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Industrial culture, photography and child
Blažková, Františka ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Sedlák, Michal (referee)
Thesis tracks historical, social and artistic aspects of industrial culture, with focus on two main fields: architecture and photography. Thesis also includes a brief chapter about industrial music and interview with Franz Trechler, who is a famous musician, for completion. The outset of industrial architecture, its development and revitalization, placement in contemporary culture are the stressed themes. There is also focus on the artists who engaged/are engaging in industrial painting and photography. Apart from overview of aforementioned topics thesis also includes an opinion of unbiased child observer on industrial architecture and photography. These two are combined in a work of applied art consisting of collage of photographs with added mixed media. Complementary questionnaire was also part of the research. The group of children consists of three different classes so various ages could be represented. As a conclusion, thesis compares the works with corresponding parts of the RVP and rlooks into the hypothesis, that artwork on previously unknown topic can be succesfully fulfied. Original author's artwork consists of series of surreal collages using photographs, which are completed with drawing and where the compositions were inspired by industrial music.
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Culture of industrial, phoptpgraphy and child
Blažková, Františka ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Raudenský, Martin (referee)
from Bacheor thesis Františka Blažková THE INDUSTRIAL CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CHILD červen 2013 In this bachelor thesis is thoroughly described a phenomenon of industrial culture with focus on two main fields: architecture and music scene. These two branches of the topic have the best correlation in the sense of architecture as a prototype and music as a mirrored image of architecture. This thesis is mapping the history if industrial architecture and its connection to history of industrial music. Besides the gathering of data concerning this phenomenon and coming to conclusions based on them this thesis also provides an unbiased opinion of the child observer, which is necessary to complete the image. The age of the children was picked according to their socio-cultural knowledge and none or partial knowledge of the topic of industrial architecture. The research was carried out as a questionnaire with attached creative task, based on the reproductions of the photographs taken especially for this thesis.
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The Role of Characters in Japanese Visual Culture
Flesch, David ; Sýkora, Jan (advisor) ; Tirala, Martin (referee)
The main purpose of this thesis is the analysis of fictional characters, their role in Japanese visual culture and society in general. For a better understanding of the argumentation that follows in chapters 2 to 4, I first introduce the reader to the world of postwar Japanese visual culture, its most iconic works and characters. In the following chapter I observe fictional characters from a psychological and sociological standpoint, and highlight their significance for contemporary society. Chapters 3 and 4 are dedicated to some of the most significant subcultures in postwar Japan - the shojo and otaku. In each of these chapters I first offer a synopsis of their respective histories and proceed to analyze some of the main trends associated with these subcultures; trends that have subsequently led to a major shift in consumer culture and a significant popularization of characters, the character business and its products. I argue that the most significant phenomenon associated with shojo culture is kawaii, the aesthetic of cuteness. Kawaii is arguably one of the defining aesthetic categories of contemporary Japan and is closely linked to postwar visual culture and the character goods industry. In the case of otaku, passionate consumers and fans of visual culture and modern media, I have focused on...
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Significance of visual informations and their interpretation for needs of subject analysis
Augustová, Veronika ; Kovaříková, Klára (advisor) ; Vodrážková, Katrin (referee)
Thesis focuses on the topic of visual informations, their interpretation and use in subject analysis. Work is structured in partial chapters, which are thematically linked to each other. First chapter is given to historical development of visual informations and visual culture. The second chapter is focused on field of interpretation, connotated and denotated messages and methods of interpretation. There is also analyzed question of existence of a single correct interpretation of visual informations. Next chapter deals with content analysis. In this chapter the emphasis is on objective and subjective information indexing and also on social tagging. In the last chapter are analyzed visual information in terms of fields here are these information used and in terms of media, which are used for expressing information. In this chapter is shown how to interpret visual information, to be understandable for their recipients [Author's abstract]
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Imagines in your Mind: iconographic and iconologic aspects of some themes of contemporary visual culture
Špidlová, Zdeňka ; Fulková, Marie (advisor) ; Arbanová, Linda (referee)
The final work of the Bachelor degree titled Living in us deals with iconographic and iconological aspects of certain themes of contemporary visual culture. It focuses on Advertising which maps from the point of view of development and its facilities whilst ignoring the effects on the recipient. Terrain research endeavours to reach this via its eventual analysis. The work attempts to answer via questionnaire the question whether the adversing which we are surrounded by is linked to preconceptions of christian culture. The educational file of work is represented by an accompanying installation program of works by Adriena Simotova. The artistically applied theme rellies on the direct coherent phenomenon of 30 Advertising. The result is an advert on Christianity which I created in accordance with the results of the questionairre. These outlined ' today's person's' idea of paradise which became the motive for a completed advertising leaflet.
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Visual culture and contemporary media in art education of preschool children with emphasis on advertisement
Sehnalová, Silvie ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Cikánová, Karla (referee)
This thesis deals with visual culture and media (with emphasis on advertisement) in art lessons of preschool children. One part is formed by a questionnaire in which preschool children and their parents reply to questions concerning their perception and influence of advertisement relating to contemporary media. The aim of the research is to get children's basic knowledge, attitudes and projections about advertisement and also parents' opinions on how their children are influenced by advertisement. This research part pervades with didactical sets charting children's relation to advertisement and brings them to reflection. Results of this thesis point out possibilities of using elements in media education in connection with art activities in nursery schools. Key words: Art lessons, nursery school (kindergarten), advertisement, perception of advertisement, media, visual culture, didactical set, art processing of advertisement, questionnaire
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The Comparison of Picture Coverage in the Czech and Danish Newspaper
Kabátová, Barbora ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Trampota, Tomáš (referee)
This diploma thesis called The Comparision of Picture Coverage in Czech and Danish Newspapers focuses on analysis of press photographs published in the daily newspapers Hospodářské noviny and Politiken during February 2011. The theoretical part deals with topics which are related to visual culture, photojournalism and possibilities of photograph analysis in print media. The research part of the thesis is focused on the picture analysis using a quantitative method and quantitative- qualitative approach which arise from the conception of visual grammar of Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen. The picture analysis of 352 news photographs shows specifics and differences of the Czech and the Danish ways of publishing visual information on title and news coverage pages in newspapers.
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