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The face is afoot. Depiction of Sherlock Holmes in the Czech lands
Kolich, Tomáš ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
The subject matter of this bachelor thesis is the evolution of depiction of Sherlock Holmes in the Czech region in book illustrations, comics, theatre and film. This thesis examines today's image of this fictional character and shows how this image has been created. It focuses on the subjects which make Holmes easy to recognize and explains when and how this objects were inserted into Holmes's world. Thesis analyzes periods of history in chronological order. First, it shows how Holmes looked in the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle and in the original English illustrations and dramatizations. Consequently, it analyzes this evolution in the Czech region from the first translations of Doyle's novels to the present day. The task of this paper is also to collect and to create list of every Czech depiction of Holmes that can be found.
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Reception of Japanese art in Czech painting and graphic
Petřinová, Alžběta ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Suchomel, Filip (referee)
This thesis presents various manifestation od japanese art impression including the influence of french cultural metropolis. This phenomenon is presented throught some concrete painting and graphic pieces. On the following pages there are exemined works of Czech art individualities, who had worked from seventies of nineteenth century when the influence of Japanese art was coming in Czech culture till thirtieth of twenties century before the beginning of World War Two. This thesis is split to sixteen chapters including first publications about Japanese art in Czech, foundation of Naprstek library (1858) and muzeum (1863) and its collection of Japanese art and its contributors, Czech exhibition of Japanese art, personality of Sigismund Bouška and his relation to graphic artist Josef Váchal, correnspondence of two culture personalities of nineteenth century Zdenka Braunerová (1858-1934) and Julius Zeyer (1841-1901), shops with Asian articles, calligraphy of Luděk Marold, posters works, book illustrations, ex libris, personality of Emil Orlik, Antonín Hudeček, Rudolf Kremlička, the influence of Japanese personalities of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), coloured expressionisme of Václav Špála (1885-1946) and chosen motifs from Japanese art in Czech art. The first chapter is...
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Zikmund Reach, photographs of the old Prague. Focusing on smaller archive collections.
Žabžová, Michaela ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Biegel, Richard (referee)
The master thesis "Zikmund Reach and his photographic collection" focuses on Zikmund Reach's photographs of old Prague. Firstly theis describes the life and familly of the publisher and follows by gradual work of an publisher. The subsequent chapter focuses on photography as a commodity and presents briefly life and work poof a French photographer Eugène Atget. The next part of the thesis devotes on the main photographic topics of the work od Zikmund Reach including an extensive collection of "Prague types" which is a sociological reflecion of society in the second half of 19th century compared with a similar collection of "Viennies types". The main topic is based on the photographic albums of "Disappeared Prague" which aren't known yet. In conclusion the thesis focuses on archives in which the collection of Zikmund Reach is stored in and their mutual thematic coherence.
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The theme of the death in Bohumil Kubista's work in the years 1912-1918
Richterová, Helena ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
The topic of this study are the paintings on the death theme in the meridian works of Bohumil Kubišta around the time of the first World War. This dilemma has not been elaborated on in any previous publication. The task focuses on individual paintings complemented by relevant sub-chapters as the painter's life was full of major circumstances influencing his work. Though the main focus is on Kubišta's production from the period between 1912 and 1918, the painting Resurrection of Lazarus (1911) was appended. This painting concludes Kubišta's classicist period, and becomes an important milestone in the painter's understanding of death which is still illuminated by the interpretation of old masters. St. Sebastian (1912) opens the dilemma in pursuit of self-stylization and response to the contemporary events. The other mentioned paintings, which are always depicting two figures aiming to detach us from reality, violently gripping the soul - Kiss of Death, Murder, Hypnotist (1912). The artist is portraying the relationship of the actor with his victim. Apart from figurative paintings, the theme of vanitas appears, for example in Still Life with Skull (1912). The enumeration of paintings is concluded by portrayals of military operations Fakir (1914), Hanged (1915).
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Image of the wandering Jew in Czech and world art
Janáčová, Eva ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
In general terms, the principal aim of this MA thesis is to explore the iconography ofthe Wandering Jew in both Czech and world fine art. lnitially, some room is dedicated to the historical evolution ofthe legend of the Wandering Jew, who is originally referred to as Cartaphilus or Malchos, later Ahasverus. According to a narrative, taken down already in the first half of the thirteenth century in its essential setup, the so called "Wandering Jew" had punched Jesus, for which he was condemned by him to a ceaseless wandering until his second advent on earth.
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The group GATEPAC in the European and Czech context
Brestová, Zuzana ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Pavel (referee)
Jak vyplývá z předchozího textu, španělská a československá avantgarda se vyvíjela v odlišných podmínkách politických i kulturních, nelze však říci, že GATEPAC neměl styčné body jak v kontextu evropském, tak v kontextu českém či že by se architekti osobně neznali. To, že je v našem prostředí skupina GATEPAC téměř neznámá, zapříčinilo několik okolností. Tou první byla zcela určitě španělská občanská válka a následná válka světová, která zpřetrhala navázané kontakty. Další okolností byla osobnost José Luise Serta, který téměř vždy vystupoval jako samostatná osobnost, ačkoli na mezinárodní scéně prezentoval španělskou skupinu CIAM, takže ve skutečnosti v Evropě i v Československu se stal známý pouze on a ostatní členové skupiny či skupina jako taková zůstali opominuti.
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The sculptural work of Jiří Seifert
Hlaváčková, Jitka ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
The present thesis focuses on sculptural work of Jiti Seifert and its evolution within the context of Czech and European art of the 2nd half of 20th century. It contains a detailed study on sources of inspiration and circumstances of Seifert's work as well as sculptor's artistic curriculum. The latter is divided into three main periods following the evolution of his artistic activity. Due to sculptor's personal engagement, these periods match closely with the recent political history of Czechoslovakia. The 1st period, that comprehends the author's seek for own artistic expression, dates since the beginning of his studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and culminates in the abstract artworks inspired by Jean Arp and Henry Moor. Its final point is marked by the execution of the Belfry for Jan Palach (1969) sculpted during the symposium in St. Margarethen, Austria. It is also during this event when Seifert meets Karl Prantl, an Austrian sculptor who influences him in his work forever since. The 2nd period that is marked by the limited possibility of realization extends between the years 1970 and 1989. On one hand Seifert turns back to the private world and looks for inspiration emerging out of personal life and feelings while, on the other hand, he also gets new impulses from pre-historic art and...
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Zdeněk Pešánek and his participation on the International exhibition in Paris in 1937
Linhová, Lucie ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Rakušanová, Marie (referee)
This Thesis explores two artworks by czech sculptor Zdenek Pesanek - a cycle of light-kinetic sculptures The One hundred years of electricity and a light foutain The Fountain of spa which were made in 1930s. Both artworks are analyzed in the context of contemporary art in Czechoslovakia, with regard to kinetic tendencies abroad and in connection with the autor's previous work. These artworks are among works of kinetic art, which is directly dependent on electricity and its aim is to shape an urban interior. In view of this fact the Thesis outlined the impact of the development of electricity to production of a light urban space and the autor's relationship to czech contemporary avant - garde association Devetsil. The cycle of the light-kinetic sculptures The One hundred years of electricity is analysed from an assignment, through a preparation models to an implementation and a presentation of sculptures in Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague in 1936. The cycle and the next work The Fountain of spa were exhibited at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 in the Czechoslovak's pavilion. There represented Pesanek's works Electric Companies in Prague and contemporary phenomena related to the theme of the exhibition - Art and technology in modern life. In the Thesis are described circumstances...
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Zikmund Reach, photographs of the old Prague. Focusing on smaller archive collections.
Žabžová, Michaela ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Biegel, Richard (referee)
The master thesis "Zikmund Reach and his photographic collection" focuses on Zikmund Reach's photographs of old Prague. Firsty theis describes the history of Czech photography, which if followed by the topic of Prague's redevelopment and its influence on photography. The main topic is based on the photographic albums of "Disappeared Prague" and a extensive collection of "Prague types", which is a period, sociological reflecion of society in the second half of 19th century. Finally the thesis focuses on archives in which is the collection of Zikmund Reach stored in and their mutual thematic coherence. In conclusion the thesis focuses on the Institute of Art History Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its collection of photographs which come from the collection of Zikmund Reach.
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Image of the wandering Jew in Czech and world art
Janáčová, Eva ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
In general terms, the principal aim of this MA thesis is to explore the iconography ofthe Wandering Jew in both Czech and world fine art. lnitially, some room is dedicated to the historical evolution ofthe legend of the Wandering Jew, who is originally referred to as Cartaphilus or Malchos, later Ahasverus. According to a narrative, taken down already in the first half of the thirteenth century in its essential setup, the so called "Wandering Jew" had punched Jesus, for which he was condemned by him to a ceaseless wandering until his second advent on earth. The delineation of the ahasveric topic in the broader context of Czech and world literature, music, drama and cinematography is followed by a rather extensive section dedicated to the field of visual arts. According to some scholars, the first depictions of the Wandering Jew could have originated already in the twelfth century. However, more serious proposals situate their first emergence into the period between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. Furthermore, it cannot be fully excluded that some figurations ofthe Wandering Jews are inspired in the iconography of the Carrying of the Cross. Since the beginning of the seventeenth century the iconography of Ahasverus reaches its full development: the most noticeable is the progression from initial...
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