Branch Details

Visual Art - Intermedia and Digital Art

Original title in Czech: Intermediální a digitální tvorbaFaVUAbbreviation: VU-IDTAcad. year: 2019/2020Specialisation: Environment Studio

Programme: Fine Arts

Length of Study: 2 years

Accredited from: 1.12.2015Accredited until: 31.12.2024

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 consuistently 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.

Key learning outcomes

Graduates of the MA program deepen their skills within their specialization which are linked towards defining their own individual artistic program. They are progressing towards their own independent artistic practices – they are able to create an artwork of indisputable qualities which can be publicly presented. They reflect the current development of the field and are able to aptly articulate their viewpoints and intentions.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

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.

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M1EN-ZStudio Follow-up I - Environment - wintercs18CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
CPZZ-IMaster's State Examination Seminar 1cs2CompulsoryCrS - 26yes
2U2000-ZArt after 2000cs4CompulsoryExP - 10 / S - 16yes
ATGDGraphic design topics of todaycs2ElectiveColP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
ANUPAnalyzing the Art of Performancecs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2AINV/M-ZEnglish Intermediate MA 1 - winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
2UPPV-M-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - MA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
2AU-LThe Antropology of Artcs3ElectiveExP - 54 / P - 54no
ACHE20Architecture of the 20th centurycs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2A1956Around 1956: the Culture of the Mid Fiftiesen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
ACP-LArt, Commerce, Poweren4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2ACTArtists and Curators in Textsen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
DEDE2-ZHistory of Design 2 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
FEMS1Feminist Seminar 1en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
GPTSUGallery Management and Market With Contemporary Art cs2ElectiveCrP - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6yes
2KNM-ZThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
HITECH1Hi Tech Painting 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6yes
2USIM-INew Media Art 1cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
KRIT1Practical introduction to critical theory 1cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26no
2PSUArt Psychologycs3ElectiveCr,ExP - 26 / P - 26yes
RAIMRadical imaginationen3ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
TAIF2The Art of Interpreting Film 2en4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
TUPAArt Market and Art Lawcs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
VUBAI-ZFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 1cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M1EN-LStudio Follow-up I - Environment - summercs18CompulsoryCr,ExP - 39 / S - 195yes
CPZZ-IIMaster's State Examination seminar 2cs2CompulsoryCrS - 26yes
TU-LTheory and Art in the 20th Century 1 - summercs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
2AINV/M-LEnglish Intermediate MA 2 - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
2UPPV-M-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
1FALCanadian and American Film and Literature from 1945 - Assorted Chocolatesen4ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
DEDE2-LHistory of Design 2 - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
FEMS2Feminist Seminar 2en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
INFZD-LInformation Resources for BUT Studentscs1ElectiveCrCPP - 13 / CPP - 13yes
2KNM-LThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
KLAGRAFClassical Printmaking: Technology - History - Practicecs2ElectiveCrP - 16 / P - 16 / C1 - 10 / C1 - 10yes
HITECH2Hi Tech Painting 2cs2ElectiveCrK - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20yes
MTGIMind, Body, Gesture and Idea: Forms of Czechoslovak Art from 1960s to Early 1990scs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2USIM-IINew Media Art 2cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
OK-LOn Curating. Theory and Practice.cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
KRIT2Practical introduction to critical theory 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26no
PROPRNature after naturecs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
STUPPerformance Studiescs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2SACA-LSubversive Art, Collusive Art en4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
UA-LArt – architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2U2000-LArt after 2000 (seminar)cs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
2USPThe Art of Collaborationcs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
UMFPArt in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perceptioncs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
VAMMVisual Anthropology and Contemporary Art cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
VUBAII-LFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 2cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
M2EN-ZStudio Follow-up II - Environment - wintercs15CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
SSZZMaster's State Examination Seminar 3cs5CompulsoryCrK - 9 / S - 4yes
TU-ZTheory and Art in the 20th Century 2 - wintercs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
ATGDGraphic design topics of todaycs2ElectiveColP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
ANUPAnalyzing the Art of Performancecs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2AINV/M-ZEnglish Intermediate MA 1 - winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
2UPPV-M-ZEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - MA - Winteren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
2AU-LThe Antropology of Artcs3ElectiveExP - 54 / P - 54no
ACHE20Architecture of the 20th centurycs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2A1956Around 1956: the Culture of the Mid Fiftiesen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
ACP-LArt, Commerce, Poweren4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2ACTArtists and Curators in Textsen4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
DEDE2-ZHistory of Design 2 - wintercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
FEMS1Feminist Seminar 1en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
GPTSUGallery Management and Market With Contemporary Art cs2ElectiveCrP - 7 / P - 7 / S - 6 / S - 6yes
2KNM-ZThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 1cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
HITECH1Hi Tech Painting 1cs2ElectiveCrP - 14 / P - 14 / EX - 6 / EX - 6 / C1 - 6 / C1 - 6yes
2USIM-INew Media Art 1cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
KRIT1Practical introduction to critical theory 1cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26no
2PSUArt Psychologycs3ElectiveCr,ExP - 26 / P - 26yes
RAIMRadical imaginationen3ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
TAIF2The Art of Interpreting Film 2en4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
TUPAArt Market and Art Lawcs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
VUBAI-ZFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 1cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
DIPLMGRDimploma seminar for graduate studentscs5CompulsoryCrS - 13yes
M2EN-LStudio Follow-up II - Environment - summercs15CompulsoryCrS - 195yes
SZK-PPractical Diploma Project (magisterial cycle)cs, en10CompulsoryCr - 13yes
2AINV/M-LEnglish Intermediate MA 2 - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 52 / S - 52yes
2UPPV-M-LEnglish Upper Intermediate Higher 4 - MA - Summeren3ElectiveCr,ExS - 26 / S - 26yes
1FALCanadian and American Film and Literature from 1945 - Assorted Chocolatesen4ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26no
DEDE2-LHistory of Design 2 - summercs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26no
FEMS2Feminist Seminar 2en3ElectiveCrP - 5 / P - 5 / S - 8 / S - 8yes
INFZD-LInformation Resources for BUT Studentscs1ElectiveCrCPP - 13 / CPP - 13yes
2KNM-LThe Canon Of New media Art. The best of new media art 2cs3ElectiveExS - 26 / S - 26yes
KLAGRAFClassical Printmaking: Technology - History - Practicecs2ElectiveCrP - 16 / P - 16 / C1 - 10 / C1 - 10yes
HITECH2Hi Tech Painting 2cs2ElectiveCrK - 6 / K - 6 / C1 - 20 / C1 - 20yes
MTGIMind, Body, Gesture and Idea: Forms of Czechoslovak Art from 1960s to Early 1990scs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
2USIM-IINew Media Art 2cs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
OK-LOn Curating. Theory and Practice.cs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
KRIT2Practical introduction to critical theory 2cs2ElectiveCrS - 26 / S - 26no
PROPRNature after naturecs2ElectiveCrP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
STUPPerformance Studiescs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
2SACA-LSubversive Art, Collusive Art en4ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes
UA-LArt – architecturecs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
2U2000-LArt after 2000 (seminar)cs2ElectiveCrS - 13 / S - 13no
2USPThe Art of Collaborationcs3ElectiveExP - 26 / P - 26yes
UMFPArt in Public Space. The Investor, the Function, Perceptioncs2ElectiveCrP - 26 / P - 26yes
VAMMVisual Anthropology and Contemporary Art cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13no
VUBAII-LFine Art in Brno Architecture (1948–1989) 2cs3ElectiveExP - 13 / P - 13 / S - 13 / S - 13yes