Course detail
Advanced Printmaking – Intaglio Printmaking
FaVU-1GTPP2Acad. year: 2023/2024
The course is designed as a series of lectures and follow-up practical exercises focusing on intaglio printmaking. In this course, learners will become more familiar with the possibilities of dry needle multi-colour printing, cloisonné, photogravure, and alternative methods to the Hyter method. Emphasis is placed on an individual selection of hands-on activities. Within each class, students will become familiar with gravure press operation and working procedures. The course will include the opportunity to work in the printmaking workshop during open hours. A portion of the class will be devoted to current trends and artists who use printmaking in their work.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Foundations of Printmaking 2 – Intaglio Printmaking
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 assignment based on the assignment in consultation with the lecturers.
- submission of completed assignments.
Classes are taught in the graphic design workshop of the FaVU BUT during the hours specified in the schedule. Minimum attendance is 85%. Make-up for missed lessons is done by agreement with the teacher in the form of individual consultations.
Aims
The aim of the Advanced Graphic Techniques – Intaglio Printmaking course is to offer students an advanced orientation to the possibilities of intaglio printmaking based on practical exercises focused on more complex and technically demanding graphic techniques. The course will enhance students' ability to think about intaglio in the context of contemporary art. Emphasis will be placed on the correctness of technological procedures related to traditional printmaking techniques.
Upon completion of the course, the students will be familiar with the procedures and possibilities of printing from depth. They will be aware of the place of printing from depth in the context of contemporary art theory and practice.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
ODEHNAL, Antonín. Grafické techniky. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Střední škola uměleckých řemesel v Brně, 1996. 90 s. ISBN 80-902275-0-3. (CS)
Česká grafika 20. století : [ve Sdružení českých umělců grafiků Hollar]. Edited by Jiří Bouda - Jaroslav Kaiser - Miroslav Kudrna. Praha: Sdružení českých umělců grafiků Hollar, 1997. 325 s. : i. ISBN 80-902405-0-X. (CS)
RAMBOUSEK, Jan. Dřevořez, dřevoryt a příbuzné techniky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1957. 206 s., (CS)
Recommended reading
RAMBOUSEK, Jan. Slovník a receptář malíře-grafika. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954. (CS)
MARCO, Jindřich. O grafice : kniha pro sběratele a milovníky umění. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1981. (CS)
BALEKA, Jan. Výtvarné umění : výkladový slovník (malířství, sochařství, grafika). 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1997. 429 s. ISBN 8020006095. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme VUM_B Bachelor's, 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to a specific technique: intaglio
2. Introduction to a specific technique: intaglio
3. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of a suitable technique
4. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of a suitable technique
5. Design development and consultation and choice of appropriate technique
6. Implementation of the developed design
7. Implementation of the developed design
8. Implementation of the developed design
9. Implementation of the developed design
10. Printing of the matrix
11. Printing of the matrix
12. Printing the matrix
13. Final class: students will submit a practical assignment according to the assignment formulated in the first third of the course. Each project will be discussed with the instructor.