Czech

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Enhancing the stedents' knowledge of the current art scene, both in its practical, theoretical, and methodological approach. They wil also learn about the proces of writing a dissertation thesis.

Education in art, basic experience of the art practices.

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

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A block of lectures and seminars, in which several PhD. students will present 3 - 4 ot their own topics.

Lecturer MgA. Zuzana Janečková:
Anonymity in art

1.
- definition and history of the term, its forms
- psychological, social, historical, political, and religious aspects
- time aspect: the temporary character of anonymity: secret-disclosure
- filling in an anonymous questionnaire, anonymous gallery Top (Strop]
2.
Anonymity of individual artists: chosen artists working with the concept
personal identity: Banksy, Anonymous
Group identity: Guerrilla Girls, Daft Punk, Residents, Kamera Skura, Rafani, Pode Bal, Guma Guar, XYZ...
v diele: M. Duchamp, A. Warhol, Nam June Paik, M. Barney, J. Koons, C. Sherman, M Bidlo, T. Vaňek, K.Kintera...
graffiti

3.
Untitled
- playing around with titling/not titling works. The history of un-titling. Beginnings of the trend in the 19th century; minimalism, abstraction, post-modernism
Classification of authors: orthodox, unorthodox - identifiable and illustrative; complex, texual, serial, audio-grapic, white, mix-authors (D. Judd, C. Sherman, L. Owens, T. Friedman, S. Levin, R. Prince, D. Flavin, R. Longo, R. Whiteread, R. Tiravanija, F. G. Torres, L. Lawler, K. Harring, J. M Basquiat, Petra Mrzyk a Jean - Francois Moriceau, David Shrigley, Barbara Kruger, Raymond Pettibon, Maurizio Cattelan, Mario Merz....)

4. Sign art
the definition of a sign; signature - authorship. Reasons (museum and gallery practice, catalogization, fetishism of the signature - collecting.
historical development
playing around with signature (placing it in the format, pseudonym, XY...)
conceptual tendencies - J. Koller, D. Tóth, M. Murin.V. Stratil
V. Stratil - signatures (lectureguest - discussion)
street art, graffiti
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lecturer MgA. Martina Zwyrtek
1. Sovereignity at the border of being
2. Body on the Wood
3. New School of Social Art in Aberdeen
4. lecture/workshpop on the Now Specific topic

We will deal with art which touches upon the borders of processes synchronization, with art as a play with communication rules without and aims givin beforehand. We will deal with communication without rules, or rules which are being created every minute, here and now. I am interested in the position of an artists who is standing in between, who uses direct speech.

other lecturers: Petr Šesták
Olga Búciová

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Students attending this course will have the opportunity of confronting current art issues seen through the prism of active creative strategies; at the same time, they will learn about current Czech and international artists.

70% attendance, active participation on the seminars.

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Bourriaud Nicolas, Postprodukce, 2004, Tranzit
Literatura z oblasti disertačních projektů přednášejících.
Přibáň Jiří, Pod čarou umění, 2008, Kant

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