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Course: Theorethical Attitudes to Visual Arts

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Course title Theorethical Attitudes to Visual Arts
Course code KFI/TVHN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Weishäupl Antonín, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Grušová Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Kwiatkowska Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Early considerations on the style development in plastic arts: Vasari. Wickelmann, Hegel. Elaboration of various concepts of the style development in plastic arts: Wölfflin, Riegl, Worringer, Focillon. Panofsky´s iconological method of interpretation of the work of plastic arts. Sociological approaches to the history of plastic arts: Francastel, Gehlen, Benjamin. Psychological approaches to the history of plastic arts: Gomrich. Philosophical concepts of the development of plastic arts and the end of history of art: Belting, Lyotard. Ontological status of the work of plastic arts: Ingarden, Pepper. The problem of truth in the work of plastic arts: Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Patočka, Dufrenne, Levinas, Lyotard.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the fundamental events of world and especially European history
to describe the basic stages of the development of European art
to explain the use of basic concepts from general art theory
Skills
to analyze and interpret professional text in Czech and English
to process knowledge from a professional text into a comprehensive presentation
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain basic aesthetic concepts and categories
to introduce the main philosophical and aesthetic views on fine arts
Skills
to work with philosophical and art historical texts
to distinguish and analyze individual art genres
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Belting, Hans. Konec dějin umění. Praha : Mladá fronta, 2000. ISBN 80-204-0856-8.
  • Benjamin, W. Umělecké dílo ve věku své technické reprodukovatelnosti. In: B., W.: dílo a jeho zdroj. Praha, 1979.
  • Focillon, H. Život tvarů. Praha : S. V. U. Mánes, 1936.
  • Francastel, P. Malířství a společnost. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2003. ISBN 80-86598-49-7.
  • Gombrich, Ernst Hans; Konečný, Lubomír; Krása, Josef; Malý, Jan; Tůmová, Miroslava. Umění a iluze. Praha, 1985.
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Estetika. Sv. II.. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1966.
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Estetika. Sv. I. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1966.
  • Heidegger, M. Zrození uměleckého díla, Orientace, roč. 3., 1968, č. 5, 6, Orientace, roč. 4., 1969, č. 1. 1969.
  • Ingarden, R. O štruktúre obrazu. Bratislava : Slovenské vydavateĺstvo krásnej literatúry, 1965.
  • Lessing, G. E. Láokoón neboli o hranicích malířství a poezie. In: L., G. E., Hamburská dramaturgie, Láokoón, stati. Praha : Odeon, 1980.
  • Lyotard, Jean Francois. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-047-1.
  • Merleau-Ponty, M. Oko a duch a jiné eseje. Praha : Obelisk, 1971.
  • Panofsky, E. Význam ve výtvarném umění. Praha : Odeon, 1981.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas II. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004.
  • Patočka, J. Umění a čas I. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2004.
  • Riegl, A. Moderní památková péče. Praha : Sprinter, 2003.
  • Winckelmann, Johann Joachim. Dějiny umění starověku : Soubor statí. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1986.
  • Wölfflin, H. Klassické umění : Úvod do italské renaissance. Praha : Jan Laichter, 1912.
  • Wölfflin, Heinrich. Principles of Art History : teh problem of the development of style in later art. 2nd ed. [New York] : Dover Publications, 1950. ISBN 0-486-20276-3.
  • Worringer, W. Abstrakce a vcítění. Praha : Triáda, 2001.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026