Course detail

Painting in Architecture - winter

FaVU-3MRA-ZAcad. year: 2011/2012

The subject is a survey about painting in architecture in second half of the 20th century and at present; the knowledge about subject from historical point of view is taken into consideration. We will focus on the relationship of light, space, and other variables relevant to the particular projects. We will focus also on te basic dimensions of time, social aspects, and looking for the common denominator with the artist's own work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. MgA. Petr Kvíčala

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of important painting realizations in architecture and methodology.

Prerequisites

Detailed knowledge of art history of the20th centuryand a working knowledge of 20th century architecture.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

1. 75% attendance
2. two projects + written presentation
3. oral presentations, reading the assined literature

Course curriculum

- Festivals, celebrations, magical practices - neolitical paintings, folk paintings
- The paintinga nd the wall, the picture of scape/vice versa, interiors, facades
- elaborating a project for public space
- the question o fa dynamic structure of ornament
- Sol Lewitt, Keith Harring
- Dan Flavin
- 1990s, Peter Kogler

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to learn about the issues about contemporary painting in architecture, the social aspects including. The relationships of architecture to special events, genius loci, and other contexts in time and space will be considered. The subject is aimedfor artists who have the ambitions to realize their won works in architecture.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures, seminars, tutorials

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ajvaz, Michal; Havel, Ivan; Mitášová; Monika (eds): Prostor a jeho člověk, Vesmír, Praha, 2004
Brüderlin, Markus (ed.): Ornament and Abstraction, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 2001
Germano Celant (ed.): Keith Haring, Prestel-Verlag, Munich - New York, 1997
Kesner, Ladislav (ed.): Vizuální teorie, Praha, 1997
Kolektiv autorů: Peter Kogler, Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2004
Kulka, Tomáš: Umění a falzum - monismus a dualismus v estetice, Academia, Praha, 2004
Mazzoleni, Donatella: Domus. Pittura e architettura d'illusione nella casa romana, Arsenale, San Giovanni Lupatoto, 2004
Moholy-Nagy, László: Od materiálu k architektuře, Triáda, Praha, 2002
Pospiszyl, Tomáš (ed.): Před obrazem, Praha, 1998
Schmidt, Petra; Tietenberg, Annette; Wollheim, Ralf (eds): Patterns in Design, Art and Architecture, Birkhäuser, Basel, 2005
Singer, Susanna (ed.): Sol Lewit a Retrospective, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2000
Tomáš Pospiszyl (ed.): Petr Kvíčala-červenec 1984 až únor 2006, Arbor vitae, Praha, 2006
Zuska, Vlastimil (ed.): Umění, krása, šeredno, Karolinum, Praha 2003

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUD Doctoral

    branch UMVP_DP , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch UMVP_DP , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme VUD Doctoral

    branch , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. MgA. Petr Kvíčala