Branch Details

Visual Art - Intermedia and Digital Art

Original title in Czech: Intermediální a digitální tvorbaFaVUAbbreviation: APEAcad. year: 2016/2017Specialisation: Studio of Performance FFA BUT in Brno

Programme: Fine Arts

Length of Study: 4 years

Accredited from: 1.12.2015Accredited until: 1.11.2023

Profile

The Intermedia and Digital Art field of study is taught in seven studios. These are the Studio of Environment, The Studio of Intermedia, The Studio of Body Design, The Studio of Video, The Studio of Multimedia, and The Studio of Photography. The field of study is anchored in two domains: neo-avantgarde tendencies of the 1960s which introduced hitherto marginal tendencies (intermediality, processual and action character of art-making, local specificity of art, de-skilling, dematerialization, and the conception of work of art as a semantic proposition) into mainstream art; the other domain is represented by visual culture and artistic strategies connected to it which are placed in a dynamic dialogue with the creation of technical images.
Studios of Environment, Intermedia, Performance, and Body Design, which are not “media-specific,” teach DUSLEDNE students to make use of optional courses, workshops, and technological tutorials while formulating their artistic proposals. The Studio of Environment develops a conception of artwork which is based on the requirement to ground artistic practices in specific experience. Making art frequently borders on artistic research. The Studio of Intermedia is probably the most open studio as far as the whole study program is concerned as students are also encouraged to reach beyond visual art, mainly towards music and literature. The Studio of Performance if focused on the bordering form of visual art which is a creative act in time-space situation. Action is understood here as an interdisciplinary expression of a personality including the linkeage between traditional theatrical, musical, dance, and literary strategies. An emphasis is put on artistic expressive forms of multimedia presentations in the action environment relationship. The Studio of Body Design represents an exceptional space within the Czech art education; body is understood here as a medium and as a battleground on which cultural, political, or religious battles are fought both in symbolic and in overtly material way. In its output, the Studio of Body Design frequently reaches beyond the gallery - it seeks and stimulates dialogue both in public and in media space.
Studios of Video, Multimedia, and Photography develop creative thinking and skills essential to generate images via digital media. Making art in these disciplines is specific in the presentation aspect: a gallery is a possible, but not the only possible space of presentation. Students are encouraged to consider various distribution channels of media image, semantic and symbolic differences associated with switching between environments such as the white cube gallery, traditional mass media (TV), or a wide scale of internet platforms. As well as paying attention to the place and mode of presentation, students are led to consider the viewers who frequently become co-creators.

Studying in the Intermedia and Digital Art field of study is determined by using continuously updated technical equipment and software. The Supporting Studio of Audio-Video and The Supporting Studio of Photography provide the essential technical and skills background for the projects and activities undertaken in this field of study. Sufficient mastering of currently available technologies and their precursors enables students to use them not only as tools but as carriers of specific aesthetics. The same can be said about computer programs used for the generating or postproduction of digital images whose mastering is not the ultimate goal but the prerequisite for autonomous making of art.

Key learning outcomes

Graduates in the BA program have an overall knowledge across the whole discipline. They are able to adequately choose and master different means of expression and technologies. They are able to create an artwork on a smaller scale.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduate of the Intermedia and Digital Art field of study is ideally a strong personality equipped with the potential to succeed in the world of art. She is equally competent to succeed professionally in neighboring disciplines, such as curating, art teaching, graphic design, commercial processing and postproduction of static and dynamic digital image, etc. The graduate has an overall general knowledge of art history, the essentials of aesthetics, philosophy of art, contemporary art production, social and political situation. Her practices are frequently socially-oriented. The studio-based model of teaching including a high amount of tutorials encourages graduates to be independent, autonomous, and active

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
1FUThe Photography of Art - Theoretical Lecturescs2CompulsoryCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
B1PE-ZStudio I - Performance - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUPS-ZA Survey of History of Art in Prehistory and Antiquitycs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1SDU-ZA Survey of International Art History - First Half of the 20th Centurycs, en3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
VK1-ZLife Drawing 1 - wintercs2CompulsoryCrS - 78yes
ZVT-ZComputer Basics - wintercs2CompulsoryCrP - 13 / Cp - 26yes
PSC-ZAction and Reenactment - wintercs2ElectiveCrP - 27 / S - 108no
1APINV-ZEnglish Pre- Intermediate Higher 1 (winter)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1APIN-ZEnglish Pre-Intermediate Lower 1 (winter)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1MFOB-ZGeneral Morphology - Wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
ZVMComputer basics - Mac OS - wintercs, en2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
1DUUS-LArt history - Medieval Artcs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1FUPPThe Photograpy of Art - Surface and Spacecs2CompulsoryCrS - 52yes
1IVIG-LInformation Knowledge - Information Literacycs1CompulsoryCrCPP - 13yes
B1PE-LStudio I - Performance - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SDU-LA Survey of International History of Art of the 20th Century - First Half of the 20th Centurycs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1SU1945International art after 1945cs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
VK1-LLife Drawing 1 - summercs3CompulsoryExS - 78yes
ZVT-LComputer Basics - summercs3CompulsoryExCp - 28yes
PSC-LAction and Reenactment - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 27 / S - 108no
1APINV-LEnglish Pre-Intermediate higher 2 (summer]en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1APIN-LEnglish Pre-Intermediate Lower 2 (summer)en3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26yes
1MFSP-LSpecial morphology - summercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B2PE-ZStudio II - Performance - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUR-ZThe Survey of History of Art in Rennaissancecs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1CSUContemporary Czech and International Artcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
1UFIL-ZIntroduction to Philosophy of Art 1 / wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1AINBA-ZEnglish Intermediate BA 1 - zimníen3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52yes
POGR2D-ZDTP and Graphics 2D - wintercs2ElectiveCrCp - 26 / Cp - 26yes
MED-ZMedia of the Event 2 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
PAPostwar Architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
1PMA-ZMedia Archive Presentation - winteren2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
1SVPThe Universum of Things in Space - Still life in photographycs2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
TEAUDI-ZAudio Technologies - wintercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
VK2-ZLife Drawing 2 - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 78yes
1VAVCH-ZVisual Anthropology (Expression and Behaviour) - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 27 / S - 27no
VKO-ZVisual Composition in Time - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13yes
ZPS1Basics of Psychology 1 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 169 / S - 169yes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B2PE-LStudio II - Performance - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1DUB-LArt History in the Baroque Age - a Surveycs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1UFIL-LIntroduction to philosophy of Art II - summercs3CompulsoryExP - 52yes
1AINBA-LEnglish Intermediate BA 2 - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52yes
POGR2D-LDTP and Graphics 2D - summercs3ElectiveExCp - 26 / Cp - 26yes
MED-LMedia of the Event 2 - summercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
OBRPO-LVisual Postproduction - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
PEM1Pedagogical Minimum 1cs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
1PMA-LMedia Archive Presentation - summeren2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
1SECSUContemporary Czech and international art - seminarcs2ElectiveCrS - 13yes
TEAUDI-LAudio Technologies - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13yes
VK2-LLife Drawing 2 - summercs3ElectiveExS - 78yes
VKO-LVisual Composition in Time - summercs2ElectiveCrS - 26yes
ZPS2Basics of Psychology 2 - summer cs3ElectiveExP - 169 / S - 169yes
3. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B3PE-ZStudio III - Performance - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SCU19st-ZInternational and Czech Art of the First Half of the 19th Century in Contextcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
1UPPV-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - BA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-ZEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 1 (winter)en3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
AIS-ZArtists and Issuesen3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
AUP-ZCopyright - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1CU20st-ZCzech Art of the First Half of the 20th Century in Contextcs3ElectiveExP - 26yes
DEDE1-ZHistory of Design - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26no
POGR2D-ZDTP and Graphics 2D - wintercs2ElectiveCrCp - 26 / Cp - 26yes
JMN-ZJapanese painting - nihonga - winteren2ElectiveCrS - 26no
KPO-ZPorn studies - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
MED3-ZMedia of the Event 3 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
1MWT-ZModular studies od technologies - workshop - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
PEM2,3-ZPedagogical Minimum 2,3 - wintercs4ElectiveCrO - 1600yes
PAPostwar Architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
PR1-ZProjection - winteren2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1SCURCzech Art in the Regions - seminarcs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
1ZT-ZSound Art - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
3. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
B3PE-LStudio III - Performance - summercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 156yes
1SCU19st-LInternational and Czech Art of the Second Half of the 19th Century in Contextcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
1UPPV-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - BA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-LEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 2 (summer)en3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
AUP-LCopyright - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1CU20st-LCzech Art of the Second Half of the 20th Century in Contextcs3ElectiveExP - 26yes
DEDE1-LHistory of Design - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26no
POGR2D-LDTP and Graphics 2D - summercs3ElectiveExCp - 26 / Cp - 26yes
JMN-LJapanese Nihonga Painting - summer semesteren2ElectiveCrS - 26no
JSJunk Space cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / S - 13no
KPO-LPorn studies - summercs3ElectiveExS - 26no
MED3-LMedia of the Event 3 - summercs3ElectiveExP - 13 / S - 13no
1MWT-LModular studies od technologies - workshop - summercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
OBRPO-LVisual Postproduction - summercs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
PEM1Pedagogical Minimum 1cs4ElectiveCrO - 6400 / O - 6400yes
PEM2,3-LPedagogical Minimum 2,3 - summercs4ElectiveCrO - 6400yes
PR1-LProjection - summeren2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1RPU-LReviews and Presentation of Artcs2ElectiveCrS - 13no
1SCU7080Czech Art of the 70s and 80s - seminarcs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
UV3Artistic Research IIIcs3ElectiveExS - 26no
1VIG-LVisual Literacycs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1ZT-LSound Art - summercs2ElectiveCrS - 52 / S - 52yes
4. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BSK-TBA Seminarcs, en5CompulsoryCrS - 169yes
1KTUKey issues in 20th Century Artcs3CompulsoryExP - 13 / S - 13yes
B4PE-ZStudio IV - Performance - wintercs15CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
1UPPV-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - BA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-ZEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 1 (winter)en3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
AIS-ZArtists and Issuesen3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
AUP-ZCopyright - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1MWT-ZModular studies od technologies - workshop - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
PR1-ZProjection - winteren2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1SCURCzech Art in the Regions - seminarcs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
1u20hs-z20th Century Art in Historical Contextcs3ElectiveExP - 26yes
1ZT-ZSound Art - wintercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
4. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
BSK-PBA final examcs, en10CompulsoryCr - 130yes
B4PE-LStudio IV - Performance - summercs10CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
1UPPV-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - BA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
1UPP-LEnglish Upper-Intermediate Lower 2 (summer)en3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
AUP-LCopyright - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1MWT-LModular studies od technologies - workshop - summercs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
PR1-LProjection - summeren2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26yes
1SCU7080Czech Art of the 70s and 80s - seminarcs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
1VIG-LVisual Literacycs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
1ZT-LSound Art - summercs2ElectiveCrS - 52 / S - 52yes