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Jan Toorop and Czech Art
Pražanová, Kristýna ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the Dutch painter of Javanese descent, Jan Toorop (1858- 1928), and the traces of his influence in the Czech art scene. The first part contains the biography of this prominent Dutch painter, who arrived in the Netherlands at the age of 13. In the early 1880s, he went to Brussels to study, and participated in the cultural life there. During his life he spent several longer periods of time in England, where his wife Annie Hall came from. His name is closely associated with places like Amsterdam, Katwijk aan Zee, Domburg, Nijmegen, and The Hague, where he died. The second part deals with Toorop's artwork in which we can find realistic, impressionistic, as well as pointillistic works. But his probably most important work was created in his period of symbolism. After 1900, his artwork took on the style of mystical Catholicism. The last part of this thesis deals with Toorop's artwork in the context of Czech art scene and makes an attempt to find possible parallels between his work and the work of Czech artists.
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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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Architect Eugene Rosenberg - Works in Czechoslovakia
Ištok, Radoslav ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Kratochvíl, Petr (referee)
This graduate thesis deals with work of architect Eugene Rosenberg. Rosenberg, a Jewish architect of Slovak origin, made his career in inter-war Prague. He is connected mainly with luxurious apartment blocks in Letná but range of his work is richer. Through the apprenticeship at Le Corbusier's and Czech architects'ateliers of the first rank, Rosenberg got in touch with the art of architecture of the highest quality, which together with schooling under Josef Gočár left a deep trace in his own work. Rosenberg, despite his origin and character of his commissions, bacame an integral part of Czechoslovak avantgarde. The threat of Nazi invasion made him leave Czechoslovakia for United Kingdom, where he succesfully worked until his death.
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The theme of the death in Bohumil Kubista's work in the years 1912-1918
Richterová, Helena ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
The topic of this study are the paintings on the death theme in the meridian works of Bohumil Kubišta around the time of the first World War. This dilemma has not been elaborated on in any previous publication. The task focuses on individual paintings complemented by relevant sub-chapters as the painter's life was full of major circumstances influencing his work. Though the main focus is on Kubišta's production from the period between 1912 and 1918, the painting Resurrection of Lazarus (1911) was appended. This painting concludes Kubišta's classicist period, and becomes an important milestone in the painter's understanding of death which is still illuminated by the interpretation of old masters. St. Sebastian (1912) opens the dilemma in pursuit of self-stylization and response to the contemporary events. The other mentioned paintings, which are always depicting two figures aiming to detach us from reality, violently gripping the soul - Kiss of Death, Murder, Hypnotist (1912). The artist is portraying the relationship of the actor with his victim. Apart from figurative paintings, the theme of vanitas appears, for example in Still Life with Skull (1912). The enumeration of paintings is concluded by portrayals of military operations Fakir (1914), Hanged (1915).
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Martin Heidegger, Meyer Schapiro, van Goghs's shoes and some problems of interpretation
Zachariáš, Jan ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
In Heidegger's text Origin of the work of Art is one part, where Heidegger writes about van Gogh's painting Pair of shoes. A lot of art writers and philosophers who consedered Heidegger's essay managed, that Heidegger interpreted this painting as shoes of peasant woman. In my opinion Heidegger only freely speaks about van Gogh's painting. In Heidegger's own words it is questioning of philosopher not strict interpretation. Everything what Heidegger says about van Gogh's painting is deeply conected with whole philosopher's concept of human being, which he itroduced in his masterpiece Being and Time. Van Gogh painted number of shoes, we can find sabots in his early period and lether working or walking shoes from Paris period. Depicting of sabots is conected with van Gogh's liking for counry-life and life of poor peasants in his Holland period. On the other hand in his Paris period one can find four paintings of city wolker's shoes. These paintings are conected with van Gogh's social statut as fleneur - city walker. One of these paintings is the same that Heidegger mentioned in his essay. It is surely "Pair of Shoes" (cat. num. Faille F 255). A lot of scholars, including Jameson, Owens, Derrida have considered this painting. The most probably interpretation seems to be that van Gogh wanted to express...
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František Tichý and his works in the 1940s
Micka, Alois ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
5 ANNOTATION The subject of this bachelor work is the description and presentation of the works of Mr. Frantisek Tichy. The aim is to focus on his works in the 1940s in the context of his peak of technical abilities and the development of spirituality in his works. For the purpose of organization, Mr. Tichy's artwork is classified by the date of the creation and organized accordingly. It is also divided into individual chapters in accordance to the techniques being used. The introduction of this work focuses mostly on the life of Mr. Frantisek Tichy. In particular, much is focused on his education in painting and the influential events in his life that have had an impact on his artwork. Undoubtedly, a large role in his artwork was thanks to his pedagogical role at the Fine Arts University in the 1940s. Much of his artwork also reflected the political situation and social changes of the time. Mr. Tichy did not adapt his works in favour of the principles of social realism and thus also was discharged from the university. The following chapters are devoted to his actual artwork. His artwork is clearly defined into many categories such as: painting, graphics, illustrations, practical artwork and theatre. Throughout his life, Mr. Tichy went through an entire cycle of themes, which he has continued to portray in...
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A false portrait of Beatrice Cenci and its influence on art and literature from 18th to 21th century
Polláková, Petra ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
This study examines the rich iconographic tradition of a painting by an unknown artist from the collections of Galleria Nazionale in Rome's Palazzo Barberini. The baroque picture depicting the bust of a young woman wearing a plain white robe and a cloth around the head in the fashion of a turban, was erroneously identified at the end of the 18th century as portrait of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci, who was executed in 1599 for complicity in the murder of her father Francesco Cenci. As Francesco had been jailed for many crimes and was known for tyrannical treatment of his family, general sympathy went out to Beatrice. She was admired for her beauty and the courage with which she faced imprisonment and torture. The dramatic case was exacerbated by a suspicion raised by the Cenci lawyer that Francesco had sexually abused his daughter Beatrice. Although this suspicion has never been confirmed, it brought Beatrice the aureole of a martyr. General fascination with the lot of the young noblewoman became a romantic legend at the time of Beatrice's imprisonment. In popular oral tradition it lived on for several centuries. In the middle of the 18th century the Cenci story appeared in a popular chronicle, Annali D'Italia, published by the Italian scholar Muratori. In late 18th century, a painting of a young...
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Zdena Fibichová (1933-1991), life and work of Czech sculptress
Vašátková, Vendula ; Klimešová, Marie (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee)
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE Faculty of Philosophy Institute of Art History Master's Theses, Prague 2011 Director of Master's Theses: doc. PhDr. Marie Klimešová, PhD. Vendula Vašátková: Zdena Fibichová (1933 - 1991), Life and Work of Czech Sculptress Annotation: The work and life of sculptress Zdena Fibichová is what the thesis deals with. It is observed period of studies under prof. Josef Wagner, in whom she found a great example, during searching her authentic expression in the sixties to her mature sculptural era, ended with her sudden death in 1991
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Gender aspects of embodiment in contemporary Czech art
Štefková, Zuzana ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (referee) ; Pachmanová, Martina (referee)
This thesis analyzes key issues related to the various fornls of representation of gendcr aspects af enlbod iment in eonten~porary Czech visual art Based on case studies a.nd using thc !llethodology oť ferninisln, post strueturalism,\ and psychoanalysis~ this thesis discusses how development of Czech society after 1989 retlects itself in the work of selected Czech and Slovak artists. After providing a theoretical and philosophical introduction into the topie, I discuss the exhibitions that have dealt with the issue of ernbodil11ent in the Czech context Detailed analysis 1S devoted to the different manifestations af hetero- and homosexual desire. Two separate chapters focus on the ways in which pornographic visuality inspires eontetnporary Czech art and on the relation between eroticls1n and power respectively. Next chapter discusses the gender specific sources of bodily' abject. The following text analyzes various representations of femaie bodies (stereotypical roles, motherhood, specifica11y enlbodied subjectivlty, visuality of women's )ifestyle tllagazines, and the impact of beauty lnyth) as well as the various aspects of male embodiment (visual reinterpretation of masculinity, the role af penis in the construction of tnale's subjectivity, and the deconstruction af maje genius). Finally~ tne thesis...
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