Course: Theory of Visual Arts

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Course title Theory of Visual Arts
Course code KFI/TVEN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hečková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ševčík Miloš, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Early considerations on the style development in plastic arts: Vasari. Wickelmann, Hegel. Elaboration of various concepts of the style development in plastic arts: Wölfflin, Riegl, Worringer, Focillon. Panofsky´s iconological method of interpretation of the work of plastic arts. Sociological approaches to the history of plastic arts: Francastel, Gehlen, Benjamin. Psychological approaches to the history of plastic arts: Gomrich. Philosophical concepts of the development of plastic arts and the end of history of art: Belting, Lyotard. Ontological status of the work of plastic arts: Ingarden, Pepper. The problem of truth in the work of plastic arts: Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Patočka, Dufrenne, Levinas, Lyotard.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students will learn to use basic aesthetic concepts and categories in the field of fine art. They will be well versed in the major philosophical and aesthetic views on the fine art. They learn to work with the philosophical and art history texts. They will be able to distinguish particular artistic genres and determine their specific.
teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Oral exam
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.
  • Focillon, H. Život tvarů. Praha : S. V. U. Mánes, 1936.
  • Francastel, P. Malířství a společnost. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-49-7.
  • Gombrich, Ernst Hans; Konečný, Lubomír; Krása, Josef; Malý, Jan; Tůmová, Miroslava. Umění a iluze. Praha, 1985.
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Estetika. Sv. II.. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1966.
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Estetika. Sv. I. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1966.
  • 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.
  • Lessing, G. E. Láokoón neboli o hranicích malířství a poezie. In: L., G. E., Hamburská dramaturgie, Láokoón, stati. Praha : Odeon, 1980.
  • Lyotard, Jean Francois. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-047-1.
  • Merleau-Ponty, M. Oko a duch a jiné eseje. Praha : Obelisk, 1971.
  • Panofsky, E. Význam ve výtvarném umění. Praha : Odeon, 1981.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas II. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas I. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2004.
  • Riegl, A. Moderní památková péče. Praha : Sprinter, 2003.
  • Winckelmann, Johann Joachim. Dějiny umění starověku : Soubor statí. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1986.
  • Wölfflin, H. Klassické umění : Úvod do italské renaissance. Praha : Jan Laichter, 1912.
  • Wölfflin, Heinrich. Principles of Art History : teh problem of the development of style in later art. 2nd ed. [New York] : Dover Publications, 1950. ISBN 0-486-20276-3.
  • Worringer, W. Abstrakce a vcítění. Praha : Triáda, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): European Cultural Studies (17-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): European Cultural Studies (17-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer