DU2381 Abstract art: contexts, forms, meanings

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 K23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Abstraction is considered one of the main contributions of 20th century modern art. The course covers its genesis and the stimuli from which artists drew (ornament, music, spiritual teachings, science, mathematics and geometry). The primary focus will be on European and Czech art of the first half of the 20th century, not omitting later overlaps to the present.
Learning outcomes
essay, oral presentation of the selected topic
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Genesis; 3. The Question of Vision and Physiology; 4. Colour; 5. Line; 6. Ornament; 7. Spiritual Doctrine and Science; 8. Music; 9. Automatism and expression; 10. Geometry and combinatorics
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
essay, oral presentation on a given topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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