US_58 Art Nouveau Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 J22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lectures about Art Nouveau are set out according to artistic tasks with the goal to reflect the function of visual creation within the culture of fin-de-sičcle. During the course, learners will become acquainted with key works of Art Nouveau, including their cultural historic aspects. A special attention will be devoted to the problem of a new status of arts corresponding to the demands of a modern life style.
Syllabus
  • 1. Art Nouveau: specification of the term and actual dimensions of its study 2. Periodization and main centers of Art Nouveau visual culture 3. Center and province: Artistic exchange 4. Arts and Crafts Movement and a new status of applied arts 5. Artist, viewer, critic: exhibitions and market 6. To reveal the mystery of the soul: Genre, Allegory, Symbol 7. Posters, books and magazines 8. Residential and civic buildings 9. Churches, chapels, monuments and tombstones 10. Excursion Art Nouveau in Brno 11. Colors, tones, sounds: between fine arts, music and literature Presentation of papers 12. Presentation of papers. Summary Biographies of the below mentioned artists will be also included in lectures: Aubrey Beardsley, František Bílek, Ferdinand Khnopff, Odilon Redon, Stanisław Wyspiański, Antoni Gaudí, Dušan Jurkovič, Jan Kotěra, Emil Králík a Otto Wagner.
Literature
  • MRÁZ, Bohumír and Marcela MRÁZOVÁ. Secese. V Praze: Obelisk, 1971. info
  • WITTLICH, Petr. Česká secese. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 379 s. URL info
  • WITTLICH, Petr. Umění a život : doba secese. Photo by Prokop Paul - Alexandr Paul. Praha: Artia, 1987, 207 s. URL info
  • FAHR-BECKEROVÁ, Gabriele. Secese (Art nouveau). Bratislava: Slovart, 1998, 196 pp. ISBN 80-7209-110-7. info
  • ED. GREENHALGH, Paul. Art Nouveau, 1890-1914. London: V & A Enterprises, 2000, 464 pp. ISBN 1851772774. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Formy ukončení: při kolokviu bude třeba prokázat základní orientaci votázkách secesní výtvarné kultury. Kdo bude mít zájem, může vypracovat referát na téma podle vlastního výběru (rozsah min. 5.500 znaků včetně mezer). Termín odevzdání: 1.12.2005. Témata prací je možno konzultovat svyučujícím: 16376@mail.muni.cz.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2020.
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