Course: Studio 4

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Course title Studio 4
Course code KDU/KE4
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Vach Gabriel, Doc. MgA.
Course content
Weeks 1 - 13 Topic: FORM AND ITS UTILITY FUNCTION, RELATIONS OF FORMS - Assignment of the final work, introduction to the course of the semester, - Through exercises in the form of collages and assemblages, as well as other artistic disciplines, students realize mutual relations between form proportions and volumes - Monitoring the continuous work and final results also by means of photography - Developing a set of shapes - when designing them, considering categories such as: silhouette, composition, volume, function, shape and surface, - Formulation of own philosophy and concept of the work - Ongoing assigning, consulting, correcting, completing and submitting seminar sub-tasks, - Ongoing consultations, corrections and development of KP ( term project), - Submission of the final version of the project to the teacher by the deadline, - Presentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Project-based instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 117 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 60 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Having mastered basics of photography and creation of plaster models and molds. Previous successful completion of course KD3.
learning outcomes
Through solving relations between form and function, students will be fully aware of the problems of building a form both as a solitaire and part of a complex. They will be able to use acquired knowledge and apply it in their design activities.
teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Discussion
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Practical exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Chavarria, Joaquim. Velká kniha keramiky : průvodce historií, materiály, vybavením a technikami ručního vytváření, vytáčení, výroby forem, vypalování výrobků v pecích a glazování hrnčířských výrobků a jiných keramických. Praha : Knihcentrum, 1996. ISBN 80-86054-24-1.
  • Chládek J. Modelářství v oboru ozdobného a užitkového porcelánu.
  • Manguel, Alberto. Čtení obrazů : o čem přemýšlíme, když se díváme na umění?. Brno : Host, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7294-274-9.
  • Navarro, M. Pilar. Velká kniha dekorování keramiky. Praha : Knihcentrum, 1997. ISBN 80-86054-20-9.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Techniky keramiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Aventinum, 1995. ISBN 80-85277-47-6.


Study plans that include the course
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