Course detail

Life Drawing 5

FaVU-VK3-ZAcad. year: 2023/2024

Interpretation of the figure, using different painting and drawing techniques, or precise drawing according to the model.Possibility to use direct quotations of manuscripts and works of masters of today and the past. Consciously exceeding/violating the objective criteria by which the outcomes of student drawing can be viewed. The drawing room is a space of monologue but dialogue between the creator and the created. At the same time, it is also a space for extremely precise studio drawing. Everything is subordinated to the intentions of the student.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Passing two of the Life Drawing courses.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

For credit to be awarded, active participation in class is a requirement (3 permitted unexcused absences).The student will submit an adequate number of drawings created in the evening drawing class.


Classes take place in the drawing room of the Cabinet of Traditional Media of the FaVU BUT in the hours determined by the timetable. Participation in the classes is required at least 80%.

Aims

The aim of the teaching is individual handwriting, "master drawing", figurative drawing often without a direct connection to the model (where the model acts as a reference or a base on which to rely). The aim is thus not an exact image, but an interpretation of the model.


The students are able to independently choose the topic and approach to the work, and are able to incorporate quotations of other authors' styles into their work, to a greater or lesser extent depending on the model.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Zrzavý, Josef. Anatomie pro výtvarníky, Avicenum, Praha, 1977. (CS)

Recommended reading

Smith, Ray. Encyklopedie výtvarných technik a materiálů. 3. vydání, Praha: Slovart, 2013. (CS)
Hampton, Michael. Figure draving: Design and Invention. 1. vydání, Michael Hampton 2009. (EN)
Hogarth, Burne. Dynamic Anatomy, Watson-Guptill, New York, 1990. (EN)
Bammes, Gottfried. Der nackte Mensch, Verlag der Kunst, Dresden, 1982. (DE)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DES_B Bachelor's 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-D , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-D , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-D , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-D , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-D , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch VU-D , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Art studio work

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Variations on style of:

- Gerhard Richter - portrait from family album - greyscale painting based on a family portrait photograph, acrylic/tempera/any technique

- Lucian Freud - self-portrait - painting, acrylic/tempera/any technique

- Roy Lichtenstein - Ohhhh...Alright... - acrylic/tempera/any technique 

- Mary Stevenson Cassatt - In the Theatre - colour drawing/painting, dry pastel

- Andy Warhol - Portrait Serigraph Quotations - flat colour painting, acrylic/tempera/any technique