Course: Figure Painting

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Course title Figure Painting
Course code KVU/BMAF
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Jirků Boris, Prof. akad. mal.
Course content
1.-13. - Theoretical introduction to the subject of painting. - Mixing colours, realistic colour scheme. - Explaining perspective (angle scheme). - Explaining proportions. - Monochrome figure painting. - Colour stylization, hyperbole.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 65 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to recognize the basic drawing and painting elements and their funcionality in the creative process (point, area, color, modelation, lights and shadows) to show knowledge of basig theoretical patterns of imaging spacial objects into surface (linear perspective) to recognize basic functions of imaging human body in arts and dependance of chosen techniques on those functions with reference to several renowed authors to be aware of influence of the human body and emotions in non-verbal comunication in interpersonal contact on basic level (mimics, gestures, posing)
Skills
to work with basic drawing and painting mediums and techniques to work independently and flexibly react to evaluating commentary of the teacher to apply the knowledge to image spacial objects and relations between them and verify their elaboration into own work (measurement and comparison of proportions, composition) to see the basic differences and specifications based on individual character of imaged person
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
of deeper understanding of basic elements of painting compositions and their possibilities, in choosing different painting techniques depending on the aim of creative work (atmosphere, character), of basic anatomy and physiology of human body needed for its imaging, of effects of color qualities of image and evaluation of those from level of absolute realism to hyperbole and symbolic meanings,
Skills
to elaborate a portrait in painting with structure of component elements and parts of a face, to elaborate a painting of life model according to reality with high level of anatomical and physiological fidelity, from different points of view including managing perspective shortcuts and other specifics of imaging space on surface, modeling of the matter by lights and shadows, to work with color in both realistic and hyperbolic and symbolic means, to capture a motion of human body in painting, to capture and work with non-verbal signs of human body in painting (expression and emotions, gestures, mimics), to image specific individual character and features of a specific model (body and face structure, individual particularities), to apply and further develop own specific artistic style on figural motives in painting with the starting point in academical forms aiming to free author's artistic manustript,
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Interactive lecture
Seminar classes
Skills
Seminar
Lecture with visual aids
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Competences
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Malířské povídky. Praha : Nakl. Svoboda, 1985.
  • on-line katalogy knihoven.
  • Copplestone Trewin. Moderní umění. SNKLU, 1965.
  • Čapek, Josef. Co má člověk z umění a jiné úvahy o umění z let 1911-1937. V Praze : Výtvarný odbor Umělecké besedy, 1946.
  • Kramář, Vincenc; Hobzek, Josef; Brunclík, Josef. O obrazech a galeriích. Praha : Odeon, 1983.
  • Kupka,F. Tvoření v umění výtvarném.
  • Lamač, Miroslav. Myšlenky moderních malířů. Praha : Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1968.
  • Lynton, Herbert. Umění 19. a 20. století. Praha : Artia, 1981.
  • Míčko, Miroslav. Umění nebo život : Rozhovory a vyznání. Praha : Národní práce, 1944.
  • Mrkvička, O. Umění a kýč. MF, 1963.
  • Ochrymčuk, Leonid. Návštěva mezi obrazy : vyprávění o obrazech a umělcích a řada hravých etud pro obě oči. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1973.
  • Padrta, Jiří; Lamač, Miroslav; Motlová, Milada. Osma a Skupina výtvarných umělců 1907 - 1917 : Teorie, kritika, polemika. Praha : Odeon, 1992. ISBN 80-207-0404-3.
  • Zhoř, Igor. Člověk a výtvarné umění. Praha : Orbis, 1963.
  • Zrzavý, Josef. Anatomie pro výtvarníky. Praha : Avicenum, 1977.
  • Zykmundová, Anna. Díváme se na obrazy. Praha : Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1956.


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