Course detail
Design, Culture and Society
FSI-YDKAcad. year: 2024/2025
The student will gain an overview of the development of fine arts, applied arts, design and architecture from the early 20th century to the present. Emphasis is placed on knowledge of basic developmental milestones, personalities and institutions, knowledge of important developmental tendencies and interdisciplinary contexts. The course follows the history of art and the history of design courses and complements and develops them.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The exam is combined: written test (max. 30 points) and oral exam (max. 70 points). In order to pass the exam, it is necessary to always obtain at least half of the maximum number of points (15 + 35) in each part.
The resulting classification is determined according to the ECTS scale.
Attendance at lectures is recommended.
Aims
After completing the course, students will be able to orient themselves in the development of culture from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, especially in the field of applied arts and design, in relation to major social events. They will know important historical milestones, personalities, companies and organizations.
The student acquires:
- knowledge of the development of fine arts from the beginning of the 20th century to the present,
- knowledge of the development of applied arts from the beginning of the 20th century to the present,
- knowledge of the development of design from the beginning of the 20th century to the present,
- knowledge of the development of architecture from the beginning of the 20th century to the present,
- knowledge of the main styles and personalities of contemporary applied arts and design,
- knowledge of the latest trends in art and culture,
- knowledge of broader social and interdisciplinary contexts in the field of culture and design.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. V českém jazyce vyd. 2., Praha: VŠUP, 2009. 172 s. ISBN 978-80-86863-28-3. (CS)
PAULY, Jana a Jiří HULÁK. Design pro: Český průmyslový design 1990–2010. Praha: Jindřich Dušek – Signum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-903531-0-7. (CS)
Recommended reading
HUBATOVÁ – VACKOVÁ, Lada, Martina PACHMANOVÁ a Jitka RESSOVÁ (eds.). Zlínská umprumka (1959–2011): Od průmyslového výtvarnictví po design. Praha: VŠUP, 2012. ISBN 978-80-86863-65-8. (CS)
MICHL, Jan. Tak nám prý forma sleduje funkci. Praha: VŠUP, 2003. 237 s. ISBN 80-901982-7-9. (CS)
PELCL, Jiří a kol. Design: Od myšlenky k realizaci / From Idea to Realization. Praha: VŠUP, 2013. ISBN 978-80-86863-45-0. (CS)
SPARKE, Penny. Století designu: průkopníci designu 20. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Slovart, 1999. 272 s. ISBN 80-7209-142-5. (CS)
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Lecture
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Syllabus
- Art, design and culture after the First World War: social aspects, housing changes, minimal housing.
- Bauhaus as inspiration for interwar design; functionalism in architecture and housing culture.
- Organic morphology of post-war design, foreign inspiration, new materials.
- Design institutions - schools, museums.
- World exhibitions - a magnificent presentation of Czechoslovak culture.
- Studio work and everyday art: author's work and industrial design as two ways of post-war development.
- Personalities of post-war Czechoslovak applied arts and design.
- Personalities of post-war Czechoslovak industrial design.
- Post-revolutionary changes in the society of Czechoslovakia: privatization, transformation, the emergence of new subjects, the importance of domestic tradition for the development of society and culture at the end of the 20th century.
- Changes in the understanding of design and its role in contemporary society and the latest trends in relation to the development of art and culture.
- Personalities of contemporary design and their role in society.
- New media in relation to art and design and their significance for contemporary culture.