Course detail

Expanded Painting 2

FaVU-HITECH2Acad. year: 2024/2025

The course is designed as a consulting and discussion platform that offers students individual solutions to their technological and material processes and experiments. It builds on the subject of Hi Tech Painting 1, providing a general overview of contemporary painting technologies and procedures. Compared to this, Hi Tech Painting 2 is more focused on developing individual thinking and specific focus and individual student projects. The course also includes responses to assignments aimed at disrupting stereotypes and best practices, or just changing media or technology.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. MgA. Milan Houser

Department

Department of Traditional Media (KTM)

Entry knowledge

Completing the Hi-tech Painting 1 course. Interest in innovative techniques in painting technology.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The following conditions are set for granting the credit: active participation in lessons, which can be compensated by submitting a task elaborated on the basis of an alternative assignment after agreement with the teacher; Submitting completed tasks.
Compulsory attendance, which can be compensated by agreement with the teacher by submitting a task prepared on the basis of an alternative assignment.

Aims

The aim of the course is to broaden the knowledge of materials and technologies that are currently entering contemporary art practice; furthermore, the ability to think of colors or any other painting material as one of the creative components of artistic practice. Students will learn to find a way to adequate (situational and contextually anchored) means of expression, will develop individual, and therefore functional and communicative visual expression with emphasis on original materiality and technology.
Ability to choose and implement individual solutions of technological and material procedures and experiments.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

BARTLOVÁ, Milena. Skutečná přítomnost: středověký obraz mezi ikonou a virtuální realitou. Praha: Argo, 2012.
DUB, Petr. Vybrané postkonceptuální přístupy v současné české malbě. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta výtvarných umění, 2012. Edice FAVU : publikace prací absolventů doktorského studia.
MITCHELL, W. J. T. Teorie obrazu: eseje o verbální a vizuální reprezentaci. Praha: Karolinum, 2016. Vizuální kultura.
MORTON, Timothy, Steven SHAVIRO, Graham HARMAN, et al. Objekt. Praha: Kvalitář, 2015.
PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Myšlení obrazem. Průvodce současným filosofickým myšlením pro středně nepokročilé. 1. vyd. Praha: Herrmann, 2009. Dostupné také z: http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/uuid/uuid:bc54c920-a467-11e8-a2d0-005056827e52.
SLÁNSKÝ, Bohuslav. Technika v malířské tvorbě: (malířský a restaurátorský materiál). 2., nezměn. vyd. Praha: SNTL, 1976. Polytechnická knižnice. Technický výběr do kapsy. Dostupné také z: http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/uuid/uuid:2d6417a0-1b9c-11e4-8f64-005056827e52

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. MgA. Milan Houser

Exercise

20 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. MgA. Milan Houser

Syllabus

- Formulation of individual student course projects
- Search of related technologies in the context of contemporary art
- Individual consultation on project progress
- Individual and group evaluation of course results