Objectives and competences
- The students obtain information on basic development and styles in the field of modern and contemporary design;
- they understand the basic problems of sustainable contemporary design
- they obtain the knowledge about techniques, materials, terminology
- they explore artifacts in museums, galleries and designer studios
- they analyse and evaluate contemporary design production
Content (Syllabus outline)
I. History of applied arts in 19th century (empire, classicism, Biedermayer, Historism, Secession, emergence and development of modernism)
II. Theory of applied arts and model workshop (Wiener Werkstätte, Werkbund, etc.).
1. Theoretics (Great Britain, France, Austria, Germany, USA)
2. Producers, materials, characteristics
III. Modenr design: Bauhaus
IV. Modenr design in Slovenia and Europe
V. Visits to museum collections, ateliers of designers, exhibitions
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures with projection
- seminar works and their presentation
- tutorial: exhibitions, visits to ateliers of designers
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
-the student will list basic reasons for the emerging of modern and contemporary design;
-the student will list, explain, classify the flows of contemporary unique and industrial design;
-the student will list, define, explain the methods of work, materials and terminology;
-the student will know, describe, interpret works of contemporary design
-the student will write critiques and grades for works in the field of applied arts and design
-the student will know, define, explain the work in galleries of contemporary design
-the student will explain and interpret the works of contemporary design in the context of modern and contemporary arts.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- Students will effectively apply the acquired knowledge in other subjects within the study program.
- By understanding important selected chapters from contemporary design, they will gain insight into the cultural landscape of Europe as a whole.
- Familiarity with available literature and other sources will enable them to conduct independent research and successfully complete their academic requirements.
- The knowledge acquired will provide students with a foundation to develop into cultured and intelligent individuals who appreciate and respect art and, by extension, human endeavors in general.
Readings
Mateja Kos, Cvetka Požar, Umetnost za vsakdan, slovensko modernistično steklo, = Art for everyday life : modernist glass design in Slovenia, Ljubljana, Narodni muzej Slovenije, 2017.
John Heskett, Oblikovanje, zelo kratek uvod, Ljubljana, Krtina, 2011.
Unicum 2018, Mednarodni trienale keramike (4 ; 2018 ; Ljubljana), Ljubljana : Narodni muzej Slovenije, 2018.
Silent revolutions, sodobno oblikovanje v Sloveniji, Ljubljana 2011.
Dodatna literatura:
Gabriele Fahr - Becker, Wiener Werkstätte, 1903-1932, Köln 2008.
Frank Whithaus, Bauhaus, New York, 1996.
Podrobnejša navodila za študijsko literaturo dobijo študentje od predavatelja. / Detailed instructions regarding study literature will be given by the lecturer.
Prerequisits
No special prerequisites.
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