Course: Contemporary Visual Art Methods

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Course title Contemporary Visual Art Methods
Course code KPV/VSVP
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pechová Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas: 1. Introduction to subject matter content. 2. Contemporary art processes in the historical and artistic context. 3. Lit script, dripping. 4. Dekalt, decal. 5. Frottage, cudgel. 6. Alternative graphics. 7. Animation. 8. Paperpiercing art, perforation. 9. Street art, stencil art. 10. Ekoart, waste materials. 11. Installation, spatial creation. 12. Art event, happening. 13. Earth Art. 14. Perception and interpretation of contemporary art in elementary school.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 14 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces basic stages of development of the history of modern and contemporary art, historical contexts, art techniques and materials. Emphasis is on taking into account applicability of art at elementary school. In the practical and theoretical seminars, the students will study the pedagogical potential of contemporary art processes and their transformation into the content of education at elementary school.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of artistic and creative activities, Oral presentation of self-study

Participation in seminars, presentations, seminar work. The course is held in Czech language, the requirements are stated in the Czech version.
Recommended literature
  • HAZUKOVÁ, H. Výtvarné činnosti v předškolním vzdělávání.. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87553-30-5.
  • KIRCHNEROVÁ, V., RUBEŠOVÁ, R. Výchova prožitkem.. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0505-0.
  • PECHOVÁ, Z. Jak chápat moderní a současné umění. Liberec, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7494-363-8.


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