FAVz052 Polish Media Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Andrzej Pitrus (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Petr Szczepanik, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Luděk Havel, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The student should be able to identify the most important movements in Polish art with special focus on media art including video, installation, interactive art, web based projects and other forms, and interpret the art pieces in a variety of contexts.
She or he will analyze, compare and judge the works of the artists discussed in class and discuss them in the context of the world art.
Syllabus
  • The course deals with Polish media art discussed in the context of contemporary art in general.
  • The most important movements will be presented including the Workshop of Film Form, conceptual art, minimal art, Polish school of video art, interactive art etc.
  • Classes will feature the presentations of the works by Józef Robakowski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Natalia LL, Mirosław Rogala, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Artur Żmijewski, Katarzyna Kozyra, Zbigniew Libera and many others. Recommended reading:
  • Michael Rush, Video Art, London 2007.
  • Yvonne Speilmann, Video. Das Reflexive Medium, Frankfurt 2005.
  • Ryszard Kluszczyński, Film, wideo, multimedia. Sztuka ruchomego obrazu w erze elektronicznej, Kraków 2002.
  • Piotr Krajewski, Violetta Kutlubasis-Krajewska, Od monumentu do marketu, Wrocław 2005.
  • Ryszard Kluszczyński, Sztuka interaktywna, Warszawa 2010.
  • Hans Peter Schwarz, Media-Art-History, Munich-New York 1997.
  • Christiane Paul, Digital Art, New York 2006 Oliver Grau, Virtual Art, Masachussets 2004
Teaching methods
Lecture, audiovisual presentation, discussions
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
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