Course: Textiles X1

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Course title Textiles X1
Course code KVV/TTX1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
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)
  • Chorý Tomáš, ak. soch. ArtD.
  • Šteiglová Taťána, PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course continues the knowledge acquired within TT1 and develops craft skills as well as creativity resulting from the experiments with various materials (also non-textile). The work orientates to fibre and structure with a view to the haptic textile qualities. Its focus consists in realizing the textile embossment arising from variations of material or structures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Grafic and Art Activities
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 4 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Continuation of the course Textile creation 1. It enables students to extend the work with fibre using additional textile techniques and deepen their craftsmanship. Through experiments and with the aid of traditional textile techniques utilizing classic as well as new materials, it leads students to sensitive perception of material and structure sensual qualities with a view to haptic and space-creating textile values. The work orientates to fibre and structure. Its focus consists in realizing the textile embossment.
Students should be eligible to practice mastery of craft in selected traditional textile techniques and creative approach to the textile fiber. It should be able to perceive the possibility of fiber-specific expression, its sensory quality and a new perspective on textile material with a space-like capabilities.
Prerequisites
A prerequisite is the focus of history in contemporary visual arts practices and technological fundamentals of working with fiber obtained in the first textile production

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Seminar Work

Practical work, its presentation; textual part to the practical work supported by image photo-documentation on CD. Participation in seminars 80%.
Recommended literature
  • CIKÁNOVÁ , K. (1996). Objevujte s námi textil. Praha.
  • HERMANSDORFER, M. (1995). Magdalena Abakanowicz. Wroclaw.
  • HLAVÁČKOVÁ, K., HICKS, S., KOUDELKA, J., LÉVI-STRAUSS, M. (1992). Sheila Hicks. Praha.
  • KYBAL, A. (1958). Kapitoly o textilním umění. Praha.
  • KYBALOVÁ, L. (1991). Alternativy tapiserie české a slovenské. Brno.
  • MILLEROVÁ, J. (2007). Primitivní umění. Praha.
  • MOHOLY-NAGY. (2002). Od materiálu k architektuře. Praha.
  • SKARLANTOVÁ, J., VECHOVÁ, M. (2005). Textilní výtvarné techniky. Plzeň.
  • STAŇKOVÁ, J., BARAN, L. (2008). Tradiční textilní techniky. Praha.
  • ŠPRYNC, E., FOLTÝN, J. (1988). Textilní materiály. Praha.
  • VAŇKOVÁ, H., VAŇEK, V. Technické materiály pro učitelství 1.st. ZŠ.
  • VERLET, P., FLORISOONE, M., HOFFMEISTER, A., TABARD, F. (1965). The Art of Tapestry. London.
  • WALLER, I. (1977). Textile Sculpture. London.
  • WOLFOVÁ, E., ARSENJEVOVÁ, Z. (2005). Tkaní. Brno.


Study plans that include the course
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