DU1239m The Visual Art of the second half oh the 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Alena Pomajzlová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 9:10–10:45 J22
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 purpose of this course is to orientate students in the art od the second half of the 20th century. At the end of this course students should be able to interpret important tendencies and works of this period.
Syllabus
  • 1. American abstract expressionism (Pollock, de Kooning, Kline). C. Greenberg and art criticism.; 2. Abstract art in Europe: informel, tachism (Hartung, Wols, Fautrier, Dubuffet).; 3. Abstraction and figuration (Giacometti, Bacon, Balthus).; 4. Czech art of the 40s and 50s; 5. Pop art in British (Hamilton, the exhibition This it Tomorrow) and American art (Rauschenberg, Johns, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg).; 6. New realism and Yves Klein. ; 7. L. Fontana and the question of space and time. Kinetism and experiment (Schöffer). Fluxus.; 8. Minimalism (Judd, Morris, Sol leWitt, Andre), concept art and land art.; 9. Czech art of the 60s and after.;; 10. Modern and postmodern art.
Literature
  • BREGANTOVÁ, Polana. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Edited by Rostislav Švácha - Marie Platovská. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 526 s. ISBN 9788020014894. info
  • FOSTER, Hal. Art since 1900 : modernism, antimodernism, postmodernism. 1st pub. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004, 704 s. ISBN 0500238189. info
  • Kritické pojmy dejín umenia. Edited by Robert S. Nelson - Richard Shiff. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Slovart, 2004, 572 s. ISBN 807145978X. info
  • DEMPSEY, Amy. Umělecké styly, školy a hnutí :encyklopedický průvodce moderním uměním. 1. vyd. Praha: Slovart, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 80-7209-402-5. info
  • HOPKINS, David. After modern art, 1945-2000. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, v, 282. ISBN 0192842811. info
  • MORGANOVÁ, Pavlína. Akční umění. Photo by H. Pospíšilová. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1999, 269 s. ISBN 80-7198-351-9. info
  • Před obrazem : antologie americké výtvarné teorie a kritiky. Edited by Tomáš Pospiszyl, Translated by Tomáš Pospiszyl - Věra Chase - Ruben Pe. 1. vyd. Praha: OSVU, 1998, 189 s. ISBN 80-238-1286-6. info
  • CHALUPECKÝ, Jindřich. Nové umění v Čechách. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1994, 173 s. ISBN 80-85787-81-4. info
  • SRP, Karel. Minimal & Earth & Conceptual Art. [Praha]: Jazzová sekce, 1982, S. 335-605. info
  • SRP, Karel. Minimal & Earth & Conceptual Art. [Praha]: Jazzová sekce, 1982, 333 s. info
  • RUSSELL, John and Suzi GABLIK. Pop art redefined. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. ISBN 0500180946. info
Teaching methods
lectures 1.5 hour per week
Assessment methods
Final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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