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Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker: Metaphor of Philosophy and Subversion
TRUBKA, Jiří
The aim of this thesis is to describe the features of postmodernism and grotesque in the work of Tom Robbins' Still Life with Woodpecker. This work is called "postmodern fairy tale" and in its structure and thoughts reflected America's sociocultural context of the time. One of the goals of this work is to describe the context and at the same time to focus on other works of this author that will be viewed through this lens ie. With respect to postmodernism, and grotesque subversion
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The marks of real
Pustina, Petr ; ŠERÝ, Ladislav (advisor) ; DVOŘÁK, Tomáš (referee)
Bachelor Thesis The Marks of Real - Tautological Hallucination and Technical Images deals with the relation of the technical image and reality. Photography is usually seen as a faithful representation of the world in front of the lens. This work, based on the theories of Jean Baudrillard and Vilém Flusser, points out that photography is not an im- print of the world but instead is a signage system that does not refer to the world around us, but to other representational models that preceded it.
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Piet Mondrian's Conception of Art
Fořtová, Tereza ; Ševčík, Miloš (advisor) ; Stejskal, Jakub (referee)
Piet Mondrian, one of the most significant representatives of modern abstract art, applied himself, aside from his own art work, to writing of theoretical texts. In his essays, he did not advocate for his own paintings, neither did he manifest any particular art movement. In these texts, one can trace rather general aesthetically-theoretical reflection on art, on the development of our world and on the position of a man in modern society. This thesis introduces Mondrian's comprehensive conception of art in light of aesthetics and the philosophy of art. It touches on the substance and function of art, on artistic means, on the role of an artist and on the meaning of art related to society and its development. The thesis focuses on the bases of Mondrian's theory and its influences. In addition, it presents various ideas of other contemporary avant-garde movements that somehow inspired Mondrian and that, together with his conception of art, create a certain context of the artistic atmosphere of the first half of the 20th century. The thesis draws from Mondrian's original texts that have, in most cases, not been translated into Czech, yet.
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