UHVM0070 Art and society of the early modern period II.

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ing. Jaromír Olšovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ing. Jaromír Olšovský, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The second part of the lecture series points to the development of European society in the second half of the 18th and 19th century and the first half of the 20th century (from the French Revolution to the Second World War). It presents the problem of the transformation of feudal society into the modern (liberalized, nationalized and secular) society. In spite of its importance, this is however only the outer framework of the internal spiritual transformation of European society. Traditions and values, proven past centuries, are re-emerging and blow apply (historicism and its problem in the 19th century) and their relationship to revising non-European (China, Orient, transformation toward America), to history and historicity of things, to nature etc. Processes such as industrialization and urbanization 19th century and the rise of consumer society in the 20th century represent an opportunity to name the peaks changes in the values of this explored period. Relationships to culture - in search of answers to the question, what is culture?- and art (the artist freedom, state intervention in the sphere of art, artists and repression while that of other pro-regime) are viewed dynamically, in specific instances, the causes and consequences of historical development.
Syllabus
  • 1. Selected examples of European art around 1800
    2. Onset of Classicism, Romanticism, Empire style
    3. Transition from the estates society to the civil society and its artistic and cultural symbols
    4. Onset of revival styles in painting and sculpture, selected examples of European and Czech art
    5. Relations to the non-European cultures (Japan, China), non-European schools of thought, influence on the visual arts
    6. Development of landscape painting in the 19th century, Barbizon school, Worpswed School, Impressionism
    7. The emergence and development of the arts and crafts movement
    8. The issue of art in the late 19th century and the early 20th century - Impressionism, Art Nouveau, decadent tendencies around 1900
    9. The rise of avant-garde, penetration and reception in the Czech avant-garde art and society
    10. Relationships between art, politics, and society on the example of the political strategy of the first Czechoslovak republic by means of government support of the arts
    11. The development of abstract art
    12. Overview of the main artistic movements and personalities after the second World War II and in the 60s of the 20th century
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Doormann, M. Romantický řád. Praha, 2008. info
  • kolektiv autorů. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění (1958-2000), VI/1, 2. Praha, 2007. info
  • Schama, S. Krajina a paměť. Praha, 2007. info
  • Lepape, P.:. Země literatury. Od Štrasburských přísah do Sartrova pohřbu. Brno, 2006. info
  • kolektiv autorů. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění (1939-1958), V,. Praha, 2005. info
  • Heyden-Rynschová, V. Evropské salóny. Praha, 2004. info
  • Charle, Ch. Intelektuálové v Evropě 19. století. Praha, 2004. info
  • Charle, Ch. Paříž na přelomu století. Kultura a politika fin de siécle. Brno, 2004. info
  • Burrow, J. W. Krize rozumu - evropské myšlení 1848 - 1914. Praha, 2003. info
  • Veber, V. a kol. Dějiny Rakouska. Praha, 2002. info
  • Magnus, C. Habsburský mýtus v moderní rakouské literatuře. Brno, 2001. info
  • Schorske, Carl E. Vídeň na přelomu století. Brno, 2000. info
  • kolektiv autorů. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění (1890-1938), IV/1, 2. Praha, 1998. info
  • Fahr-Beckerová, G. Secese. Praha, 1998. info
  • Petráň, J. Kalendář. Praha, 1988. info
  • Lynton, N. Umění 19. a 20. století. Praha, 1981. info
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* successful completion of the test
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