Course: Contemporary World Art

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Course title Contemporary World Art
Course code DVU/SSUST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Štěpánek Pavel, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
In the lecture is discussed development of world art form the move of its centre from Paris to New York in the time of second world war and consequential development of tendencies on both continents: abstract expressionism, action painting, lyrical abstraction, tašismus, (Italian) neorealism, pop art, kinetismus, conceptual art, minimalism, landart, new figuration, narrative figuration, hyperrealism, postmodernistic neo-styles etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Introduction to basic tendencies of world visual art in the last 50 years in Euroamerican context - universal outline.
Student is acquainted with the development of contemporary art, from the move of world art centre from Paris to New York in the second world war; consequently is discussed quick development of particular styles in the visual arts on both continents.
Prerequisites
Subject is designated for students of Master study of History of Fine Arts.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Participation in the seminar.
Recommended literature
  • Greenberg, C. Art and Culture. Boston 1972..
  • Hessová, B. Abstrakní expresionismus. Taschen/Slovart 2005..
  • Honnef, K. Pop-art. Praha 2004..
  • Konečný, D. Kinetizmus. Bratislava 1970..
  • Lucie-Smith, E. Art Today. Současné světové umění. Bratislava 1996..
  • Lucie-Smith, E. Movements in art since 1945. Issues and concepts. 3. vyd. London 1995..
  • Nelson, R. S. - Shiff, R. Kritické pojmy dejín umenia. Bratislava 2004..
  • Novák, L. Nová figurace. Praha 1970..
  • Pijoan, J. Dějiny umění, 10, Praha 1984..
  • Rookmaaker, H. R. Moderní umění a smrt kultury. Praha 1996..
  • Rose, B. American art after 1900. New York 1967..
  • Sontagová, S. ?Jedna kultura a nová senzibilita?, in: Umění ve století vědy. Praha 1988..
  • Stallabrass, J. Contemporary art. A very short introduction. Oxford University Press 2006..
  • Welsch, W. Naše postmoderní moderna. Praha 1994..


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