Course detail

Studio IV - Intermedia - winter

FaVU-B4IN-ZAcad. year: 2022/2023

The subject focuses on the students' individual bachelor's project in the context and medium of their choice. During the semester, students are led to the courage to exhibit and otherwise share their work outside the school environment and to confront it with the general public and critics. They learn to realistically assess their own possibilities and production capabilities in project implementation plans. The subject also focuses on the possibility of installing one's own work inside and outside the gallery environment, its subsequent documentation and retrospective critical reflection. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

15

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

In the winter semester of the final year of the bachelor's degree, students continue to develop the themes of their own artistic work, which they prepare for implementation. They acquire the ability to theoretically reflect on their own work in written and verbal expression. 

Prerequisites

Students build on previous work. They reflect current cultural events, orient themselves in the history of art. They are ready to participate in joint activities and work independently on their own projects, which they prepare for consultations. 

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Activity at studio meetings, independent work in the studio, presentation of own work, lectures, consultations, debates, excursions, study of literature. 

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To be awarded credit, it is necessary to work on your own semester project, which is continuously consulted (individually and in groups) during the semester. The development of the work is documented using work-in-progress, sketches or research. Mandatory number of ongoing consultations: 4. 80% participation in studio meetings is mandatory. 

Course curriculum

1. Students come up with their own ideas for semester work and during the semester they consult on its development with other students, studio leaders and externs

2. Joint work/discussion on the chosen semester topic (the topic is chosen as a group at the beginning of the semester)

3. Final exam – defense of final work

Independent work in the studio is complemented by lectures, visits to exhibitions and other collective activities developing the group semester theme. An integral part is the study of literature and texts related to the topics addressed. 

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquiring ongoing independent work on one's own project in a studio environment. Acquiring the ability to appropriately choose a medium within intermedial creation. Critical reflection of one's own work and the ability to verbalize one's own concepts. Orientation in current topics in the context of contemporary art and non-art fields. 

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


Submission of studio works, participation in studio meetings and activities, communication with studio leaders. 

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KANDINSKIJ, Vasilij. O duchovnosti v umění, Triáda 1998

Recommended reading

BALADRÁN, Z., HAVRÁNEK, V. (ed). Atlas Transformace. Praha: Tranzit, 2009
DIDI-HUBERMAN, G. Před časem. Praha: Barrister & Principal, 2008
VVP AVU (ed.), Sešit pro umění, teorii a příbuzné zóny

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Přednášku vede vedoucí ateliéru podle potřeb aktuální výuky.

Seminar

195 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

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