US_58 Art Nouveau Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:35 N41
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
Course objectives
The lectures about Art Nouveau are set out according to artistic tasks with the goal to reflect the function of visual creation within the culture of fin-de-siecle. During the course, learners will become acquainted with key works of Art Nouveau, including their cultural historic aspects. A special attention will be devoted to the problem of a new status of arts corresponding to the demands of a modern life style.
Syllabus
  • 1. Art Nouveau: specification of the term and actual dimensions of its study
  • 2. Periodization and main centers of Art Nouveau visual culture
  • 3. Center and province: Artistic exchange
  • 4. Arts and Crafts Movement and a new status of applied arts
  • 5. Artist, viewer, critic: exhibitions and market
  • 6. To reveal the mystery of the soul: Genre, Allegory, Symbol
  • 7. Posters, books and magazines
  • 8. Residential and civic buildings
  • 9. Churches, chapels, monuments and tombstones
  • 10. Excursion Art Nouveau in Brno
  • 11. Colors, tones, sounds: between fine arts, music and literature Presentation of papers
  • 12. Presentation of papers.
  • Summary Biographies of the below mentioned artists will be also included in lectures: Aubrey Beardsley, František Bílek, Ferdinand Khnopff, Odilon Redon, Stanisław Wyspiański, Antoni Gaudí, Dušan Jurkovič, Jan Kotěra, Emil Králík a Otto Wagner.
Literature
  • FAHR-BECKER, Gabriele. Secese. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Slovart, 2007, 424 s. ISBN 9788072098965. info
  • ED. GREENHALGH, Paul. Art Nouveau, 1890-1914. London: V & A Enterprises, 2000, 464 pp. ISBN 1851772774. info
  • SEDLÁK, Jan. Brno secesní. Brno: ERA, 2004, 207 stran. ISBN 8073660105. info
  • WITTLICH, Petr. Česká secese. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 379 s. URL info
  • WITTLICH, Petr. Umění a život : doba secese. Photo by Prokop Paul - Alexandr Paul. Praha: Artia, 1987, 207 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussions.
Assessment methods
A basic orientation in the questions of the art nouveau visual culture is to be proved through a colloqium. It is necessary to elaborate an essay on an agreed theme - according to the own choices by students or recommended (min. 5.500 signs incl. spaces). Deadline: 2.5.2010. Themes of essays are to be consulted with a lecturer: 16376@mail.muni.cz.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2020.
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