US_130 Psychology of Art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kulka, CSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:35 zruseno D22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 220 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/220, only registered: 0/220, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/220
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course the student will be able to define basic concepts of the psychology of arts, mainly of the works of art and their psychological structure, and the creation and perception of various arts. He will know how to identify the relationships between the arts. He will become aquainted with art as a means of communication, and with the semiopsychological analysis of a subjective intepretation of the work of art. He will know how to analyze the structure of artwork and its psychological impact. Finally, he will be able to apply the psychology of art in his/her study.
Syllabus
  • Artist/creator - work of art – perceiver: the starting point of investigation. Personality of the creator and works of art as a representation of experience in an aesthetically organized form. I. Psychology and the arts II. Methods of the psychology of art III. Personality of the creator IV. Aesthetic perception V. Art as self-expression and a system of signs VI. Art in social communication VII. Means of visual arts´expression VIII. Means of musical and dance arts´expression IX. Means of literature and drama arts´expression X. Perception of artwork XI. Creation of artwork
Literature
  • Kulka, J., Psychologie umění. Praha: GRADA, 2008.
  • Volek, J., Základy obecné teorie umění. Praha: SPN, 1968.
  • Eco, U. (ed.), Dějiny ošklivosti. Praha: ARGO, 2007.
  • Johnson, P., Dějiny umění: nový pohled. Praha: ACADEMIA, 2006.
  • Johnson, P., Tvůrci: od Shakespeara a Dürera k Picassovi a Tiffanymu. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2007.
  • Vygotskij, L. S., Psychologie umění. Praha: ODEON 1981.
  • Kulka, J., Systémová teorie činností. 2. vyd., Brno: ARCANA, 2006.
  • Krátký slovník koncepce pražského týmu pro studium vyjadřovacích a sdělovacích systémů umění. Interní publikace ČSAV, Praha 1977.
  • Monaco, J., Jak číst film. Svět filmů, médií a multimédií. Praha: ALBATROS, 2004.
  • Chalumeau, J.-L., Přehled teorií umění. Praha: PORTÁL, 2003.
  • Gombrich, E. H., Umění a iluze. Studie o psychologii obrazového znázorňování. Praha: ODEON, 1985.
  • Eco, U. (ed.), Dějiny krásy. Praha: ARGO, 2005.
Teaching methods
Lectures and demonstration of theories
Assessment methods
Essay according to plan
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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