Course: Modelling

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Course title Modelling
Course code KVU/BMO
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)
  • Kocmanová Renáta, MgA. Mgr.
  • Tolar Benedikt, Doc. MgA.
  • Míšek Luděk, Doc. MgA.
Course content
1.-13. 1) Submissing project Nr.1: Modelling a theme - sculptural clay. Submissing project Nr.2: Free sculpture from objects the student has found. 2) Individual selection from drawn sketches. 3.-6. Modelling - continuous consultations. 7) Creating the mould. 8.-9.) Casting - continuous consultations of task Nr.2. 11) Retouch. 12) Continuous consultations and completing all partial seminar tasks in volume set by the teacher. 13) Handing in projects 1 and 2 in the required volume and quality according to the teacher´s instructions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 15 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to reproduce the names and definitions of the basic building elements of the visual language in sculpture and spatial creation, to bring together basic knowledge of supporting arts disciplines, compare the results achieved on the given field of creation (both own and others),
Skills
Students are supposed to have basic ability to express model´s plasticity.
make drawing and basic model sketch on a given topic, on the basis of criteria, select appropriate proposals, to realize the final work/works,
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
about the techniques of modelation ond its usage in different disciplines, on how to adjust and expose the work, about the historical and contemporary styling canons of sculpture and its translations into other media,
Skills
to transform a 2D drawing to a 3D object, to reproduce a real or imaginary shape in sculptural clay, to create a sculptural mould (from plaster, wax..), cast traditional or non-traditional sculptural materials into the mould, to use and distinguish between various approaches to sculpture, realize basic sculptural tasks using various technologies,
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar classes
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Seminar
Competences
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Interactive lecture
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Practical exam
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Project
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Competences
Self-evaluation
Portfolio
Project
Recommended literature
  • Periodika: Kunstforum, FlahArt, Umělec.
  • The AZ of Modern Design. 2006.
  • Byars, Mel. The design encyclopedia. London : Laurence King, 2004. ISBN 1-85669-349-X.
  • Droste, Magdalena. Bauhaus, 1919-1933. Köln : Taschen, 2002. ISBN 3-8228-2105-5.
  • Francis, Mark. Pop. 1st pub. London : Phaidon, 2005. ISBN 0-7148-4363-6.
  • Hauffe, Thomas. Design. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2004. ISBN 80-251-0284-X.
  • Hudson, J. 1000 NEW DESIGNS. London : Laurence King, 2006.
  • Meyer, James Sampson. Minimalism. London : Phaidon, 2000. ISBN 0-7148-3460-2.
  • Ruhrberg, K. a kol. Umění 20. století. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-521-8.
  • Volavka, V. Jak vzniká socha. NCVU, 1956.


Study plans that include the course
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