Course: Aesthetics of Visual Art 2

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Course title Aesthetics of Visual Art 2
Course code KFI/EVU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ševčík Miloš, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Resolution of "painting" and "image" in Edmund Husserl and Roman Ingarden. Ingarden´s concept of the work of fine art. Heidegger's conception of the work of art as a revelation of being. Merleau-Ponty´s concept of disclosure of truth in the work of fine art. Patočka´s concept of the artwork. The problem of abstract painting. Sociological approaches to art history: Benjamin's conception of the relationship between art development and reproductive techniques, Francastel's exploration of relationship between society and imaging modalities in the visual arts, Gehlen's conception of "layers of meaning" of work of art in relation to the problem of idiomatic development.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students will attempt to answer the basic questions the ontology of work of fine art: What is art? What makes art art? They will be able to analyse and compare various philosophical theories of the key philosophers of art of the 20th century. They learn to work with philosophical texts of important authors.
teaching methods
Lecture
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Belting, Hans. Konec dějin umění. Praha : Mladá fronta, 2000. ISBN 80-204-0856-8.
  • Benjamin, W. Umělecké dílo ve věku své technické reprodukovatelnosti. In: B., W.: dílo a jeho zdroj. Praha, 1979.
  • Francastel, P. Malířství a společnost. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-49-7.
  • Gombrich, Ernst Hans; Konečný, Lubomír. Umění a iluze : Studie o psychologii obrazového znázorňování. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1985.
  • Heidegger, M. Zrození uměleckého díla, Orientace, roč. 3., 1968, č. 5, 6, Orientace, roč. 4., 1969, č. 1. 1969.
  • Ingarden, R. O štruktúre obrazu. Bratislava : Slovenské vydavateĺstvo krásnej literatúry, 1965.
  • Lyotard, J.-F. O postmodernismu. Praha : Filosofia, 1993.
  • Merleau-Ponty, M. Oko a duch a jiné eseje. Praha : Obelisk, 1971.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas I. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2004.
  • Welsch, Wolfgang. Estetické myslenie. [1. vyd.]. Bratislava : Archa, 1993. ISBN 80-7115-063-0.


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