ESAA29 Visual Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Kenneth Gordon Hay (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 22. 4. 18:00–19:40 D51, Tue 23. 4. 18:00–19:40 D51, Wed 24. 4. 18:00–19:40 B2.13, Thu 25. 4. 18:00–19:40 B2.24
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
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 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim is to present the philosophical background of fine art through representative examples.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain a comprehensive insight into the elementary issues of the relationship between philosophy and art, using selected examples: - Modernism and its key aspects - Philosophical background of Cubism - Kant and Dadaism - Giotto, Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites
Syllabus
  • 1. Ruskin’s aesthetic reflection covered many topics. Consideration how his theories of direct observation help to illuminate the work of Giotto, J.M.W Turner or The Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood. 2. What were some of the driving ideas of Modernism? Relation to artworks and theoreticians that contributed to our understanding of what Modernism is/was. 3. “Cubsim was the realisation of the new space”. Discussing how Cubism has altered our notion of what space is in a painting or sculpture; referring to specific artists, theoreticians and artworks. 4. Dada was a reaction to the type of ‘rationality’ that produced the First World War. Arguig for/against by referring to specific artists, artworks and theoreticians.
Literature
  • The Routledge companion to aesthetics. Edited by Berys Nigel Gaut - Dominic Lopes. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2005, xx, 705. ISBN 9780415327985. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Final essay (min. 10000 characters including spaces) on one of the 4 given topics. Assessed on scope of knowledge, originality, clarity and readability.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://kghay.com/about/
Kenneth G. Hay is an artist, writer and educator, Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Leeds (a department he founded) and Visiting Professor of Aesthetics at Masaryk University in Brno. CZ.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2020, Spring 2023.
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