The journey into the depths of Švankmajer's art creation

The Bachelor thesis discusses the work of Czech artist, animator and director Jan Svankmajer and the possibilities of interpretation of his work. At first the thesis deals with a problematic issue of artistic (surrealist) interpretation of work according to psychoanalysis, with regard to the development of the discipline. Further the thesis monitors selected aspects of artistic creation due to the work of Svankmajer. The theoretical models are applied in the next part of the bachelor thesis, during the analyzing the movies of Jan Svankmajer and its central themes penetrated whole his creation. The study aims to find, if possible, an adequate method of interpretation and insight into the creation of a particular artist-Jan Svankmajer (with the emphasis on the differences of view on the work of acclaimed artists against the creation of a layman or a client in the therapy) in accordance with the point of view of Rožnov school of art-therapy