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Fundamentals of Modelling

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Course Unit Code226-0415/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SIB0018doc. Mgr. Marek Sibinský, Ph.D.
Summary

2340/5000
Introduction to the techniques of creating spatial models for the needs of an architect. Using different materials in architectural modeling. Volume Shortcut Practice. Learning outcomes of the course unit The course should build on the student's knowledge of Drawing and Composition, and develop these experiences while taking on new experiences in the subject of Modeling as a development of the ability to participate in Studio work, especially in composition and detail.
The aim is to master a spatial still-life in a clay or cardboard model in a given area and volume, ideally a cube 30 cm. To create, model, compose, correct and think - how to master the composition of 3 - 56 basic geometrical bodies.
The aim of this phase will be to practice the composition of bodies in space, search for compositional schemes, or relationships of bodies within an imaginary cube. In the second phase of the task of working with the composition in the mode of creating a new composition, work on the finished modeled still life will continue. The goal will be to supplement this composition with any other element. It was to be about incorporating another body or continuing the architectural composition by inserting other elements or elements or by rhythmizing the elements already given. The purpose of this exercise will be to supplement the composition, elaborate this model with another element or disrupt the finished composition. In the course of the work, emphasis will be put on thinking about this step, which should have a basic idea, a libretto or a connection with what it wants to be said to complement the composition. Emphasis will be put on the work during the second phase of the preparation of sketches and drawings on which the idea was intended to be elaborated;
The aim of this task will not be to dilate sculptural skills, but rather to work with the composition, to break it or insert another element, and to use the color in the composition, especially in materials such as cardboard, polystyrene or wood, consciously using the symbolism of individual colors.
In the third phase of the task, the finished composition will be transferred to the relief - the theme of still life / composition, in geometric form, ie the conversion of three, four or five objects into geometric relief, with the option of either modeling in clay, casting etc. or in other materials, polystyrene , hardened polystyrene, ytong, and the like.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
595/5000
Expertise:
- orientation in basic concepts of modeling and spatial creation
- knows the basic principles of space shape and modeling
- knows the basic principles of building a shape by direct application and removal of matter
Professional skills:
- the ability to create a strategy and a schedule for processing the given topic - model
- basic manual dexterity of spatial creation
- the ability to spatially process the original
- ability to process historical context to given artistic task
- communication, interaction and creative competence
- Ability to work with recommended and expanding literature
Course Contents
1. The first part of the task: modeling the composition of 3 - 5 geometric bodies as a still life in the prescribed size of a cube with an edge of 30 cm. Preparatory sketches, drawings, visualization of necessities.
Material: sculptural clay, cardboard, ytong, gas silicate, gypsum
Execution time: 1 month of the winter semester
2. The second part of the task: ongoing work with the completed composition, photo documentation of the previous state, continuation of work both in clay and possible change of material. Preparatory and continuous sketches, drawings, visualization of necessities.
Material: sculptural clay, cardboard, ytong, gas silicate, gypsum
Execution time: 1 month of the winter semester
3. The third part of the task: conversion of the composition into relief, acquaintance with the reduction of spatial geometric bodies into relief in spatial abbreviation
Material: sculptural clay, cardboard, ytong, gas silicate, gypsum
Execution time: 1 month of the winter semester
4. The fourth part of the task: final presentation and defense of the assignment, creation of a portfolio with a text part, photo documentation, sketches, visualizations - emphasis on the quality of graphic design of the work.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Mo Zell: Škola kreslení a modelování pro architekty, Slovart 2009
Ray Smith: Encyklopedie výtvarných technik a materiálů, Slovart 2013
Edward Lucie-Smith: Artoday, Slovart 1995
Judith Collins: Sculpture today, Phaidon, New York reprint 2014
Herbert George: The Elements of Sculpture, Phaidon, New York reprint 2014
Stanislav Kolíbal: Sochy a projekty
Ladislav Kesner: Model (katalog k výstavě), Galerie Rudolfinum, Praha 2015
Janusz Kapusta: K-Dron New York, Kabinet architektury Ostrava 2011
Jan Tesař: Skici/sketches (kresby architektů), ČVUT FA, Praha 2015


Mo Zell: Škola kreslení a modelování pro architekty, Slovart 2009
Ray Smith: Encyklopedie výtvarných technik a materiálů, Slovart 2013
Edward Lucie-Smith: Artoday, Slovart 1995
Judith Collins: Sculpture today, Phaidon, New York reprint 2014
Herbert George: The Elements of Sculpture, Phaidon, New York reprint 2014
Stanislav Kolíbal: Sochy a projekty
Ladislav Kesner: Model (katalog k výstavě), Galerie Rudolfinum, Praha 2015
Janusz Kapusta: K-Dron New York, Kabinet architektury Ostrava 2011
Jan Tesař: Skici/sketches (kresby architektů), ČVUT FA, Praha 2015

Recommended Reading:
Miroslav Hégr: Technika sochařského umění, Orbis, Praha 1959
Josef Basl: Modelování vhlíně,Nakladatelství Kober, Praha 1925
Miroslav Hégr: Technika sochařského umění, Orbis, Praha 1959
Josef Basl: Modelování vhlíně,Nakladatelství Kober, Praha 1925
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51