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Reflection of the Moravian Slovakia‘s folklore in the collections of the Museum of Czech Literature and a proposal for its presentation
Eretová, Monika ; Malcová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Skopová, Věra (referee)
This Thesis discusses the mapping and documentation of the folklore of Moravian Slovakia and traditional folk culture in collections of the Museum of Czech Literature. The collections of this culture government organization have never been researched from this point of view before. The thesis findings reveal that a great number of archives oriented on folkloric rich ethnographic region of Moravian Slovakia have been found in the collections of the Museum of Czech Literature, specifically in the three following departments of the museum: Literary Archive, Art Collections, and Library. The vast majority of the found materials come from the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. The archives are composed of a wide range of materials, such as manuscripts, typescripts, photography, cuttings, printings, drawings, lithography, graphics, sculptures, paintings, publications, periodicals, bibliophile books. The found materials belong to the traditional folk culture, as far as high art and culture. The outcome of this study is a proposal for the exhibition project Slovácko! which is intended to illustrate possible ways how to propagate and present the explored artifacts and archive materials from the collections. Drafts of financial sources, staffing, concept of the exhibition and graphic solution of some promotional designs are included in the proposal.
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Sculptor Franta Úprka and his sepulchral works
Eretová, Monika ; Prahl, Roman (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
This dissertation deals with sepulchral artworks of Franta Úprka (1868-1929), the Czech sculptor. At first his life is described. Franta Úprka was born in Kněždub, south-eastern Moravia. Beginning of his artistic activity belonged to the end of 19th century, when he worked as an assistant of two famous Czech sculptors - A. P. Wagner and Bohuslav Schnirch. His own career took place in the first two decades of the 20th century. Name Úprka is best known for Joža Uprka, Moravian painter and Franta's elder brother. Although Franta Úprka lived and worked in Prague from 1890th, the midpoint of his artistic interests and main theme of his sculptures was depicting people, traditions and subjects from his home country, Moravian Slovakia. Moravian Slovakia was specific part of Moravian countryside full of long lasting and still surviving folklore, folk traditions, peculiar vivacious characters and intact nature. As Auguste Rodin said during his visit of Moravian Slovakia in 1902 it was kind a Greek Helada overflowing with bright colours, sunshine and cheerful relaxed atmosphere. On the other side, common people lived there their uneasy rural lives with all ordinary worries and pleasures. Both sights of the issue were solved by Úprka's artworks. Very specific and the most significant part of his chef-d'oeuvre...
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Sculptural headstone on Olšany cemetery at the age of J. V. Myslbek
Eretová, Monika ; Prahl, Roman (advisor) ; Wittlich, Petr (referee)
This dissertation deals with sculptural headstones at Olšany cemetery. Time definition determinate age of the sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek, the end of the 19th century and first years of the next century are concerned. Introductory chapter informs about cemetery evolution from middle ages to the 19th century with reformations by emperor Josef II. as a important turning point. Part containing evolution of Olšany cemetery from the times, when there was plaguey burial ground, to present follows. One passage is especially devoted to the phenomenon of Olšany arts. Sculptors Ignác Platzer, František Xaver Lederer, Emanuel Max, Bohuslav Schnirch, Josef Mařatka and Olbram Zoubek are mentioned. Following part is finally dedicated to the person of Josef Václav Myslbek, his life, family, principal works and mainly his activity at course of sepulchral art. Whole his works from this field are listed. Extra accent is put on the setting of Olšany cemetery as a coulisse of his plastics. Now we are getting to the cardinal part of the dissertation, sepulchral monuments of eminent personages: Karel Sladkovský, Julius Grégr, Josef Barák, Jidnřich Fügner and Miroslav Tyrš. These chapters document initial idea of monument, its genesis, realization and also its festal revelation. These monuments are always described in detail...
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Reflections of the Moravian Slovakia‘s folk culture in a High Art and culture of the “fin de siecle“ (it’s institutionalization and manifestations nowadays)
Eretová, Monika ; Malcová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Skopová, Věra (referee)
This Bachelor's Thesis is focused on the mapping of documentation, preservation and presentation of the Moravian Slovakia's folk culture in the late 19th and early 20th century. Activities of many societies, clubs and movements, especially artistic, were results of a huge interest in folkloristic themes in those times. Theoretical part of the Thesis is devoted to the historical background of reflection and presentation of the folk culture of Moravian Slovakia. Institutionalization of this specific phenomenon means its research and displaying by museums, galleries and other mainly ethnographical associations as a try to conserve slowly fading folk culture of this specific region. As a result of this Thesis it is possible to confirm great impact of the historical movements and societies on nowadays ways of preservation and presentation Moravian Slovakia's folk culture. Also many contemporary cultural events and organisations in the Czech Republic are based on these subjects from the past.
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