselství jiného obrazu - pojetí informelu v českém umění 50. a první pol. 60. let. Praha, 1997.
  • Švácha, R.; Platovská, M. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění V, 1939-1958. Praha, Academia, 2005.
  • Švácha, R.; Platovská, M. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění VI, 1958-2000. Praha, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Art Education for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Art Schools (A16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer