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Art Psychology
FaVU-2PSUAcad. year: 2022/2023
The subject presents psychological views on the process of creation, perception and interpretation of the work of art. Social psychology, role negotiation, personality assumptions and links to social positions, communication and social interaction. The phenomenon of the game as the basis of human activities.
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2. Perception and illusion. The perception of the work of art and the concept of the work with reference to the audience's reference; concept of color interpretation in diagnostics; iconography and historical conventions.Important concepts: perceptual hypothesis and observational strategies, spatial references, perspectives, illusions, presentation strategies, perceived subjectivism, objective objectification, historical and current iconography.
3. Artistic forms and choice of means of expression. Works of art, music, dance, literary, dramatic work; means of expression, theme, content, form. Important concepts: expression and scene, light and space, environment, format, proportions, structure, shape, line, color, density, dynamics, counterpoint, concept, strategy, concept, program.
4. Methods of creation. Art as an unmistakable way of discovering the world, talent as a subjective disposition of observation skills, and choice of code to describe reality. Important concepts: personal dramaturgy, personal mythology, observation, evaluation, experimentation, authorship and interpretation.
5. Principles of association and composition. Particular parameters of spatial and temporal relations.Important concepts: association laws, organization of the perception field.
6. Ideological models and creativity. Assurance, training and support for divergent production. Important concepts: Guilford's morphological model of intellect, convention and creativity.
7. Psychological theories and trends. Characteristics and basic elements. Important notions: shape psychology, gestalism, deep psychology and psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanistic psychology, transpersonal psychology.
8. Artistic directions. Characteristics and basic elements. Important concepts: symbolism, modernism, expressionism, abstraction and op-art, surrealism and dada, fluxus and conceptual art, etc.
9. Influences of psychological theories, art and psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung, Alfred Adler, Jacques Lacan. Surrealism, dada, fluxus. Important notions: taboo, complex, spirituality and mythology, interpretation of dreams and free association, topographic model of psyche, collective consciousness, archetype.
10. Communication through art. Models of interaction and communication principles from the point of view of Social Psychology. Medium, Mediation, Mediality, Media. Important concepts: social perception, cooperation, competitiveness, hostility, conflict, assertiveness, culture, stereotypes, norms, conformism.
11. Game. Game as: the basis of human activities, creative principle, imitation / model, presentation.
12. Self-presentation. Important concepts: biography, personal dramaturgy, personal mythology, interpretation, psychohygiene, suggestion, presentation, representation, viewing and interpretation of the work in the context of scene development and personal creation.
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Basic literature
Kučera D.: Moderní psychologie. Praha, Grada 2013 (CS)
Kulka J.: Psychologie umění. Praha, Grada 2008 (CS)
Nakonečný M.: Obecná psychologie. Triton 2016 (CS)
Válek J.: Základy teorie umění. PKP, Praha 1995 (CS)
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- Programme VUM Master's
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective