Course detail
Advanced Printmaking – Etching
FaVU-1GTPP3Acad. year: 2023/2024
The course is designed as a series of lectures and follow-up practical exercises, focusing on etching, a print-from-depth technique. In this course, attention is paid in particular to the techniques of aquatint, reserving, photo etching, and forogravure. Printing of multiple color matrices, matrix printing. Emphasis is placed on individual selection of practical activities. Within the individual lessons, students are introduced to the work in the etching workshop and working procedures. The course will include the opportunity to work in the printmaking shop during open hours. Part of the lecture will be devoted to current trends and artists who work with etching.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Foundtations of Printmaking 3 – Etching
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 at 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 Printmaking – Etching course is to offer students an advanced orientation to the possibilities of etching through practical exercises focusing on more complex and technically demanding printmaking techniques. The course will enhance students' ability to think about etching in the context of contemporary art. Emphasis will be placed on the proper application of the technological procedures related to traditional printmaking techniques.
Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the procedures and possibilities of graphic etching techniques. They will be aware of the place of etching 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)
MARCO, Jindřich. O grafice : kniha pro sběratele a milovníky umění. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1981. (CS)
JUNA, Zdeněk. Lept a příbuzné techniky. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954. (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)
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)
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, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to a specific technique: etching.
2. Introduction of a specific technique: etching
3. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of the appropriate technique
4. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of the appropriate technique
5. Design development and consultation and choice of appropriate technique
6. Implementation of the developed design in the chosen technique
7. Implementation of the developed design in the chosen technique
8. Implementation of the developed design in the chosen technique
9. Implementation of the developed design in the chosen technique
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.