Course: Introduction to the Theory of Painting

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Course title Introduction to the Theory of Painting
Course code DVU/UTMD1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Daniel Ladislav, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Line and drawing in the structure of a painting 2. Linear construction of a space in a painting 3. Colour, colour scale and colour contrasts 4. Colour contrasts: typology and historical examples 5. Colour construction of a space in a painting 6. Composition of a painting: colour, light and linear compositional elements 7. Composition of a painting: historical examples of frequent compositional types 8. Painter´s brushwork 9. Basic material structure of a painting in its history 10.Reception of a painting

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The lecture introduces into basic terms of the theory of the creation and of the reception of a painting from the classical antiquity to the 20th century. It shows on practical examples the principles of the linear, colour, compositional, space, semantic and material construction of the painting and it orientates to the reception of painter´s semantic media.
Survey of basic terms of the theory of the creation and of the reception of a painting from the classical antiquity to the 20th century and of the principles of the linear, colour, compositional, space, semantic and material construction of the painting.
Prerequisites
Immatriculation into the bachelor degree of the History of Art.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

The knowledge of the explained problematics, enriched by the study of the recommended literature. The student's presence in seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Hégr, M. Technika malířského umění. Praha 1941..
  • Hégr, M. Výstavba obrazu z výtvarného hlediska. Praha 1944..
  • Kadeřávek, F. Geometrie a umění v dobách minulých. Praha 1935..
  • Petr, F. Malířské techniky. Fresko, sgrafito, malba klihová, kaseinová, temperová, nátěry zdí, polychromie, zlacení, stucco lustro a imitace mramorů. Praha 1926..
  • Slánský, B. (1976). Technika v malířské tvorbě. Praha.
  • Teissig, K. Technika kresby. Praha 1986..
  • Volavka, V. Malba a malířský rukopis. Úvod do studia malířského rukopisu. Praha 1939..


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