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Gabriel Cornelius von Max and Some Aspects of his Drawing - work
Nedbalová, Tereza ; Rakušanová, Marie (advisor) ; Urban, Otto M. (referee)
Gabriel Cornelius von Max and some aspects of his drawing-work This thesis deals with the painter Gabriel Cornelius von Max (1840-1915). The first part of the essay describes the life and the work of this Munich artist. His oil paintings were characterized by a naturalistic style influenced by mysticism and spiritism. He focused on symbolic aspects of painting. The intention of this thesis is to show Max a generalis with many specific interests, especially in science. He also founded a large naturalistic collection. The second part of the thesis is focused on a still unknown part of the artists' work, on his drawings. The aim in to present a collection of drawings from Gabriel Cornelius von Max, which is deposed in Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München, and to show in the context of the whole artistists' work. Gabriel Cornelius von Max 19th century Painting Drawing Munich
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Reflection of history in the work of Mark Ther
Urban, Otto ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Česálková, Lucie (referee)
Mark Ther is a remarkable figure of Czech art. He dedicates himself to a wide range of artistic expression (films, drawings, installations, etc.). He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he began making his short films. His work is associated with video art and queer cinema. No monograph has yet been written about Mark Ther. Published texts (catalogue introductions, interviews, etc.) are mainly devoted to his artistic activities. In this work, I focus on his short films, which are thematically clearly anchored in history. He has set his films for more than a decade in the past, to which he responds with the present. Still, the subjects Ther addresses are always very personal to him. He often draws on his own experience, or the history of his loved ones. History and the past are a reservoir for Ther, a treasure trove of human destinies. In my work, I deal with the reflection of history in his historical films. I'm looking for connections and their differences. As important as the historical stages, there are particular historical figures in Ther's films. These are both widely known figures (e.g. Maria Callas, Charles Baudelaire, Klaus Mann, Mitsuko Ajoama and others) and "small histories" of his relatives, or unknown "heroes". Ther's work with history becomes a particular play in...
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The picture of woman in Czech visual art at the turn of 19th century
Langová, Jana ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor) ; Urban Otto, (referee)
In this diploma paper I try to trace back on selected picture material basic themes, motives and subjects of czech art of the turn of 19th century, where the image of woman figure appears. I tried to append particular iconographic themes and motives by sketching out the socio-historical situation and the wider context of the era, when these imageries, as the carriers of the themes and motives, were formed.
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Russian Exile and Inner Emigration - an Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon.
Souček, Martin ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Hrbata, Zdeněk (referee) ; Urban Otto, (referee)
In my dissertation "Russian Exile and Inner Emigration An Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon" I attempt to examine the issue of the Russian mentality against the background of Russian literary and intellectual trends over the course of one hundred years - from the December Revolt in 1825 to the period after the October Revolution in 1917. The phenomenon of inner emigration and exile, which is characteristic for this period of time, is examined through the use of authentic sources, that is solely literary and epistolary records, as well as through the Czech reflection of the Russian soul, as it was perceived and presented from the time of Masaryk and Slavík and after them by many Czech and foreign scholars up to the present. Examining authentic testimonies, the aim of the work is to make the point that despite the confrontation with European rationalist influences, the Russian world and the so- called Russian soul essentially always retained a spiritual dimension from the Eastern civilizations, based not on rationality but on sensation, not on scholastic argumentation of the external existence of God but on a realization of the unity and the inner interconnection of the material and spiritual world.
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Alone in a Crowd: Charles Baudelaire and 20th-Century and Contemporary Art
Jirátová, Kristýna ; Bydžovská, Lenka (advisor) ; Urban Otto, (referee) ; Hlaváčková, Jitka (referee)
Alone in a Crowd: Charles Baudelaire and 20th-Century and Contemporary Art The dissertation called Alone in a Crowd explores the influence of the poet Charles Baudelaire's personality and work on 20th-century and contemporary art. Due to the field of study, the main focus is on the visual arts, but literature, music, philosophy, and film are also included to a large extent. This dissertation is divided into four substantive chapters. The first chapter, The Inner Message, introduces the poet's life, his family and acquaintances, as well as Baudelaire's poetry collection The Flowers of Evil. Themes of evil, ugliness, fear, death, and even a relationship to their mother, father and women are common for 20th-century and contemporary artists. This chapter presents Félicien Rops, James Ensor, Edvard Munch, Hans Bellmer, Francis Bacon, Joel-Peter Witkin, Kurt Cobain, members of the Young British Artists group, Lars von Trier, and others. The second chapter pursues the correspondence theory. The character of the Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg and his successor, William Blake, is followed by Baudelaire's understanding of sensual and spiritual correspondences, as his principles are adopted by modern artists in a distinct manner. The third chapter called "On the Edge of Society" covers the curse...
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Félicien Rops in the Context of His Work and Time
Půtová, Barbora ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor) ; Urban, Otto (referee) ; Prahl, Roman (referee)
Félicien Rops in the context his works and time is a dissertation thesis dedicated to the life and work of one of the most important representatives of artistic decadence and symbolism of the 19th century. Félicien Rops (1833-1898) was a Belgian graphic artist, illustrator and painter, whose artwork significantly influenced how the sensual beauty of the female body, human sexuality and the darker sides of the human soul were interpreted. The dissertation thesis systematically describes and analytically interprets Rops's life and work in historical, social and cultural context. The first part of the dissertation thesis discusses the early phase of Rops's life, mentions his childhood, schooling and the beginnings of artwork from his time in Brussels until his arrival in Paris. Here I focus mainly on Rops's activities in art circles, his attempts at raising the status of Belgian art within the wider European movement and his activity related to founding satirical periodicals. This phase of Rops's life was defined by his political and social caricaturist work, and was heavily influenced by Flemish tradition and French modern art. I cannot omit Rops's landscape-painting and following the tradition of Flemish and Dutch painting. Special attention is paid to Rops's relation to travelling, sports and...
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Russian Exile and Inner Emigration - an Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon.
Souček, Martin ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Hrbata, Zdeněk (referee) ; Urban Otto, (referee)
In my dissertation "Russian Exile and Inner Emigration An Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon" I attempt to examine the issue of the Russian mentality against the background of Russian literary and intellectual trends over the course of one hundred years - from the December Revolt in 1825 to the period after the October Revolution in 1917. The phenomenon of inner emigration and exile, which is characteristic for this period of time, is examined through the use of authentic sources, that is solely literary and epistolary records, as well as through the Czech reflection of the Russian soul, as it was perceived and presented from the time of Masaryk and Slavík and after them by many Czech and foreign scholars up to the present. Examining authentic testimonies, the aim of the work is to make the point that despite the confrontation with European rationalist influences, the Russian world and the so- called Russian soul essentially always retained a spiritual dimension from the Eastern civilizations, based not on rationality but on sensation, not on scholastic argumentation of the external existence of God but on a realization of the unity and the inner interconnection of the material and spiritual world.
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Russian Exile and Inner Emigration - an Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon.
Souček, Martin ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Hrbata, Zdeněk (referee) ; Urban Otto, (referee)
In my dissertation "Russian Exile and Inner Emigration An Irregular History of a Cultural Phenomenon" I attempt to examine the issue of the Russian mentality against the background of Russian literary and intellectual trends over the course of one hundred years - from the December Revolt in 1825 to the period after the October Revolution in 1917. The phenomenon of inner emigration and exile, which is characteristic for this period of time, is examined through the use of authentic sources, that is solely literary and epistolary records, as well as through the Czech reflection of the Russian soul, as it was perceived and presented from the time of Masaryk and Slavík and after them by many Czech and foreign scholars up to the present. Examining authentic testimonies, the aim of the work is to make the point that despite the confrontation with European rationalist influences, the Russian world and the so- called Russian soul essentially always retained a spiritual dimension from the Eastern civilizations, based not on rationality but on sensation, not on scholastic argumentation of the external existence of God but on a realization of the unity and the inner interconnection of the material and spiritual world.
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The picture of woman in Czech visual art at the turn of 19th century
Langová, Jana ; Urban Otto, (referee) ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor)
In this diploma paper I try to trace back on selected picture material basic themes, motives and subjects of czech art of the turn of 19th century, where the image of woman figure appears. I tried to append particular iconographic themes and motives by sketching out the socio-historical situation and the wider context of the era, when these imageries, as the carriers of the themes and motives, were formed.
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Gabriel Cornelius von Max and Some Aspects of his Drawing - work
Nedbalová, Tereza ; Rakušanová, Marie (advisor) ; Urban, Otto M. (referee)
Gabriel Cornelius von Max and some aspects of his drawing-work This thesis deals with the painter Gabriel Cornelius von Max (1840-1915). The first part of the essay describes the life and the work of this Munich artist. His oil paintings were characterized by a naturalistic style influenced by mysticism and spiritism. He focused on symbolic aspects of painting. The intention of this thesis is to show Max a generalis with many specific interests, especially in science. He also founded a large naturalistic collection. The second part of the thesis is focused on a still unknown part of the artists' work, on his drawings. The aim in to present a collection of drawings from Gabriel Cornelius von Max, which is deposed in Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München, and to show in the context of the whole artistists' work. Gabriel Cornelius von Max 19th century Painting Drawing Munich
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