Course detail

Fashion in Art – Art in Fashion

FaVU-MUUMAcad. year: 2023/2024

The content of the course includes lectures, field trips and discussions composed with regard to current social topics (individualism, queer, ecology, sustainability, tradition, postcolonialism, technology, metaverse.) The emphasis is on understanding contemporary forms of fashion in relation to the history of clothing and historical events. Learners are mainly introduced* to alternatives that emerge in any direction from the consumerist sphere of the topic. The course focuses on environmentalism and ethics in relation to secondary circulation trade. We visit places of practice such as the charity shop.

Another theme is national identity and visual tendencies and misuse in favour of nationalism. This theme is followed by the tradition of non-European culture. Current interest in Africa and the Middle East. Guests are invited to contribute authentic experiences of cultures and communities. A dynamically evolving field constantly updating new technologies, both on a material and virtual level. The course focuses on connections with related fields (cultural anthropology, performance, photography, graphic and product design, sociology).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Mgr. A. Lenka Klodová, Ph.D.

Department

Body Design Studio (ATD)

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The condition for the award of the grade is 50% active participation in class and submission of the final thesis. The subject of the classification is the final paper containing a research on the assigned topic and a proposal in pdf form as well as a practical output. The thesis topics are based on the creation of a critical design.

Classes are held in the classrooms of the KTDU FFA BUT in the hours determined by the schedule. Participation in the class is mandatory at least 50%. Higher absences can be compensated by submitting an alternative assignment after agreement with the teacher.

Aims

The course expands the students' horizon of visual culture to the field of clothing culture and fashion. The aim is to view the subject of interest from the perspective of individual identity, but also to look at alternatives embedded in non-European culture. They learn about identity work in context as the sum of aesthetic, psychological, social aspects with marketing and economic strategies.

By completing the course, learners will gain an overview of fashion and the ability to critically reflect on various aspects of fashion. They will be able to expand their artistic practice to include a critical perspective, but also the values coming from the fashion design industry.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KALINOVÁ, Alena; NOVÁKOVÁ, Lenka. Dcerám českým. Brněnský ženský vzdělávací spolek Vesna v letech 1870-1920. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2007.
Winter, Tomáš (ed.); Machalíková, Pavla (ed.). Jdi na venkov!: Výtvarné umění a lidová kultura v českých zemích 1800 – 1960. Arbor vitae, Artefactum, 2019.
Pospiszyl Tomáš; kolektiv autorů; Brož Vladimír & Josephy Michal. Kmeny 0. BiggBoss, Yinachi, 2013.
Coblenceová, Francoise. Dandysmus: Povinnost pochybnosti. Prostor, 2003.
Thomason, Dana. Cena rychlé módy a budoucnost oblečení. Host, 2020.
Checinska, Christine (ed.) African Fashion. V&A Publishing, 2022.
Rezek, Petr. Architektonika a protoarchitektura. Filosofia, Galerie Ztichlá klika, 2009.
Liška, Pavel; Mudry, Robin (eds.). TEXTile Manifestoes, UMPRUM, 2023.
Pachmanová, Martina. Civilizovaná žena: Ideál i paradox prvorepublikové vizuální kultury, UMPRUM, 2021.
Westwoodová, Vivianne; Kelly, Ian. Vivianne Westwood. Metafora. 2015.
Burianová, Miroslava. Móda v ulicích protektorátu. Grada, 2013.
Steel, Valerie. A Queer History of Fashion: From the closet to the Catwalk. Yale University Press, 2013.
Fashion Theory. The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture. Journal. Berg Publisher, 1997–2022.

Type of course unit

Lecture

7 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Karolina Raimund

Syllabus

Introduction to the alternative market - second hand, vintage, charity shops
The history of alternative consumerism, examples of engaged design and art today
Vesna Association, wardrobe, history and current activities, excursions
Profile of a major fashion personality, Vivianne Westwood
The New Woman, fashion in the First Republic and the connection with women's educational associations
Clothing in the Middle East, aesthetic code of dress and discussion of the current situation in Iran
African fashion, the postcolonial situation
National idiosyncrasies, history of the search for Slavic clothing
Fashion and survival concepts, clothing and proto-architecture
Queer
Fashion and new technologies, development of materials
Digital fashion, alternative identities on social media and in the metaverse
Fashion films

Exercise

6 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Mgr. A. Lenka Klodová, Ph.D.