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Changes in Jablonec glass and Jewellery Export in the first half of the 20th century
Nový, Petr ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Mergl, Jan (referee) ; Novotný, Lukáš (referee)
Changes in Jablonec Glass and Jewellery Export in the first half of the 20th Century PhDr. Petr Nový Abstract In the first half of the 20th century, due to political upheavals, dependence on foreign markets and the nature of the assortment, Jablonec goods (jewellery made of glass, metal or plastic and small glass products) went through the most dynamic phase in its history. At the same time, it was a very profitable field, which in its time had no competition in the world in terms of the variety of the offer, and brought considerable foreign exchange profits to the state. The dissertation is divided into two main parts. The first deals with general and specific questions connected with the export of Jablonec goods in a defined period. It traces both the general historical development of the field and the interaction between production and export, including the types of actors' reactions to turning points. It also contains contemporaneous testimonies of exporters who, in the defined period, were engaged in foreign trade with Jablonec goods. The second part of the dissertation is devoted to exporters as a specific group of entrepreneurs with a fundamental influence on the development of the entire field. It brings their collective biography, which also includes a typology. Attention is paid not only to the...
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Designs of funerary urns in the works of Czech architects, visual artists and designers
Lapešová, Karolína ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Knobloch, Iva (referee)
In this bachelor's thesis I will be studying the topic of funerary urn designs and executions which had been created in Czechia after 1918. My attention will be dedicated to two eras of urn designs, the interwar period, which was a time when the urn designs started becoming a something of a trend in a connection to the renewal of cremation in Czechoslovakia. The second era I will be focusing on in this thesis is the 21st century with its contemporary urn designs. In depth, I will be discussing the designs and realizations of different architects, sculptors, painters and designers who had contributed to the theme of urns with an original point of view. One of the main themes will be the works of architects and co- workers of Artěl and also the sculptural works of individuals from the 1920s and 1930s, with occasional overlaps. My goal is to study the visual aspects of the urns, and I also want to focus on the artists themselves in an effort to understand their approach towards this task. In the same way, I will try to examine the designs of contemporary designers in an order to compare these two important eras. The goal of this thesis is to approach the theme of funerary urn design more complexly, compare as much of the Czech designs as possible to different European examples and also to draw...
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Italian Renaissance Chests in the Czech Collections
Horáček, Jaroslav ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Karasová, Daniela (referee)
This work deals with the subject of Italian renaissance chests (cassone) in Czech collections, mapping the fund of cassones in the Czech Republic and its critical evaluation. The most important collections of the Moravian Gallery in Brno, North Bohemian Museum in Liberec, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the National Museum in Prague, the National Gallery in Prague and Silesian Museum in Opava were selectively processed for this research. The attention is also paid to decorative techniques, materials, design, typology and construction solutions used in the cassone- making process. The issues of differences in the production of cassones among various Italian regions are also outlined. This work also contains a concept of an Italian-renaissance chests catalogue in the Czech collections.
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Czech stained glass windows from 1945 to the present
Sellami Žďárská, Veronika ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Mergl, Jan (referee)
The thesis focuses on a previously untreated topic. It deals with Czech stained glass from 1945 to the present. Based on the exploration of stained glass on both sacral and public premises, as well as on pieces created for the presentation of Czechoslovakia at international exhibitions, it creates a comprehensive picture of the development of Czech stained glass in this period. The first part deals with the renewal of glass making and professional schools. Most attention is paid to Josef Kaplický's studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague. The thesis also documents works of glassmakers and artists in 1950s. As a breaking point for the development of stained glass, EXPO'58 is stated. In 1960s, the World Fair in Brussels widely influenced activities of Czech glassmaker who started inserting stained glass innovatively into reliefs using other experimental forms. It also shows that, in connection with new technological innovations in 1970s and 1980s, stained glass was applied in reconstructed and new buildings. The text implies that after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, a change occurred in the State's approach to the support of decorating public buildings, and in the same period, new private artistic glassmaking workshops and stained glass studios were established. There was more...
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Greek and Roman Influences in Creamware and Porcelain from Czech Lands from the End of 18th Century and First Half of 19th Century
Minaříková, Adéla ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor) ; Mergl, Jan (referee)
The technique of manufacturing of creamware and porcelain was discovered in Europe during the 18th century. The objects made from these materials document the social changes and the development of the dining culture, which both occured during the 18th century. At the end of that century classical culture became a fundamental inspirational source, which had been supported both by the discoveries of the ancient towns, Pompeii and Herculaneum, and by publishing books presenting ancient art. From the end of the 18th century the creamware and porcelain objects were started to be manufactured also in the Czech lands. In this master thesis I have studied, how the ancient influences were manifested in the products of the Czech and Moravian factories, from where they came and how they were transformed. The thesis does not cover all porcelain and creamware production, however it focuses on those factory where it was possible to detect ancient influences. The approach of the particular factories was strongly different. Czech porcelain factories took over ancient themes more likely from graphic patterns used in European workshops. The shapes derived from ancient pottery do not differ too much from the older and also contemporary European examples which were used as models. However, creamware objects tried, nesides the...
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Functionalist light in Czechoslovakia and in Europe
Zhavoronkova, Olga ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Pauly, Jana Johanna (referee)
(in English) The thesis deals with the relations between functionalist design of lighting fixtures and the industrial art in the context of the interwar period, which meant a fundamental transformation of the artistic tradition and the birth of the concept of industrial design and the figure of the designer itself. I demonstrate this process by the example of work of such personalities as Alexander Rodchenko, Abram Damsky, Marianne Brandt, Poul Henningsen, Alvar Aalto, Jaroslav Anýž and Miloslav Prokop, who represented the newly formed class of "artists-engineers" and significantly contributed to the new way of working in field of applied art.
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Metal in Applied Arts in Czech Countries between the Years 1895 and 1915
Dušková, Marie ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Nováková, Kateřina (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the main personalities dealing with the applied arts concerning metal used between 1895 and 1915. The aim of this thesis is to focus on their artistic creation and to evaluate its contribution to the stylistic development of the applied arts in the Czech countries in the given period and to try also to evaluate the specificity of Czech artistic creation with regards to the main European art centers that influenced the Czech countries. Apart from this main goal, the thesis will deal with the role of education in the development of applied arts in the Czech countries. It will attempt to outline the mutual relationships and benefits between schools and artists. It will mainly focus on the School of Applied Arts as a center of artistic development of applied arts in the Czech countries.
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Glass as a Product of Representation. Czechoslovak Glass at the Internacional Expositions in 1930'
Drábková, Karolína ; Mergl, Jan (advisor) ; Hlaveš, Milan (referee)
Předkládaná práce se bude snažit podat celistvý pohled na účast československého skla na světových výstavách ve třicátých letech dvacátého století. Na poli třech světových výstav (Brusel 1935, Paříž 1937, New York 1939) porovná jednotlivé přístupy ke sklářské expozici v samostatných československých pavilonech. Diplomová práce se bude snažit předložit seznam sklářských firem, které byly na jednotlivých výstavách ve sklářské expozici zastoupeny a prozkoumat sklářské zejména sklářské artefakty, kter nejvyšších ocenění a nacházejí se v českých sbírkách. Diplomová práce tak seznámí s vrcholnou československou sklářskou tvorbou druhé poloviny třicátých let, poukáže zejména na umělecké předměty, které vznikly právě pro příležitost reprezenta československého státu na světových výstavách.
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František Urban's Stained Glass
Cachová, Tereza ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor) ; Mergl, Jan (referee)
František Urban (1868-1919) devoted himself mainly to religious painting, the majority of his production was commissioned by the Church. Among these, the least attention has been dedicated to his stained glass designs, with the exception of his most famous complex in the Cathedral of St Barbara in Kutná Hora. However, these designs were held in high regard among the commissioners and Urban drew them for almost twenty churches and chapels. The supreme phase of his production was caught and can be now accessed in a representative publication of his designs for churches, published 1907-1909 in two parts. Urban's style has been classified as Art Nouveau; it is, however, only a simplistic description. Urban used older elements and composition schemes, brought by the Nazarenes at the beginning of 19th century. These he repurposed for the Art Noveau style, using the typical flatness and delicate colouring, idealization, ornamental elements in the fashion of that time, and most of all the then so popular folklore motifs. Urban's wife, Marie Urbanová- Zahradnická, contributed to some of the ornamental elements. This thesis attempts to assemble Urban's stained glass complexes and the knowledge about them, and to put them into the context of other painters who created their stained glass designs in a similar...
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Greek and Roman Influences in Creamware and Porcelain from Czech Lands from the End of 18th Century and First Half of 19th Century
Minaříková, Adéla ; Ondřejová, Iva (advisor) ; Mergl, Jan (referee)
The technique of manufacturing of creamware and porcelain was discovered in Europe during the 18th century. The objects made from these materials document the social changes and the development of the dining culture, which both occured during the 18th century. At the end of that century classical culture became a fundamental inspirational source, which had been supported both by the discoveries of the ancient towns, Pompeii and Herculaneum, and by publishing books presenting ancient art. From the end of the 18th century the creamware and porcelain objects were started to be manufactured also in the Czech lands. In this master thesis I have studied, how the ancient influences were manifested in the products of the Czech and Moravian factories, from where they came and how they were transformed. The thesis does not cover all porcelain and creamware production, however it focuses on those factory where it was possible to detect ancient influences. The approach of the particular factories was strongly different. Czech porcelain factories took over ancient themes more likely from graphic patterns used in European workshops. The shapes derived from ancient pottery do not differ too much from the older and also contemporary European examples which were used as models. However, creamware objects tried, nesides the...
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