COMPOSITION IN ROUND (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CVAS 305
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Construct finished sculptures with a display of understanding basics of composition
  2. Gain theoretical and practical knowledge of terracotta, various firing methods, temperatures and handling of clay that needs to be baked
  3. Duplicate the chosen form as closely as possible - gaining knowledge about its anatomy, proportions, textures etc.
  4. Understand how to compose in 3D, building their knowledge of combining two or more forms together.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

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Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 

 

 

CVAS 305

 

 

 

 

Composition in Round

(Practical)

 

The students will-

CO66: Explore the elasticity, strength, malleability of clay in scaled compositions to become proficient with the medium.

CO67: Develop understanding of a 3D composition; train themselves to construct a work of art that is sound in the properties and elements of art like emphasis, balance, etc.

CO68: Reflect on their knowledge of facial features, and develop compositions using facial features as forms.

CO69: Understanding the mechanics of kiln and various practical issues that occur while working a clay sculpture to get well-acquainted problem-solving skills when they work in their own studios.

CO70:  Get accustomed to armature building to apply support to add strength of clay and facilitate the gravity of the sculpture.

CO71: Test their understanding of mold making, solving the various issues of piece mold to later ease into the more complex processes.

CO72: Cast in a permanent medium to understand how mediums like fiber glass, pop, cement etc are poured itno the mold, joining various pieces together.

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 matrix, printing press and tools, giving tasks to create sketches, layouts

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

 

COURSE CONTENT:

Process of Terracotta – clay preparation, handling and firing

SUBMISSIONS:      3 compositions in round. 

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Sculpture, designed by Baseline Co Ltd, Grange Books
  • Pip Seymour, The Artist’s Handbook, Arcturus, Grange Books PLC

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