Course: Decorating History

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Course title Decorating History
Course code KDE/VDE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováková Kateřina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Concepts of design, decor, motif, design, ornament; examples of changes in ornament patterns and tread patterns in historical, cultural and social context. 2. - 3. Historical overview of decorative motifs - prehistory, antiquity, modern times until the end of the 19th century. 4. Historical overview of motifs used in applied art - 20th century. and the present. 5. Decor and its basic elements; focus on shapes, forms, textures and colors. 6. Specifics of textile patterning; raporting as a way to enrich tread variations. 7. Stripes; historical context, modifications. 8. Dot; historical context, modifications. 9. Pomegranate; historical context, modifications. 10. Cashmere pattern; historical context, modifications. 11. Folklorism; national symbols in decor and tread; historical context, modifications. 12. Camouflage patterns, mimicry, covering; historical context, modifications. 13. Childish style and its modifications; cultural and social context. 14. Sports and trade marks; cultural and social context. Exercises: Within the subject, the student elaborates a given topic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Individual creative and artistic activities, Individual consultation, Seminár
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 18 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
History of decor and design. Patterning textiles in historical, cultural and social contexts. Themes of textile patterns during stylistic periods and its reflection in contemporary cultural world.
Knowledge lectured subject.
Prerequisites
Unspecified.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Oral presentation of self-study

Credit: participation in seminars, elaboration of semester work on given topic. Exam: oral, defense of semestral work.
Recommended literature
  • ADLEROVÁ-KUDĚLOVÁ, A. České užité umění 1918-1938. Praha: Odeon, 1983, 262 s., ISBN neuvedeno..
  • GOMBRICH, E. H. Ornament und Kunst. Schmucktrieb und Ordnungssinn in der Psychologie des dekorative Schaffens Klett-Cotta. Stuttgart: Klett-cotta, 1982, ISBN neuvedeno..
  • PHILLIPS, P., GILLIAN, B. Repeat patterns: A Manual for Designers, Artists and Architects. London: Thales and Hudson, 1993. ISBN: 0-500-27687-0..


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