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Appropriation in Public Space as a Way of Improving a Quality of Life in a City: on the Example from Prague
Klodnerová, Kristýna ; Marcelli, Miroslav (advisor) ; Váša, Ondřej (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on the phenomenon of processes of appropriation in public space. The analysis draws upon urban anthropology with the aim to point out that some appropriative tactics may help to improve a quality of life in a city. The thesis is based on the theoretical concepts of French scholars, namely Marc Augé, Michel de Certeau and Henri Lefebvre, who share the common interest in a man as the everyday user, but also the creator of public space. Another methodological tool is the qualitative criteria of public space established by Jan Gehl. After the introduction to the urban anthropology the thesis concerns with the public space itself, defining it, putting it into the practical framework and outlining the main problems of its crisis. The next part is about the processes of appropriation and their forms. In the applied part of the thesis are then described the examples of four Prague public spaces which are appropriated by their inhabitants and it is evaluated their importance for the whole city. In the last part is the theory turned into the practice in the form of micro- project in the Prague public space. Key words Appropriation, city, urban anthropology, public space, open space.
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Conceptual tendencies in contemporary Czech design
Matějková, Kamila ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Kolesár, Zdeno (referee)
Conceptual tendencies in czech contemporary design Kamila Matějková Abstract Diploma thesis deals with conceptual tendencies emerging in contemporary Czech design and try to put them in historical and social context. It focuses primarily on product design, glass and ceramics and their development in the last decade. First, the thesis deals with the development of conceptual art, theoretical approaches to the design and the definition and circumstances of occurrence of conceptual design. The main part of the thesis focuses on conceptual tendencies that were observed based on research of contemporary Czech design scene. These tendencies are: the historical trend and tendency to appropriation of older works, the inspiration of nature and processing of environmental issues, the application of humor, exaggeration and story as a concept in design and a tendency to material experiment and experiment with material processing techniques. Keywords design, czech design, conceptual art, conceptual design, contemporary design, enviroment, appropriation
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Approriatioon and recycling of media images
Černá, Iveta ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Slanec, Jaroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis Appropriation and Recycling of Media Images focuses on how media images get outside their original context and how this changes their function and meaning. The work contains of three parts. The first part acquaints the reader with the method of appropriation and recycling, with its beginnings and its specificity. The second part investigates what icons are and how art uses them. We need to introduce basic semiotic terms in order to be able to explain how the meaning changes and how media icons work. In the third part, I focus on particular cases of appropriation and recycling, which are divided into separate subthemes according to their character, i. e. painting, political iconography, models and self-projection into iconic photographs. The fourth part occupies with the relationship between appropriation and copyright. It embraces subchapters on Czech copyright, Creative Commons licences, theories about free culture and particular cases of apropriation and recycling from the point of view of copyright infringement.
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Old masters paintings in fotography (with emphasis on the work of Vermeer van Delft)
Binková, Simona ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
The thesis "Old masters paintings in photography (with emphasis on the work of Vermeer van Delft)" deal with new reflections of old master's paintings in photography. This problem is shown on example of authors-photographers of the 20th and 21th century, exactly: Tom Hunter and Dorothee Golz, which photographs are played in present time and are considering social problems; Cindy Sherman, Yasumasa Morimura and Hiroshi Sugimoto which use another medium (theater, sculpture) for making a photo and Guido Rey and Richard Polak, photographers from the beginning of the 20th century, which photographs are free inspired by Dutch paintings. key words: Dutch painting in 17th century, photography of 20th and 21th century, re- staging, appropriation, postmodernism, Vermeer van Delft, Tom Hunter, Dorothee Golz, Cindy Sherman, Yasumasa Morimura, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Guido Rey, Richard Polak
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