Course: Interpretation of the Artistic Work in Education 2

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Course title Interpretation of the Artistic Work in Education 2
Course code KVK/IUDI2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kirschenmann-Tenter Johannes, Prof. Dr.
  • Kovaříková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Influence of psychology on the interpretative approaches to artwork: psychoanalysis (S. Freud) and the collective unconscious, archetype, symbol (C. G. Jung) 2. Avant-garde art in the light of subjective interpretation and the theory of empathy (W. Wörringer) 3. Psychological approaches to art-historical interpretation (H. Read, R. Huyghe) 4. Essential work by E. H. Gombrich and his theory of the history of perception 5. Artwork as a sign: the structuralist approach (H. Sedlmayr) 6. Artwork as a product of social context: sociological approaches (M. Baxandall, P. Bourdieu) 7. Searching for a comprehensive approach: interdisciplinary approaches to interpretation (M. Schapiro) 8. The Visible and the Invisible: a phenomenological approach to interpretation (M. Merleau-Ponty) 9. Feminism and re-interpretation of art history (L. Nochlin, L. Lippard) 10. Interpretation in the postmodern era: pluralism or absence of criteria? (J.-F Lyotard, R. Krauss) 11. Functional interpretation: art as a symbolic system (N. Goodman) 12. Artwork as a tool of communication and the role of institutions in its mediation 13. Final summary: interpretative approaches from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Interpretation as an obstacle? (J. Elkins) The story with an open end.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize historical artistic trends and styles at basic level;
to name and describe basic art disciplines;
to describe and to clarify tendencies of the 20th century art.
to characterize main interpretative approaches studied within the course Interpretation of Artwork I.
Skills
to apply professional terminology in the analysis of an artwork;
to reflect the work of art in a wider socio-historical and philosophical context.
to apply the acquired analytical and interpretative approaches to artworks;
to recognize interpretative approaches to artworks and determine their points of departures.
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the typology and periodization of the development of art from prehistory to the 19th century in a broader historical context;
to characterize the artistic expression of individual periods of art history;
to analyze the typical features of each period in the historical-philosophical context.
to name the main tendencies of the 20th century towards the interpretation of artwork;
to name main representatives of interpretative theories of the 20th century and characterize their starting points.
Skills
to apply different analytical methods in analyzing an artwork;
to situate an artwork in time based on formal analysis;
to recognize and classify the main interpretative approaches in the 20th century art theory;
to apply the discussed interpretative approaches to artworks;
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Discussion
Skills
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Competences
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Seminar work
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • BAXANDALL, M. Stíny a světlo : umění a vizuální zkušenost. Brno : Barrister & Principal. ISBN 80-86598-58-6.
  • BAXANDALL, M. Stíny a světlo: umění a vizuální zkušenost.. NG Praha, Argo, Praha,, 2003. ISBN 80-7035-155-1.
  • Belting, Hans. Konec dějin umění. Praha : Mladá fronta, 2000. ISBN 80-204-0856-8.
  • Bourdieu, Pierre. Pravidla umění : geneze a struktura literárního pole. Vyd. 1. Brno : Host, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7294-364-7.
  • DANIEL, L. Umění vidět umění: úvod do interpretace obrazu. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. 2000.
  • DANTO, A. C. Po konci umění: současné umění a oblast mimo dějiny. Praha: Academia, 2021. ISBN 978-80-200-3289-8.
  • ELKINS, J. Proč lidé pláčou před obrazy : příběhy lidí, které obrazy dojaly k slzám. Praha: Academia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-200-1509-9.
  • Goodman, Nelson. Jazyky umění : nástin teorie symbolů. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-200-1519-8.
  • Chalupecký, Jindřich. Nové umění v Čechách. Jinočany : H&H, 1994. ISBN 80-85787-81-4.
  • KESNER, L. Muzeum umění v digitální době. NG Praha, Argo, Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7035-155-1.
  • Mikš, František. Gombrich : tajemství obrazu a jazyk umění : pozvání k dějinám a teorii umění. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7364-045-3.
  • Mitchell, W. J. T. Teorie obrazu : eseje o verbální a vizuální reprezentaci. 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3202-5.


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