Course: Space, Shape, Material

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Course title Space, Shape, Material
Course code KVU/BPTM
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Strnadová Hana, MgA. Mgr.
Course content
Course content: 1. Introduction to the semester - materials, tools, workrooms. 2. - 4. Working with materials - 3D paper composition on the topic "surface in a 3D space" 5. - 7. Material and space - modelling from sculpting clay, 3D composition on the topic "graphic sign in a 3D space" 8. - 9. 3D composition - further elaboration of the previous clay modelling assignment 10. - 13. Assemblage - 3D composition on a given topic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to reproduce the names and definitions of the basic building elements of the visual language in sculpture and spatial creation, to bring together basic knowledge of supporting arts disciplines, compare the results achieved on the given field of creation (both own and others),
Skills
Students are supposed to have basic ability to express model´s plasticity.
make drawing and basic model sketch on a given topic, on the basis of criteria, select appropriate proposals, to realize the final work/works,
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
about the techniques of modelation ond its usage in different disciplines, on how to adjust and expose the work, about the historical and contemporary styling canons of sculpture and its translations into other media,
Skills
transform 2D artwork into a 3D object reproduce a real or fanciful shape into the clay create sculptural forms (gypsum, wax ...), cast into traditional and non-traditional sculptural materials, compare and use different sculptural approaches, realize basic sculptural assignments using different technologies, solve relationships of shapes, materials and colors in space, he / she will be able to apply the acquired experience in solving given topics - eg lightness, weight, fall, beginning etc.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar classes
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Seminar
Competences
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Interactive lecture
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Practical exam
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Project
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Competences
Self-evaluation
Portfolio
Project
Recommended literature
  • Benjamin, W. Dílo a jeho zdroj. Praha, Odeon, 1979.
  • Francis, Mark. Pop. 1st pub. London : Phaidon, 2005. ISBN 0-7148-4363-6.
  • Hudson, J. 1000 NEW DESIGNS. London : Laurence King, 2006.
  • Chalupecký, Jindřich. Obhajoba umění 1934-1948 : výbor ze statí. 1. vyd. Praha : Československý spisovatel, 1991. ISBN 80-202-0322-2.
  • Medková, Jiřina. Řeč věcí. 1. vyd. Praha : Horizont, 1990. ISBN 80-7012-026-6.
  • Moore, Henry. Plastiky a myšlenky kolem nich. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1985.
  • Volavka, V. Jak vzniká socha. NCVU, 1956.
  • Volavka, Vojtěch. Jak vzniká socha. 1956.
  • Zhoř, Igor. Hledání tvaru : Čtení o moderním sochařství s historickým prologem. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1967.


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