COMPOSITION IN ROUND (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CVAS 404
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Get a practical experience of working with larger quantity of materials
  2. Interpret in clay a chosen organic form such as a bird or and animal – Understand its structure, proportion, texture etc
  3. Compose a 3D work of art using two or more human figures, birds or animals.
  4. Construct a 3D art work directly from PoP or cement, employing the techniques of direct handling of these materials.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

 

  Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

Course Code

 

Course Title

CVAS 404

Composition in Round

(Practical)

The students will –

CO94: Compose with two or more of their chosen organic forms while to display their knowledge of properties and elements of art.

 

CO95: Analyze and understand anatomy of the chosen forms in the composition to build a sculpture that looks interesting from all directions.

 

CO96: Build a sculpture on a well-built armature, constructing on it directly using quick drying mediums like PoP or cement for extreme practice in addition method of sculpting.

 

CO97: Apply enhanced observation to build a sculpture that is compositionally sound to practice building a sense of rhythm and balance. 

 

CO98: Demonstrate their mold making skills on a simpler level, taking mold with three to four pieces to understand the basic of the processes.

 

CO99: Practice casting the sculpture in permanent medium to add to their knowledge of newer mediums and how they work.

 

CO100: Experiment with various filing methods and surface abrasives to achieve a smoother finish to the work of art that is often highly desirable amongst clients. 

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, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and regular submission of artworks.

 

COURSE CONTENT:

Composition in clay of your own choice and the enlargement in round with two or more human figures, birds, animals with molding and casting. Direct building process in plaster, cement.

SUBMISSIONS:      4 Round Composition in any two processes

20 Layouts

5 sketch per day

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Modern Art, Flame Tree Publishing, UK , 2005
  • John Raynes, Figure Drawing & Anatomy for the Artist, Chancellor Press
  • John Plowman, Start Sculpting, Eagle Editions

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