Course detail

(Un)Using Textiles in Fine Arts

FaVU-1NTUAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course will provide with an overview of the historical use of textiles in the visual arts as well as the current practice of textile art. The lectures and three practical exercises will present the textile material in relation to traditional media and as a free means of expression, while defining the concept of "textile art" in contemporary art. The course will introduce the principles of textile art, contribute to the creation of a basic orientation in the problem, which will be able to be applied in the students' own creative activities. In the introduction to the transformation of the status of textile material in art and in society, the local environment will be taken into account, while the personalities of the artists of the second half of the 20th century will be presented. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

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

Credit is awarded for active participation in class with a minimum attendance of 70% and on the basis of the submission of the results of partial assignments from one seminar of the student's choice at the end of the semester. 
Teaching takes place in the classrooms and workshops of FaVU BUT in hours determined by the schedule. Minimum participation 70%. Make-up for missed classes is done in agreement with the teacher in the form of an alternative assignment. 

Aims

The course provides an overview of craft techniques and the use of textile material in fine arts to enrich the students' own creative work and guide them to experiment. The aim will be to develop a sensibility for the textile material and to strengthen the ability to understand its symbolism. Practical information and work in the workshops will lead to the implementation of specific textile techniques. 
Students will learn about the importance of textile art and become familiar with the issue of recognizing textiles as a legitimate means of expression. They will gain an overview of commonly used techniques and materials and will be able to identify the differences between hand and machine production. 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Ludvík BARAN a Jitka STAŇKOVÁ, Tradiční textilní techniky, Praha: Grada, 2007. (CS)
Ludvík BARAN & Jitka STAŇKOVÁ, České lidové tkaniny: Čechy a západní Morava, Praha, 1989. (CS)
Julia BRYAN-WILSON, Fray: Art and Textile Politics, The University of Chicago Press, 2017. (EN)
Konstantina HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Vně a Uvnitř: Umělá vlákna v odívání od poloviny 20. století do současnosti, Praha: Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze, 2014. (CS)
HANZLÍKOVÁ, Emma and Markéta VINGLEROVÁ (eds.), Pocta suknu: textil v kontextu umění. Humpolec: Nadační fond 8smička, 2018. (CS)
Petra MERTOVÁ, Textilní tvorba brněnských firem, Strážnice: Národní ústav lidové kultury, 2015. (CS)
Antonín KYBAL, O textilním výtvarném projevu. Praha: SPN, 1973. (CS)
Michaela RYŠKOVÁ, Brnem textilním, Ostrava: NPÚ, ÚOP V Ostravě, 2018. (CS)
Taťána ŠTEIGLOVÁ, Textilní slovník, Malý průvodce textilními pojmy, Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014. (CS)
Taťána ŠTEIGLOVÁ, Česká textilní tvorba 2. poloviny 20. století, Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014. (CS)
Taťána ŠTEIGLOVÁ, Významné osobnosti světové textilní tvorby a bienále v Lausanne. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009. (CS)
Ta´i SMITH, Bauhaus Weaving: From Feminine to Craft, Mode of Design, University Of Minnesota Press, 2014. (EN)
Rilke FRANK, Grant WATSON (eds.), Textiles: Open Letter, Sternberg Press, Vídeň, 2015. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-IDT , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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 , 2 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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

16 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Mgr. A. Lenka Klodová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: fibre, thread, rope, yarn... Definition of the term "Textile art".

2. From craft to the general principle of textile art I (division according to the yarn system, working with flat textiles) 

3. From craft to the general principle of textile art II (textiles without fabric) 

4. Art protis technique - field trip 

5. Workshop work: dyeing wool 

6. Textile factory I: the status of textiles (hand vs. machine production) 

7. Textile factory II: focal points of production or social movements? 8.

Subversive textiles (the role of applied art in social movements, feminist art movements, craftism)

9. Work in the workshop: the preparation of Art protis) 

10. Textile Testing Institute, Brno - field trip

11. Work in the workshop: realization of Art protis

12. Atmosphericity (installation, performance, scenography, exhibition design, exhibition architecture) 

13. Symbolism of textiles 

Practical class

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Judita Levitnerová

Field trip

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Mgr. A. Lenka Klodová, Ph.D.