Tapiserie nebo nové umění? Proměny československé tapiserie v průběhu šedesátých let

The paper is a part of bachelor’s thesis entitled Tendencies Towards Pictorial Expressions in the 1960s Czechoslovak Textile Art. It deals with Czechoslovak textile art of the 1960s with a focus on woven tapestry. Against the background of the work of individual artists and contemporary theoretical reflections, it follows the parallels between the tendencies of fine art and textile art and the ever-increasing autonomy of textile expression related to the authors’ creative approach and the abandonment of the principles of applied art or decorative art. The work deals with artist-creator tapestry, also referred to as art fabric or new tapestry, as a distinctive artistic expression, which is based on one’s feelings, responds to external stimuli, and naturally becomes a part of the structure of fine art. It also deals with the issue of its categorization and terminology, which has proved to be problematic in these circumstances. The reassessment of the current view of the field of tapestry forms an important part of contemporary theoretical discourse.