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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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. Innovation as a promotional tool. The birth of design, specialized education, modern theories of ornament. 2. Artistic ceramics by individual makers up to World War II. Principles, values, strategies, materiality. 3. Was ceramics a modern material? The state of the field within the context of Modernism, Art Deco, Functionalism, and the Bauhaus. Manifestations of totalitarian ideologies. 4. Intersections between "fine" art and ceramics before World War II. Modern symbolism in ceramics; interpretive possibilities for modern ceramic sculpture. The significance of the unique piece versus reproduction; hybrid ceramic forms. 5. Specialization. Porcelain and ceramic design in the second half of the 20th century. Style constantly responding to the market. Contexts of the era. 6. Specifics of artistic ceramics in the USA and Japan. Visuality vs. spirituality, craft vs. "fine" art, European vs. indigenous artistic ideas. Contexts of the era. 7. Continental artistic ceramics. The dialectic of the hollow form, social function, and critique. 8. Czech artistic ceramics in the second half of the 20th century. The founding generation, internationalization, women artists in the art scene, postmodern figuration and the rejection of previous artistic concerns. Architectural commissions. 9. Ceramic design after Memphis Milano. Opposition to specialization, subversive young generations, manufacturers' approaches. The contemporary scene. 10. Artistic ceramics at the "end of history." Diversification of artistic strategies, the dissolution of critical categories. 11. The ceramic medium in contemporary art practice. Precedents, symbolism, and plasticity in the internet age. 12. Artistic Theory of Ceramics I. 13. Artistic Theory of Ceramics II.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 48 hours per semester
- Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
- 8 hours per semester
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| demonstrate a basic understanding of the history of art, design, and material culture, applying this knowledge during lectures and interactive sessions, navigate the key stages in the history of human civilization from prehistory to the modern era, recognize the fundamental historical and cultural contexts of the evolution of ceramics, identify major centers of civilization and cultural spheres associated with ceramic production, understand ceramics as a technological, artistic, and cultural-historical phenomenon, use basic specialized terminology related to the history of ceramics, design, and the visual arts, analyze the relationships between technological development, societal changes, and the forms of ceramic production |
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| work with specialized texts and locate relevant information in professional sources, analyze and interpret historical, cultural, and artistic artifacts at a fundamental level, place significant historical events and cultural phenomena within a basic chronological framework, use specialized terminology from the fields of art history, design, and material culture, compare various cultural and technological approaches within their historical contexts, formulate their own conclusions based on the study of scholarly sources and visual documentation |
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| the development of artistic ceramics and ceramic design from the late 19th century to the present, within both domestic and international contexts, the relationship between ceramic creation, industrial production, the market, and the societal shifts of modern and postmodern society, key figures, institutions, artistic movements, and theoretical concepts influencing the development of ceramics and porcelain in the 20th and 21st centuries, the specific characteristics of artistic ceramics within European, American, and Japanese cultural contexts and the interconnections between them, the role of ceramics in modern and contemporary art, including the intersections of applied art, design, and fine art, the significance of the ceramic medium in shaping modern and contemporary visual culture, contemporary trends in ceramic design and artistic ceramics, including the diversification of creative strategies and interdisciplinary approaches, fundamental theoretical approaches to interpreting ceramics as an artistic, cultural, and social phenomenon |
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| analyze and interpret works of ceramic art and design within their historical, cultural, and social contexts, identify and characterize key trends, movements, artists, and theoretical approaches in the field of modern and contemporary ceramics, critically evaluate the relationships between artistic creation, design, craftsmanship, industrial production, and the market, compare different approaches to the ceramic medium within European, American, and Japanese cultural contexts, apply specialized terminology when describing, analyzing, and interpreting ceramic artifacts, formulate and defend professional arguments regarding historical and contemporary forms of ceramic practice, interpret the significance of the ceramic medium within the context of modern and contemporary art, work independently with specialized sources and utilize them to reflect upon and evaluate artistic and design strategies |
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Recommended literature
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Adlerová Alena. Česká secese, užité umění. Praha -výst. kat.: Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum, 1981.
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Anděl, Jaroslav,; Švestka, Jiří,; Vlček, Tomáš,; Liška, Pavel. Český kubismus 1909-1925 : malířství, sochařství, architektura, design. [Praha]: i3 CZ, 2006. ISBN 80-239-6658-8.
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Benda, Klement. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Díl 1., část 1., Od počátků do konce středověku. Praha: Academia, 1984.
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Blažíček, Oldřich J. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Díl 2., část 1., Od počátků renesance do závěru baroka. Praha: Academia, 1989. ISBN 80-200-0069-0.
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Blažíček, Oldřich J. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Díl 2., část 2., Od počátků renesance do závěru baroka. Praha: Academia, 1989. ISBN 80-200-0069-0.
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Blažíčková - Horová, Naděžda; Lorenzová, Helena; Petrasová, Taťána. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. (III/1), 1780/1890. Praha: Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0735-0.
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Blažíčková - Horová, Naděžda; Petrasová, Taťána; Lorenzová, Helena. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. (III/2), 1780/1890. Praha: Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0735-0.
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Horová, Anděla (ed.). Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. [Díl] IV/1, 1890-1938. Praha: Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0587-0.
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Horová, Anděla (ed.). Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. [Díl] IV/2, 1890-1938. Praha: Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0623-0.
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Konečný, Milan. Česká keramika : rukověť keramického průmyslu v Čechách 1748-1948. Vyd. 1. Praha: Milan Konečný, 2003. ISBN 80-238-9460-9.
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Kybalová, Jana. Evropská kamenina. Praha: Aventinum, 1991. ISBN 80-85277-01-8.
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Kybalová, Jana. Kamenina v Čechách a na Moravě. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1993.
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Poche Emanuel / Hejdová Dagmar. Porcelán. Praha, 1993.
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Rada, Pravoslav. Techniky keramiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aventinum, 1995. ISBN 80-85277-47-6.
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Riley, Noël (ed.). Dějiny užitého umění : vývoj užitého umění a stylistických prvků od renesance do postmoderní doby. Praha: Slovart, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-549-8.
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Walcha O. Meißner Porzellan. Dresden, 1973.
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Weiß, Gustav. Keramika : umění z hlíny : kulturní dějiny a keramické techniky. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1954-2.
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