Academy of Art, Architecture and Design Prague
| Academy of Art, Architecture and Design Prague |
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| founding | (1885) 1946 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Prague |
| country | Czech Republic |
| Rector | Jindrich Smetana |
| Students | 476 (2008) |
| Website | www.vsup.cz |
The Academy of Art, Architecture and Design Prague , Czech Vysoká škola umělecko-průmyslová (VŠUP), in Prague is a university of fine arts.
history
1885 to 1939
In 1885, in the spirit of Gottfried Semper, the “School of Applied Arts” (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola, UPŠ) was founded in Prague , the only state art school in Bohemia. From 1882 to 1885 the new school building was designed by František Schmoranz the Elder. J. and Jan Machytka built; one wing of the building was used by the UPŠ - the other by the Prague Art Academy .
The arts and crafts school was initially divided into an undergraduate three-year course, which was followed by three to five years of advanced studies in the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting, drawing and graphics, metalworking, woodworking, flower painting, and ceramics.
The founding director was the architect František Schmoranz with the professorships František Ženíšek (1885–1896), Josef Václav Myslbek (1885–1896), Jakob Schikaneder (1885–1923), Celda Klouček (1887–1917), Felix Jenewein (1890–1902) and Friedrich Ohmann (1888–1898). Art history was u. a. taught by Otakar Hostinský (1885–1893) and Karel Boromejský Mádl (1886–1916). The first UPŠ graduates Jan Preisler , Stanislav Sucharda , Josef Mařatka , Vojtěch Preissig , František Kobliha , Bohumil Kafka and Julius Mařák .
With the nationalization of the Prague Art Academy in 1896, the School of Applied Arts lost its previously unique status and most of the professors. With the architect Jiří Stibral (1886–1920) she found a new prominent scholar in the field of applied arts. With the new professorships Stanislav Sucharda , Jan Preisler , Karel Vítězslav Mašek , Alois Dryák , Ladislav Šaloun and especially Jan Kotěra . Kotěra had a major influence on the reorientation and established the school as an international discussion forum for the Art Nouveau movement.
In 1900 UPŠ took over the representation of Czech art at the world exhibition in Paris. The UPŠ won the Grand Prix here. Early 20th century was the school in the Czech Cubism a focal point of the avant-garde with names like Josef Čapek , Václav Beneš , Josef Gočár , František Kysela , Bohumil Kubišta , Otakar Novotný , Linka Procházková , Jan Zrzavý , Václav Špála , Josef Šíma , Emilie Paličková , Jaroslav Rössler and Pravoslav Kotík .
After the official establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the school was reformed. In the 1920s, u. a. Pavel Janák , František Kysela , Jaroslav Horejc , Vratislav Hugo Brunner and Helena Johnová and art historians such as Antonín Matějček , Václav Vilém Štech and Jaromír Pečírka . These professors had a major influence on the profile of the school, especially on the Art Nouveau orientation. Most of the students and teachers developed a special Art Deco style that was also known abroad.
At the end of the 1920s, under the influence of the German Bauhaus, people turned to constructivism and functionalism. The driving force at the college was Otakar Novotný and Jan Bauch , Cyril Bouda , Karel Černý , Toyen , František Foltýn , Ľudovít Fulla , Mikuláš Galanda , František Gross , František Hudeček , Václav Kaplický , Antonín Kybal , Zdenek Sklenar , Karel Soucek , Ladislav Sutnar , Karel Svolinský , Jiří Trnka and Ladislav Zívr .
After Germany invaded in 1939, the School of Applied Arts was merged with the Prague Academy of Art.
1946 to 1989
In 1946, the school was re-established with the status of a university with the designation "College of Applied Arts" (Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, VŠUP). In 1947, the new school established the departments of architecture, painting, graphic design, textile and fashion design, sculpture, and porcelain and ceramic design.
After the Communist takeover in February 1948, the framework conditions for the new academy changed dramatically. Due to state requirements, the teaching of socialist realism was now expressly conveyed u. a. by Adolf Hoffmeister and Arsén Pohribný . Graduates of this time were Věra Janoušková , Hermína Melicharová , Čestmír Kafka , Milan Grygar , Stanislav Kolibal , Stanislav Libenský , Zdeněk pAlcR , Adriena Šimotová that Válová sisters, Jiří John , Eva Kmentová , květa pacovská , Olbram Zoubek , Vladimír Kopecký , Jiří Balcar or René Roubíček . During this time, the academy won the prize for the Czech pavilion at the Brussels Expo 58 .
In the 1960s the academy was reorganized again. The duration of the study was set at six years with the aim of free artistic self-development. A department for industrial design was incorporated, the former art college in Zlín.
In the 1970s, the academy fell into a crisis due to political developments in Czechoslovakia. Important professors such as František Muzika, Adolf Hoffmeister, Antonín Kybal, Karel Svolinský and Jiří Trnka left the school. Under the leadership of Jan Simota , the academy was run between 1973 and 1985 according to the political rhetoric of the state. Under this influence, the 100th anniversary took place in 1985. The academy's course was continued from 1985 by Jan Mikula in the same way as his predecessor.
organization
In 1989 the academy was reorganized under the new rector Josef Hlaváček. Together with Zdeněk Ziegler and Jiří Pelcl , today's face of the Academy for Art, Architecture and Design Prague was shaped. Today the academy is integrated into numerous international networks and presents itself with six faculties and 23 studios in the fields of architecture, design, lifestyle design, free art and graphic design supported by art history and aesthetics.
In 2006 Pavel Liška became rector of the academy.
The study programs lead to a master’s degree after six years. Postgraduate master’s programs lead to a master’s degree in art history, design theory and new media after two years. Three to five-year doctoral programs leading to a PhD are offered in the four subjects of architecture and design, graphics and visual communication, fine and applied arts, as well as exhibition management and design criticism.
Web links
- Homepage of the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design Prague Czech / English
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