Course detail
Advanced Printmaking – Lithography
FaVU-1GTPP4Acad. year: 2023/2024
The course is designed as a series of lectures and follow-up practical exercises focusing on lithography. In this course, students will be introduced to lapped lithography, scratch lithography (mezzotint on stone) or autograph (overprinting), and multiple color printing. Emphasis is placed on an individual choice of practical activities. 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 working with lithography.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Foundations of Printmaking 4 – Lithography
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 – Lithography course is to offer students an advanced orientation to the possibilities of litography through practical exercises focusing on more complex and technically demanding graphic techniques. The course will enhance students' ability to consider lithography in the context of contemporary art. Emphasis will be placed on the correct technological procedures related to traditional printmaking techniques.
Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the procedures and possibilities of lithography. They will be aware of the place of lithography 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)
RAMBOUSEK, Jan. Slovník a receptář malíře-grafika. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1954. (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
MARCO, Jindřich. O grafice : kniha pro sběratele a milovníky umění. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1981. (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: lithography.
2. Introduction of a specific technique: lithography
3. Creation and consultation of the design and selection of the appropriate technique
4. Creation and consultation of the design and choice of appropriate 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.