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The Magic of Folk Art
Winter, Tomáš
The paper follows the manner in which perception and the interpretation of the magical function of folk art has shifted in the past by looking at three examples.
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Art criticism in the magazine Dílo (1903-1949)
Bytelová, Adéla ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
Art criticism in magazine Dílo (1903-1949) Abstract Bachelor thesis Art criticism in magazine Dílo (1903-1949) deals with critical texts published monthly in journal Dílo, the magazine of "Jednota umělců výtvarných" society in the years 1903- 1949. In chronologically arranged chapters are the selected texts analysed, compared with texts from the rival journals, set in the context of contemporary artistic disputes and the chapters are completed with basic information about editorial staff and thematic focus of the magazine Dílo. In conclusion there is outlined an overall picture of the art criticism in magazine Dílo, its orientation, transformations, value and influence on the art scene in the first half of the 20th century.
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Canon of Czech modern art
Ficková, Barbora ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis deals with the formation of the canon of Czech modern art during the 20th century based on the analysis of art groups Osma, Skupina výtvarných umělců and Tvrdošíjní and their time. Every artist becomes an object of interest of art historian right after he creates an artwork. The art historians are trying to classify him and put him into the story of art history. The concrete interpretation of the artist and his artwork depends on different circumstances and always reflects the period, when it has been created. It is affected by social and political situation, preferred art historian approach, possibility of artworks reproduction, used terminology and stereotypes. Osma, Skupina výtvarných umělců and Tvrdošíjní has been chosen because their activity is connected with the origins of Czech modern art and the activity of their members is often reflected in the art historian literature. The chase of social-political situation during the 20th century allows naming also other topics that have influence on the form of the Czech modern art. The thesis analyses important exhibitions held between the years 1935-1998 and the survey literature written in the same time. Based on the analysis it introduces the concrete changes in the canon of Czech modern art. Keywords Canon of modern art, Cubism,...
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Three chapters of shared art history. The mutual relations between Czechs and South Slavs in the field of the fine arts between 1861-1922
Borozan, Vjera ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Rakušanová, Marie (referee) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
In my dissertation I aim to outline certain aspects of the mutual interrelations, influences and affinities linking the Czechs and the South Slavs in the field of the fine arts during the period between 1861 and 1922. My interest in this subject stems primarily from my own personal experience and knowledge acquired through an active involvement in both of the selected cultural contexts. In particular I have focused my research on examining the role of individuals who played a significant role in both of the cultural contexts under analysis, and at the same time transcended them. The resultant treatise thus consists of three main chapters that follow the specific influences and relations of the artists selected, while at the same time reflecting the nature of the transformation of social discourse during the time period examined. In the first chapter I focus on several Czech artists who made artworks with a South Slavic theme during the second half of the 19th century. The frame of reference for interpreting these artworks consists of a specific Orientalism springing from the fertile ground of romanticism, which is at the same time underscored by, and tinged with, notions of Slavic solidarity. The painter Jaroslav Čermák is a key figure in this context. His example played an important role in the...
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The group Sociální skupina Ho-Ho-Ko-Ko (1925-1927) in context of postwar realisms in Germany, France and Italy
Mazancová, Dagmar ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Bydžovská, Lenka (referee) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
The goal of this work is to chart in detail the activities of the group Sociální skupina Ho-Ho-Ko-Ko and to contextualize it with the postwar realisms in Germany, France and Italy. The thesis briefly defines the variety of realistic tendencies in the twenties - neoclassicism, primitivism, metaphysical painting, new objektivity, and magic realism and characterizes their principal representatives in the above mentioned countries. The production of the group, which is the pivotal theme, is introduced on the basis of reconstruction of the exhibition catalogues, exploration of theoretical background through newly found archival documents, estimation of both known and newly found reviews of temporary newspapers and magazines. For detailed examination of the group's specificity are its works of art, divided into iconography chapters, compared with the examples of European realistic tendencies. A special consideration is devoted to the program proclamations and the scale in which the group succeeded in their implementation.
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Caricatures and Humoristic Illustrations by Hugo Boettinger between 1918 and 1934
Ždychová, Dagmar ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
Caricature and Humoristic Illustrations by Hugo Boettinger between 1918 and 1934 Abstract This bachelor's thesis deals with caricatures and humoristic drawings by Hugo Boettinger from 1918 to 1934. The author first introduces the sources, the role and the nature of caricatures and humorous illustrations in the first Czechoslovak republic. The author gives some insight into the life story of Hugo Boettinger, his art conception of caricatures and humoristic drawings and topics that interest Boettinger. The main part focuses on the uncovering the meaning and historical context of his drawings. Boettinger paid attention to politics and to the situation of the Catholic Church in the newly established Czechoslovak Republic. In his paintings he dealt with social issues, technological advances, snobbery and small town inclination and in generally with changes in attitudes and values in life of society. He reflected the perception of fashion trends in relation to the changing social status of women. As an artist he watched the events on the art scene and parodied particularly avant-garde art. In the last section the author offers a comparison of drawings by Hugo Boettinger with other contemporary caricaturists and draftsmen. Keywords Hugo Boettinger - Dr. Desiderius - Caricature - Humoristic illustration - Drawing -...
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Art manifestations of the Czech underground culture in the 70s and 80s
Mašátová, Anna ; Klimešová, Marie (advisor) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis is concerned with the art manifestations of the Czech Underground culture of the 70's and 80's. The text is attempts to cover aU the artistic activities from stage presentations of czech underground' s bands to actions of art groups and individual artists. The focus is on the Czech art group Křižovnická škola čistého humoru bez vtipu and the activities of Zorka Ságlová and Milan Knížák' s art group Aktual. The purpose is to lay out the cornmon and differing features of their activities and present the greatest personalities of the Czech underground.
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Primitivism in the Czech art. From the fifties of the 20th century
Straková, Adéla ; Klimešová, Marie (advisor) ; Winter, Tomáš (referee)
This work can not cover all forms of primitivism in the late 20th century, and precisely define the category, despite the fact that in some way, of course, trying to do so. It can only be seen as one way of looking. In the last century the concept of primitivism faced accusations of ethnocentric perspective and evaluation. But it turned out that ethnocentrism can not from a position of European science completely removed, as the science of art history is a product of Western thinking. Primitivism also still struggled with negative connotations, although it succeeded in broad artistic and intellectual spheres connect the concept of "primitive" or "primitiv's" with the value in the sense of value in art. But it is still possible to say that the negative connotations of primitivism is struggling especially among unskilled public. We can talk about primitivism's effects in the second half of the 20th century, we should separate the intuitive behavior and instinct unconscious primitivism as conscious primitivism , which can generally be understood as meaning of a conscious regression, a return to "originál" cleaner. We can perhaps say that from the beginning of the history of mankind is bound up with what is called "regression". In the minds of the Roman philosophers appears deprecation newer and more efficient...
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