Course detail

Studio I - Sculpture 1 - summer

FaVU-B1S1-LAcad. year: 2020/2021

Studies concentrate on classical disciplines of sculpture: portrait, figure, relief, minor objects of plastic art, monumental sculpture:
Materials used: all kinds from traditional materials to new media.
Bachelor's course concentrates on figure studies based on live models, co-operation with architects, free creation on students' own themes.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

15

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. akad. soch. Michal Gabriel

Department

Sculpture Studio (ASO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The knowledge of a wider artistic context of the atelier.

Prerequisites

Theoretic and practical experience from the first completed semester of studies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Consultations and lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Semester exam project.

Course curriculum

The same assignment every year: two selfportraits. The first selfportrait is supposed to be the most accurate study moulded in clay. The second selfportrait is completely free and can be worked on in a wholly "unsculptural" way. The purpose of the task: to give students time and place for the concentration on themselves.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To learn about the basics of the atelier studies.

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

Lessons are mandatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

David Medek, Tomáš Medek. GVV Pardubice
Edward Lucie Smith - Artoday, 1995 Phaidon
H. Gardiner, CH.Gere, ed.: Art Practice in a Digital Culture
http://digitalsculpting.net/
http://opvk.ffa.vutbr.cz/texty/zakladni-informace-o-projektu.html
http://www.sculpture.org/
Thelma Golden, Lynn M.Herbert, Robert Storr, Katy Siegel, art:21, Harry N.Abrams, inc., New York 2001
www.digitalmeetsculture.net/

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. akad. soch. Michal Gabriel
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Medek

Syllabus

Přednášku vede vedoucí ateliéru podle potřeb aktuální výuky.

Seminar

156 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. akad. soch. Michal Gabriel

Syllabus

Výuka probíhá podle pokynů vedoucího ateliéru a v souladu s individuálními tvůrčími kvalitami studentů.