LMKB_a403 Theory and History of Visual Arts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PaedDr. Radek Horáček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 učebna 1
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will introduce students to the basic categorization, themes, and defining periods of 20th century visual arts. The selection of topics is directed by current issues in visual arts, contemporary theoretical discourse, and the nature of the study programme.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- navigate the principal movements of 20th century visual arts,
- interpret artefacts based on the specifics of individual poetics,
- understand the relationship of visual arts to broader cultural context,
- navigate current trends in theory.
Syllabus
  • Modernism – reactions to the impulses of impressionism and the ascent of late 19th century modernism
  • Avant-garde – connections between social activity and art in early 20th century
  • Czech reaction to world art movements of 20th century
  • Abstraction, piece of art as a concept
  • Between intuition and construction – the expressive and rational streaks in 20th art
  • Recipient as co-author – art as communication, performance art and its transformations
  • Electronic media in the art of the latest previous decades
  • Post-modernism and interdisciplinarity, interpretation, quotation
  • The purpose of artistic groups in 20th art
  • Transmission of art – museums, galleries, international exhibitions
Literature
  • HORÁČEK, Radek. Umění bez revolucí? Proměny soudobého výtvarného umění (Art without Revolutions? Changes in Contemporary Art). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita; Barrister a Principal, 2015, 279 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8102-4. info
  • GOMBRICH, E. H. Příběh umění. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. v češtině 2. (rev.),. Praha: Argo, 1997, 683 s. ISBN 8072031430. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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