Course: Modelling

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Course title Modelling
Course code KVU/KSMO
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
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Míšek Luděk, Doc. MgA.
  • Kocmanová Renáta, MgA. Mgr.
Course content
1.-13. 1) Assigning 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 the 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, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 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
make drawing and basic model sketch on a given topic, on the basis of criteria, select appropriate proposals, to be able to work with spacial and material imagination,
Competences
N/A
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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, about technical and technological procedures of creating and casting it to form and making patina on outcome,
Skills
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, to realize sculpture project based on own design in scale 1:1,
Competences
N/A
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N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
One-to-One tutorial
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
Skills
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Practical exam
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Seminar work
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, Karl; Schneckenburger, Manfred; Frickeová, Christiane; Honnef, Klaus; Walther, Ingo F. Umění 20. století : [malířství, skulptury a objekty, nová média, fotografie]. Praha : Slovart, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-521-8.
  • Šedý, V. Sochařské řemeslo, základ sochařského umění.
  • Štech, V. V. Rozprava o reliefu.
  • Volavka, V. O soše. Praha, 1959.


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