Course: Colour - Light - Shape 1

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Course title Colour - Light - Shape 1
Course code KKTS/BST1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Maňasová Hradská Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jakubíček Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kolesár Zdeno, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Stanická Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zelinský Miroslav, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Content of lectures 1. Introduction to colour theory, basic terminology, basic qualities of colour perception Physical nature of light - colour spectrum, additive and subtractive colour mixing Colour in terms of physiology, structure and function of the visual system 2. Visual theory of colour, colour circle, division of colours into primary colours, complementary colours, warm colours, cold colours etc. 3. Mixing of painterly color pastes, mixing of glaze colors by overlapping, physiological mixing, stabilized four-color printing 4. Colour pigments, division of painting techniques, division of colours 5. Colour in terms of psychology, biophysical effects of colours 6. Symbolism of colours 7. Colour composition, colour contrast, colour harmony, colour balance etc. 8. Colour in prehistory, antiquity, antiquity (theories of Empedocles, Plato, Aristotle) Colour in the Middle Ages - philosophical-theological speculation (Isidore of Seville, Thomas Aquinas 9. Colour in the Renaissance - empirical observations applied to artistic practice (Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci) 10. Colour and colour theory in the Baroque and 19th century (Isaac Newton - analysis of the colours of the solar spectrum, Johann Wolfgang Goethe - The Science of Colour, Michel Eug?ne Chevreul - theory and practice in working with colour 11. Philipp Otto Runge, spatial model of colour nuances, Shopenhauer's theory of colour balance Munsell's colour system, Ostwald's colour system 12. Pointillism - as an artistic movement demonstrating the principles of physiological colour mixing 13. Colour theories and concepts of art teachers working at the Bauhaus (Johannes Itten - 7 colour contrasts Itten's colour circle, Josef Albers, Paul Klee, Vasily Kandinsky - colour directly affecting the soul, relationship between colour and shape, analogy of colours and tones) Exercise content 1. Colour exercise on the theme of order 2. Colour exercise on chaos 3. Colour exercise on rhythm 4. Exercise on colour space 5. Exercise on complementary colour 6. Exercise on colour paraphrase of the image 7. Exercise on colour accent 8. Colour exercise on positive emotions 9. Colour exercise on negative emotions 10. Exercise on colour contrast 11. Colour exercise on the theme of minor colour 12. Exercise on major key color setup 13. Colour composition on a musical composition

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisities are not set
Prerequisities are not set
learning outcomes
- define the meaning of color from a psychological, symbolic and biophysical point of view
- define the meaning of color from a psychological, symbolic and biophysical point of view
- explain what light is and the structure of the visual system
- explain what light is and the structure of the visual system
- define the development of perception and work with color from prehistoric times to modern times
- define the development of perception and work with color from prehistoric times to modern times
- list the individual personalities of the science of color and their contribution from the modern age to the present
- list the individual personalities of the science of color and their contribution from the modern age to the present
- list the color theories and concepts of art educators working at the Bauhaus
- list the color theories and concepts of art educators working at the Bauhaus
Skills
- apply the acquired information in the field of color, light, and shape to their studio art works
- apply the acquired information in the field of color, light, and shape to their studio art works
- apply the acquired information to your private work
- apply the acquired information to your private work
- realize a work of art with a color solution so that the creator's idea is transferable to the viewer
- realize a work of art with a color solution so that the creator's idea is transferable to the viewer
- to realize works of art and artistic forms that have an intense effect on the viewer
- to realize works of art and artistic forms that have an intense effect on the viewer
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • BROZMAN, Dušan. O barvě. Moravská galerie v Brně, 2009. ISBN 9788070272046.
  • BROŽEK, Jaroslav. Úvod do výtvarné teorie - barvy. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 2009. ISBN 9788074141294.
  • BROŽKOVÁ, Ivana. Dobrodružství barvy. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983. ISBN 1421783.
  • DANNHOFEROVÁ, Jana. Velká kniha barev: kompletní průvodce pro grafiky, fotografy a designéry.. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 9788025137857.
  • KANDINSKY, Wassily. O duchovnosti v umění. Praha: Triáda, 2009. ISBN 9788087256084.
  • Klee, Paul. Pedagogický náčrtník. 1. vyd. Praha : Triáda, 1999. ISBN 8086138151.
  • PASTERAU, Michel. Modrá-dějiny jedné barvy. Praha: Argo, 2013. ISBN 9789025708866.
  • PRETTE, M. C. a CAPALDO, A. Tvorivosť, tvar, farba. Bratislava: Mladá léta, 1982. ISBN 6605182.


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