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Designs of funerary urns in the works of Czech architects, visual artists and designers
Lapešová, Karolína ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Knobloch, Iva (referee)
In this bachelor's thesis I will be studying the topic of funerary urn designs and executions which had been created in Czechia after 1918. My attention will be dedicated to two eras of urn designs, the interwar period, which was a time when the urn designs started becoming a something of a trend in a connection to the renewal of cremation in Czechoslovakia. The second era I will be focusing on in this thesis is the 21st century with its contemporary urn designs. In depth, I will be discussing the designs and realizations of different architects, sculptors, painters and designers who had contributed to the theme of urns with an original point of view. One of the main themes will be the works of architects and co- workers of Artěl and also the sculptural works of individuals from the 1920s and 1930s, with occasional overlaps. My goal is to study the visual aspects of the urns, and I also want to focus on the artists themselves in an effort to understand their approach towards this task. In the same way, I will try to examine the designs of contemporary designers in an order to compare these two important eras. The goal of this thesis is to approach the theme of funerary urn design more complexly, compare as much of the Czech designs as possible to different European examples and also to draw...
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