Branch Details

Visual Art - Intermedia and Digital Art

Original title in Czech: Intermediální a digitální tvorbaFaVUAbbreviation: VU-IDTAcad. year: 2023/2024Specialisation: Intermedia Studio

Programme: Fine Arts

Length of Study: 2 years

Accredited from: 1.12.2015Accredited until: 31.12.2024

Profile

The Intermedia and Digital Art field of study is taught in seven studios. These are the Studio of Environment, The Studio of Intermedia, The Studio of Body Design, The Studio of Video, The Studio of Multimedia, and The Studio of Photography. The field of study is anchored in two domains: neo-avantgarde tendencies of the 1960s which introduced hitherto marginal tendencies (intermediality, processual and action character of art-making, local specificity of art, de-skilling, dematerialization, and the conception of work of art as a semantic proposition) into mainstream art; the other domain is represented by visual culture and artistic strategies connected to it which are placed in a dynamic dialogue with the creation of technical images.

Studios of Environment, Intermedia, Performance, and Body Design, which are not “media-specific,” teach consuistently students to make use of optional courses, workshops, and technological tutorials while formulating their artistic proposals. The Studio of Environment develops a conception of artwork which is based on the requirement to ground artistic practices in specific experience. Making art frequently borders on artistic research. The Studio of Intermedia is probably the most open studio as far as the whole study program is concerned as students are also encouraged to reach beyond visual art, mainly towards music and literature. The Studio of Performance if focused on the bordering form of visual art which is a creative act in time-space situation. Action is understood here as an interdisciplinary expression of a personality including the linkeage between traditional theatrical, musical, dance, and literary strategies. An emphasis is put on artistic expressive forms of multimedia presentations in the action environment relationship. The Studio of Body Design represents an exceptional space within the Czech art education; body is understood here as a medium and as a battleground on which cultural, political, or religious battles are fought both in symbolic and in overtly material way. In its output, the Studio of Body Design frequently reaches beyond the gallery - it seeks and stimulates dialogue both in public and in media space.
Studios of Video, Multimedia, and Photography develop creative thinking and skills essential to generate images via digital media. Making art in these disciplines is specific in the presentation aspect: a gallery is a possible, but not the only possible space of presentation. Students are encouraged to consider various distribution channels of media image, semantic and symbolic differences associated with switching between environments such as the white cube gallery, traditional mass media (TV), or a wide scale of internet platforms. As well as paying attention to the place and mode of presentation, students are led to consider the viewers who frequently become co-creators.

Key learning outcomes

Graduates of the MA program deepen their skills within their specialization which are linked towards defining their own individual artistic program. They are progressing towards their own independent artistic practices – they are able to create an artwork of indisputable qualities which can be publicly presented. They reflect the current development of the field and are able to aptly articulate their viewpoints and intentions.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

Studying in the Intermedia and Digital Art field of study is determined by using continuously updated technical equipment and software. The Supporting Studio of Audio-Video and The Supporting Studio of Photography provide the essential technical and skills background for the projects and activities undertaken in this field of study. Sufficient mastering of currently available technologies and their precursors enables students to use them not only as tools but as carriers of specific aesthetics. The same can be said about computer programs used for the generating or postproduction of digital images whose mastering is not the ultimate goal but the prerequisite for autonomous making of art.

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M1IN-ZStudio Follow-up I - Intermedia - wintercs18CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
CPZZ-IMaster's State Examination Seminar 1cs2CompulsoryCrS - 26yes
2U1989-1Art After 1989 1cs3CompulsoryExP - 14 / S - 12yes
2FQCCAFeminist and Queer Context of Czech Art Historyen4Compulsory-optionalExP - 13 / S - 131yes
2FQIFeminist (and) Queer Issues in Art, Film, and beyond (1970–1990s)en3Compulsory-optionalCrS - 26 / S - 261yes
FEMS1Feminist Seminar 1en3Compulsory-optionalCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 81yes
2AUDITEIntroduction to Sounden3Compulsory-optionalCrP - 13 / P - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 131yes
TAIFThe Art of Interpreting Film 1en4Compulsory-optionalExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 261yes
ANUPAnalysis of Performativitycs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2ACTArtists and Curators in Textsen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2CP2PCommons and P2Pcs3ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
HITECH1Expanded Painting 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6yes
GPTSUGalleries and Art Market in Practicecs2ElectiveCrP - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6yes
2KNM-ZThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
1MvA1Painting in architecture 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2USIM-INew Media Art 1cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2PSUPsychology and Artcs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2SUSNet – art – softwarecs, en3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
1SMaD1Systems Thinking and Design 1cs2ElectiveColP - 12 / P - 12 / S - 12 / S - 12yes
VUBAI-ZFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989)cs3ElectiveExP - 24 / P - 24 / EX - 2 / EX - 2yes
2WAT1Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 1cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
2WAT3Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 3cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M1IN-LStudio Follow-up I - Intermedia - summercs18CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
CPZZ-IIMaster's State Examination seminar 2cs2CompulsoryCrS - 26yes
TU-LTheory and Art in the 20th Century 1 - summercs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
2U1989-2Art After 1989 2cs3CompulsoryExP - 14 / S - 12yes
4CiSTCurating in a Shifting Terrainen4Compulsory-optionalExP - 26 / P - 261yes
FEMS2Feminist Seminar 2en3Compulsory-optionalCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 81yes
4PAMPlant, animal, mineral: plants and other natural entities in contemporary arten3Compulsory-optionalColP - 12 / P - 12 / ST - 9 / ST - 9 / EX - 8 / EX - 81yes
2RMAD-SRace, Modern Art and Designen4Compulsory-optionalExP - 26 / P - 261yes
SODMSound Design and Masteringen3Compulsory-optionalCrK - 13 / K - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 131yes
2UPPV-M-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
ATP3Applied Technology of Painting 3en3ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / L - 18 / L - 18yes
1ZT-LAudio Workshopcs2ElectiveCrCPR - 26 / CPR - 26yes
HITECH2Expanded Painting 2cs2ElectiveCrK - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20yes
GENGame Engines en3ElectiveCrCp - 24 / Cp - 24yes
INFZD-LInformation Resources for BUT Studentscs1ElectiveCrCPP - 13 / CPP - 13yes
2KNM-LThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
2KvPCurating in Practicecs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1MvA2Painting in Architecture 2cs2ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 18 / CPR - 18yes
2USIM-IINew Media Art 2cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
PROPRNature after naturecs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
1SMaD2Systems thinking and design 2cs2ElectiveCrP - 4 / P - 4 / S - 12 / S - 12 / EX - 8 / EX - 8yes
STUPPerformativity Theorycs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
TPTCHPTraditional printmaking techniques: context – history – practiceen3ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 10 / CPR - 10 / EX - 8 / EX - 8no
UA-LArt and Architecturecs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26no
UMFPArt in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perceptioncs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
VAMMVisual Anthropology and Contemporary Art cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
2WAT2Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 2cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
1PAMPlant, animal, mineral: plants and other natural entities in contemporary artcs3ElectiveColP - 12 / P - 12 / ST - 9 / ST - 9 / EX - 8 / EX - 8no
3DMDG3D Modeling for Digital Gamesen3ElectiveCrCp - 32 / Cp - 32yes
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M2IN-ZStudio Follow-up II - Intermedia - wintercs15CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
SSZZMaster's State Examination Seminar 3cs5CompulsoryCrK - 9 / S - 4yes
TU-ZTheory and Art in the 20th Century 2 - wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ANUPAnalysis of Performativitycs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
ACP-LArt, Commerce, Poweren4ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
2ACTArtists and Curators in Textsen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2CP2PCommons and P2Pcs3ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
HITECH1Expanded Painting 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6yes
2FQIFeminist (and) Queer Issues in Art, Film, and beyond (1970–1990s)en3ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
FEMS1Feminist Seminar 1en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
GPTSUGalleries and Art Market in Practicecs2ElectiveCrP - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6yes
2AUDITEIntroduction to Sounden3ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 13yes
2KNM-ZThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
KLHU1Club Music 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 6 / CPR - 18yes
1MvA1Painting in architecture 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2USIM-INew Media Art 1cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2PSUPsychology and Artcs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2SUSNet – art – softwarecs, en3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
1SMaD1Systems Thinking and Design 1cs2ElectiveColP - 12 / P - 12 / S - 12 / S - 12yes
TAIFThe Art of Interpreting Film 1en4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 26 / S - 26yes
VUBAI-ZFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989)cs3ElectiveExP - 24 / P - 24 / EX - 2 / EX - 2yes
2WAT1Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 1cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
2WAT3Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 3cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
DIPLMGRDimploma seminar for graduate studentscs5CompulsoryCrS - 13yes
M2IN-LStudio Follow-up II - Intermedia - summercs15CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
2UPPV-M-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
ATP3Applied Technology of Painting 3en3ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / L - 18 / L - 18yes
1ZT-LAudio Workshopcs2ElectiveCrCPR - 26 / CPR - 26yes
4CiSTCurating in a Shifting Terrainen4ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
HITECH2Expanded Painting 2cs2ElectiveCrK - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20yes
FEMS2Feminist Seminar 2en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
GENGame Engines en3ElectiveCrCp - 24 / Cp - 24yes
INFZD-LInformation Resources for BUT Studentscs1ElectiveCrCPP - 13 / CPP - 13yes
2KNM-LThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
2KvPCurating in Practicecs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1MvA2Painting in Architecture 2cs2ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 18 / CPR - 18yes
2USIM-IINew Media Art 2cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
4PAMPlant, animal, mineral: plants and other natural entities in contemporary arten3ElectiveColP - 12 / P - 12 / ST - 9 / ST - 9 / EX - 8 / EX - 8yes
PROPRNature after naturecs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2RMAD-SRace, Modern Art and Designen4ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
SODMSound Design and Masteringen3ElectiveCrK - 13 / K - 13 / CPR - 13 / CPR - 13yes
1SMaD2Systems thinking and design 2cs2ElectiveCrP - 4 / P - 4 / S - 12 / S - 12 / EX - 8 / EX - 8yes
STUPPerformativity Theorycs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
TAIF2The Art of Interpreting Film 2en4ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 26no
TPTCHPTraditional printmaking techniques: context – history – practiceen3ElectiveCrP - 8 / P - 8 / CPR - 10 / CPR - 10 / EX - 8 / EX - 8no
UA-LArt and Architecturecs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26no
UMFPArt in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perceptioncs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
VAMMVisual Anthropology and Contemporary Art cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
2WAT2Audiovisual Technologies Workshop 2cs1ElectiveCrST - 20 / ST - 20yes
1PAMPlant, animal, mineral: plants and other natural entities in contemporary artcs3ElectiveColP - 12 / P - 12 / ST - 9 / ST - 9 / EX - 8 / EX - 8no
3DMDG3D Modeling for Digital Gamesen3ElectiveCrCp - 32 / Cp - 32yes
All the groups of optional courses
Gr. Number of courses Courses
1 1 - 4 4CiST, FEMS2, 4PAM, 2RMAD-S, SODM
1 1 - 4 2FQCCA, 2FQI, FEMS1, 2AUDITE, TAIF