Course: Contemporary Art 3

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Course title Contemporary Art 3
Course code DVU/BSU3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Kundračíková Barbora, Mgr.
Course content
1. What does "contemporaneity" mean? 2. Contemporary art and the world of art: basic concepts and interpretive strategies 3. Art in a global and local context 4. Art and society - transformations of public space 5. Art as communication 6. Medium, technology, information 7. Object, matter, thing 8. From painting to digital painting 9. From object to the installation 10. From originality to authenticity 11. Reality, fiction, simulacrum: from photography to virtual worlds 12. From art to the philosophy of art

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
In the course, students will get acquainted with the main tendencies, trends and strategies of art of the 20th and 21st centuries, its perception and evaluation. Attention will be paid to the contem-porary world of art and the circumstances of artistic creation. The goal is to ask questions. These will change according to the current severity. While doing so, the apparatus of contemporary image sciences will be examined.
After completing the course the students will be able to basic orientation in the field of contemporary art. They will get acquainted with the basic concepts and will be able to apply them correctly. Through the exercises, they will also try different approaches to the interpretation and evaluation of a work of art.
Prerequisites
professional interest in contemporary art, basic orientation in its main milestones and moments

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student is obliged to actively participate in lectures, work out assigned tasks (written as well as practical) and present a paper. Active participation in the semester excursion is a prerequisite for successful completion of the course
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -