Dissertation Examinations in the Summer Semester 2025/2026

Dissertation Examinations in the study field of Art and in the field of Sciences of art and culture

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Mgr. art. Filip Bielek
Mgr. art. Katarína Plačková
Mgr. et Mgr. art. Ján Šutvay
Mgr. art. Jelisaveta Rapaić
Mgr. art. Martin Štefánik
Mgr. art. Volodymyr Serhachov
Mgr. art. Radovan Labaš
Mgr. art. Peter Záhora
Mgr. art. Barbora Hank Palatínusová
Mgr., Mgr. art. Eva Videnská
Mgr. Mária Beňačková Rišková
Ing. Barbora Hrmová
Mgr. Linda Nagyová
Mgr. art. Branislav Novotný
Mgr. art. Ján Mýtny
Mgr. art. et Bc. Barbora Peterková
Mgr. art. Lenka Červeňová
Mgr. art. Samuel Horváth
Mgr. art. Kristína Gáspárová
Mgr. art. Veronika Pátrovič Kočáriková
Mgr. art. Diego Hernando
Mgr. art. Paula Malinowska
MgA. Karina Golisová

Mgr. art. Filip Bielek

Petržalka between an unfinished utopia and a romantic dystopia. Genius loci as a determining phenomenon in understanding the city

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Sculpture, Object, Installation
Title of the dissertation project: Petržalka between an unfinished utopia and a romantic dystopia. Genius loci as a determining phenomenon in understanding the city
Subtitle of the dissertation project: Genius loci as a determining phenomenon in understanding the city
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: My Petržalka. The Charm of Indeterminacy – Terrain vague as the genius loci of Petržalka
Supervisor: prof. Mgr. art. Patrik Kovačovský
Consulting supervisor: doc. Mgr. Daniel Grúň, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. art. Tomáš Džadoň ArtD.
Examination date: 20 April, Monday
Examination time: 9.00–10.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Katarína Plačková

Innovative creative approaches and materials in contemporary exhibition design

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Visual Communication
Title of the dissertation project: Innovative creative approaches and materials in contemporary exhibition design
Subtitle of the dissertation project: Artistic research of a sustainable circular system for creating exhibition projects and exhibition components from the perspective of visual communication practice in space.
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Marcel Benčík, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Norbert Lacko, PhD.
Opponent: Piotr Pacalowski, PhD.
Examination date: 20 April, Monday
Examination time: 10.30–12.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. et Mgr. art. Ján Šutvay

The painting medium in interdisciplinary overlaps and intersections

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Painting
Title of the dissertation project: The painting medium in interdisciplinary overlaps and intersections
Supervisor: Mgr. art. Rastislav Sedlačík ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: PhDr. Karel Piorecký, Ph.D., DSc.
Opponent: doc. Mgr. art. András Cséfalvay, ArtD.
Examination date: 20 April, Monday
Examination time: 13.00–14.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Jelisaveta Rapaić

Feminist interpretations in contemporary textile and fiber art - the examination will be held in English

Field of study: Arts and Culture Studies
Study programme: History and Theory of Fine Art and Architecture
Department / training workplace: Department of Theory and History of Art
Title of the dissertation project: Feminist interpretations in contemporary textile and fiber art - the examination will be held in English
Supervisor: prof. Ing. arch. Monika Mitášová, PhD.
Consulting supervisor: none
Opponent: Dr. Maja Ćirić
Examination date: 20 April, Monday
Examination time: 15.00–16.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Martin Štefánik

Post-digital tools in a performative environment

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Visual Communication
Title of the dissertation project: Post-digital tools in a performative environment
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Art. Ján Šicko, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. art. František Király, PhD.
Opponent: MgA. Michal Indrák, Ph.D.
Examination date: 21 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 9.00–10.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Volodymyr Serhachov

Speculative evolution

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Design
Title of the dissertation project: Speculative evolution
Subtitle of the dissertation project: Cultures of the electromagnetic spectrum
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Sylvia Jokelová
Consulting supervisor: MA Jozef Eduard Masarik, ArtD.
Opponent: Mgr. Ľubica Hustá
Examination date: 21 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 10.30–12.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Radovan Labaš

Minimal living space

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Design
Title of the dissertation project: Minimal living space
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Minimal housing for a person in crisis
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Miroslav Debnár
Consulting supervisor: doc. Ing. arch. Peter Daniel, PhD.
Opponent: doc. Ing. Sabah Shawkat, PhD.
Examination date: 21 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 12.30–14.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Peter Záhora

Transfer of wall paintings in Slovakia. Mapping of completed transfers, assessment of their technical condition, and prospects for the use of this technique.

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Transfer of wall paintings in Slovakia. Mapping of completed transfers, assessment of their technical condition, and prospects for the use of this technique.
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Transfer of wall paintings in Slovakia. Documentation of completed transfers, the issue of their re-restoration, and the use of this technique today.
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Gabriel Strassner
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Marián Havlík
Opponent: Mgr. Vladimír Majtan
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 9.00–10.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Barbora Hank Palatínusová

The use of new methods for cleaning and stabilising the surfaces of historical monochrome photographs

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: The use of new methods for cleaning and stabilising the surfaces of historical monochrome photographs
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Janka Blaško Križanová, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. art. Zuzana Machatová, PhD.
Opponent: doc. Ing. Viera Jančovičová, PhD.
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 10.30–12.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr., Mgr. art. Eva Videnská

Reconstruction of an excessively damaged Baroque painting

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Reconstruction of an excessively damaged Baroque painting
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Methodology of analysing painterly brushwork for the reconstruction and attribution of works by J. L. Kracker
Supervisor: Ľuba Wehlend, akad. mal. ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: prof. PhDr. Marián Zervan, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. Radomír Surma, akad. mal. rest.
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 12.30–14.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. Mária Beňačková Rišková

Thinking and writing about design in Slovakia in the 20th and 21st centuries

Field of study: Arts and Culture Studies
Study programme: History and Theory of Fine Art and Architecture
Department / training workplace: Department of Theory and History of Art
Title of the dissertation project: Thinking and writing about design in Slovakia in the 20th and 21st centuries
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Writing and thinking about design in Slovakia in the period 1990–2025
Supervisor: prof. Ing. arch. Monika Mitášová, PhD.
Consulting supervisor: doc. Mgr. Zuzana Panák Husárová, PhD.
Opponent: prof. Mgr. Lada Hubatová-Vacková, Ph.D.
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 13.00–14.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H103

Ing. Barbora Hrmová

City and landscape. Overlaps

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Architectural Design
Title of the dissertation project: City and landscape. Overlaps
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: City and landscape. Interfaces
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Vít Halada, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: doc. PhDr. Jana Tichá, Ph.D.
Opponent: Mgr. Adrián Kobetič, PhD.
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 14.30–16.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. Linda Nagyová

The architectural and sculptural work of Dušan Kuzma

Field of study: Arts and Culture Studies
Study programme: History and Theory of Fine Art and Architecture
Department / training workplace: Department of Theory and History of Art
Title of the dissertation project: The architectural and sculptural work of Dušan Kuzma
Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Marián Zervan, PhD.
Consulting supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Vít Halada, ArtD.
Opponent: Mgr. Adrián Kobetič, PhD.
Examination date: 22 April, Wednesday
Examination time: 16.00–17.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Branislav Novotný

Graphic drawing, artistic thinking and the image (of the world)

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Printmaking and Other Media
Title of the dissertation project: Graphic drawing, artistic thinking and the image (of the world)
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Graphic drawing, thinking by hand and the image (of the world)
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Robert Makar, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Norbert Lacko, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. art. Pavol Truben, ArtD.
Examination date: 23 April, Thursday
Examination time: 9.00–10.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Ján Mýtny

Image after image

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Applied Arts
Title of the dissertation project: Image after image
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Habitus and performativity
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Pavol Macho, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Norbert Lacko, PhD.
Opponent: doc. Mgr. Ladislav Tkáčik, PhD.
Examination date: 23 April, Thursday
Examination time: 10.30–12.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. et Bc. Barbora Peterková

Research into the possibilities of the visual integration of an artwork.

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Research into the possibilities of the visual integration of an artwork.
Subtitle of the dissertation project: Research into methods and the history of unifying artworks through retouching.
Supervisor: prof. Boris Kvasnica, akad. mal.
Consulting supervisor: Igor Fogaš, akad. mal.
Opponent: Dr. Dipl. Rest. Paul Bernhard Eipper
Examination date: 28 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 10.00–11.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Lenka Červeňová

Metal threads in fragments of textile finds from archaeological research.

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Metal threads in fragments of textile finds from archaeological research.
Supervisor: prof. Mgr. art. Sylvia Birkušová
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. art. Zuzana Machatová, PhD.
Opponent: doc. Mgr. Zuzana Borzová, PhD.
Examination date: 28 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 11.30–13.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Samuel Horváth

Methodological aspects of restoring the surface finishes of stone sculptures with a focus on their presentation

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Methodological aspects of restoring the surface finishes of stone sculptures with a focus on their presentation
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Gabriel Strassner
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Adrián Kobetič, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. Martin Čičo
Examination date: 28 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 12:30–14.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H012

Mgr. art. Kristína Gáspárová

Study of the spectral characteristics of paint layers

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Restoration
Title of the dissertation project: Study of the spectral characteristics of paint layers
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Provenance analysis of artistic materials used in the Mannerist decoration of Bratislava Castle
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Janka Blaško Križanová, ArtD.
Consulting supervisors: doc. Mgr. Mgr. art. Barbara Hodásová, PhD.; Mgr. art. Zuzana Machatová, PhD.
Opponent: doc. Ing. Dana Dvoranová, PhD.
Examination date: 28 April, Tuesday
Examination time: 14:00–15:30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H012

Mgr. art. Veronika Pátrovič Kočáriková

Integration of current technologies into textile creation

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Textile Creation
Title of the dissertation project: Integration of current technologies into textile creation
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Integration of contemporary artistic approaches in textile creation
Supervisor: doc. Blanka Cepková MA
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Markéta Vinglerová
Opponent: prof. Miroslav Brooš, akad.mal.
Examination date: 30 April, Thursday
Examination time: 9.00–10.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Diego Hernando

The relationship between design and engineering through new technologies

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Design
Title of the dissertation project: The relationship between design and engineering through new technologies
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Štefan Klein, akad. soch.
Consulting supervisor: prof. PhDr. Zdenko Kolesár, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. art. Juraj Mitro
Examination date: 30 April, Thursday
Examination time: 10.30–12.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

Mgr. art. Paula Malinowska

Socially engaged digital art

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Platform of Digital Arts
Title of the dissertation project: Socially engaged digital art
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Non-human perspectives in digital art
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. András Cséfalvay, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: Mgr. Zuzana Panák Husárová, PhD.
Opponent: MgA. Barbora Trnková, Ph.D
Examination date: 30 April, Thursday
Examination time: 14.00–15.30
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135

MgA. Karina Golisová

Resilience and a resilient society as a response to crises

Field of study: Arts
Study programme: Fine Arts
Department / training workplace: Department of Photography and New Media
Title of the dissertation project: Resilience and a resilient society as a response to crises
Subtitle of the dissertation project: Communities and friendships as representations of resilience mediated through the photographic medium
Proposed change of dissertation project title during the dissertation examination: Communities and friendships as representations of resilience mediated through the photographic medium
Supervisor: doc. Mgr. art. Olja Triaška Stefanović, ArtD.
Consulting supervisor: doc. Mgr. Zuzana Panák Husárová, PhD.
Opponent: Mgr. art. Katarína Karafová, ArtD.
Examination date: 30 April, Thursday
Examination time: 15.30–17.00
Room at Hviezdoslavovo Square 18: H135