Course detail

Printmaking – etching

FaVU-1GTLEPTAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course is designed as a series of lectures and follow-up practical exercises, focused on etching - one of the intaglio techniques. In this course, attention is paid in particular to the techniques of line etching, aquatint, reserving and soft cover. Emphasis is placed on individual selection of practical activities. Within the classes, students will become familiar with the etching workshop and work procedures. The course will include the opportunity to work in the printmaking workshop independently during open hours. Part of the lectures will be devoted to current trends and artists who work with etching.

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Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Katarína Magid Hládeková, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Traditional Media (KTM)

Entry knowledge

Basic prerequisites for artistic activity.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The following conditions are set for the award of credit:
- attendance in class (2 permitted unexcused absences) or submission of an "extra" assignment
- submission of completed standard assignments
- in the credit week students submit a practical assignment according to the assignment formulated in the first third of the course. Each project will be discussed with the instructor.
Classes take place in the printmaking workshop of the FFA BUT in the hours determined by the schedule. Minimum participation is 85%. Making up for missed lessons takes place after agreement with the teacher in the form of individual consultations.

Aims

The aim of the Printmaking - Etching course is to offer students a basic orientation in the possibilities of intaglio techniques on the basis of practical exercises focused on more complex and technically demanding printmaking. The course will enhance students' ability to think about etching in the context of contemporary art. Emphasis will be placed on the correctness of technological procedures related to traditional printmaking techniques.

After completing the course, students will be familiar with the procedures and possibilities of etching techniques. They will be aware of the place of etching in the context of contemporary art theory and practice.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

BALEKA, Jan. Výtvarné umění : výkladový slovník (malířství, sochařství, grafika). 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1997. 429 s. ISBN 8020006095.
Jiří Bouda - Jaroslav Kaiser - Miroslav Kudrna (eds.).Česká grafika 20. století : [ve Sdružení českých umělců grafiků Hollar]. Praha: Sdružení českých umělců grafiků Hollar, 1997. 325 s. ISBN 80-902405-0-X.
JUNA, Zdeněk. Lept a příbuzné techniky. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954.
KREJČA, Aleš. Grafické techniky. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Aventinum, 1994. 206 s. ISBN 8071516388.
MARCO, Jindřich. O grafice : kniha pro sběratele a milovníky umění. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1981.
ODEHNAL, Antonín. Grafické techniky. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Střední škola uměleckých řemesel v Brně, 1996. 90 s. ISBN 80-902275-0-3.
RAMBOUSEK, Jan. Dřevořez, dřevoryt a příbuzné techniky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1957. 206 s.,
RAMBOUSEK, Jan. Slovník a receptář malíře-grafika. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954.
Slovník světové kresby a grafiky. Překlad Petr Adler - Miloslava Neumannová - Anita Pelánová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1997. 510 s. ISBN 8020705503.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Katarína Magid Hládeková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. - 2. Introduction of a specific technique: etching
3. - 5. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of the appropriate technique
6. - 9. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of the appropriate technique
10. - 12. Printing of the matrix

Practical class

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Katarína Magid Hládeková, Ph.D.