Antique Study (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAS (P) 424
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course  Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

  1. Recreate almost identically the technique and aesthetic of the chosen famous sculpture.
  2. Analysis and understand principal of art and distribution of space.
  3. Recognize the importance of learning through recreation of an artwork.

Course Outcomes:

Course

 

  Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

VAS (P) 424

 

Antique Study

(Practical)

 

 

The students will -

CO93:  Imparting theoretical knowledge along practical re construction of an antique figurative sculpture of choice to understand aesthetics of various eras and places.

CO94: Demonstrate advanced skills in usage of tools and techniques to reconstruct the sculpture and differentiate how they have change over time from the original artist to them.

CO95:   Critique on and illustrate how the beauty standards of figurative works to analyze changes over time and era.

 

CO96:  Analyze and formulate an understanding of formal elements of artwork by recreating the decisions of form, proportion, posture etc made by artist already to learn directly from master artists.

 

CO97: Mold and cast full life works exemplifying professional skills of constructing a human form in a permanent medium.

CO98: Modify the surfaces through various surface treatments to make their artwork look exactly like the ancient work they are recreating.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing , Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical, handling of various material and mediums of art.

 

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Sketching, layouts Viva-Voice on display of artworks, Continuous Assessment Test, Quizzes, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and regular submission.

 

CONTENT:                                                                                     No Exam

Study of life/ figure made by great masters (Greek, Roman, Western, Indian etc)

Submission:            2 works minimum

 

References: 
  • John Griffiths Pedley – Greek Art and Archaeology
  • Gombrich – The Story of Art
  • JyotiRohillaRana – Sculpture Art of Amravati
  • RajendraYadav – Sculpture Art of Abaneri
  • Irene Korn – Auguste Rodin
  • Flynn Tom, The body in Sculpture, The Everyman art Library,1998, Calmann and King Ltd, London
  • Taschen, Auguste Rodin – Drawing & Sculpting
  • Gamba Claudio, Michelangelo, 2008, SkiraEditore, Milano, Italy
  • Dr. Neeta Yadav –Glory of  Ancient India

 

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