Course detail

Studio III - Intermedia - summer

FaVU-B3IN-LAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course focuses on the individual work of students and on the search for contexts of selected topics within the framework of art and the state of the contemporary world. Students will be guided to experiment with traditional and non-traditional media and deepen their reflections on strategies within their own intermedial artistic creation. Attention is paid to the actual workflow of the chosen project, which must be followed through long-term definition of the topic, sketching or research. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

15

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge


Students build on previous work. They reflect current cultural events, orient themselves in the history of art. They are ready to participate in joint activities and work independently on their own projects, which they prepare for consultations. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course


To be awarded credit, it is necessary to work on your own semester project, which is continuously consulted (individually and in groups) during the semester. The development of the work is documented using work-in-progress, sketches or research. Mandatory number of ongoing consultations: 4. 80% participation in studio meetings is mandatory. 



Submission of studio works, participation in studio meetings and activities, communication with studio leaders. 

Aims


Acquiring ongoing independent work on one's own project in a studio environment. Acquiring the ability to appropriately choose a medium within intermedial creation. Critical reflection of one's own work and the ability to verbalize one's own concepts. Orientation in current topics in the context of contemporary art and non-art fields. 


In the summer semester of the third year of the bachelor's degree, students continue to develop the themes of their own artistic creation. They deepen their ability to verbalize their own thoughts and ideas in individual and collective discussions. They acquire the ability to critically discuss their own work and the projects of other students in a broader context. They will learn to plan the process of project implementation with experts and technologists and to document the development for consultations. 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

BEY, H. Dočasná autonomní zóna. Praha: Tranzit, 2004
MANOVICH, Lev. The Language of New Media. MIT Press
MARTIN, Agnes. Nezkalená mysl. Praha: Arbor vitae, 2000

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Students come up with their own ideas for semester work and during the semester they consult on its development with other students, studio leaders and externs

2. Joint work/discussion on the chosen semester topic (the topic is chosen as a group at the beginning of the semester)

3. Final exam – defense of final work

Independent work in the studio is complemented by lectures, visits to exhibitions and other collective activities developing the group semester theme. An integral part is the study of literature and texts related to the topics addressed. 

Seminar

156 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Výuka probíhá podle pokynů vedoucího ateliéru a v souladu s individuálními tvůrčími kvalitami studentů.