CREATIVE COMPOSITION (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24VAP425
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to Enhance visual literacy through observation and creation. Practice expressing ideas using mixed media. Produce artworks that reflect a mastery of techniques, processes, tools, and materials across various media. Learn how to effectively showcase your work in an exhibition.

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 

 

24VAP   325

 

 

 

Creative Composition

(Practical)

 

CO88: Construct series of sketches which demonstrates an understanding of the composition, and style of painting, materials and techniques used in creating connotative forms, conceptual and procedural relationships to one another.

CO89: Evaluate the need of manipulating the elements & principles of painting in a composition.

CO90: Assess, understand, interpret and enjoy painting from different cultures to initiate a life- long process of expanding knowledge on the diversity of our culture and heritage.

CO91: Execute variety of methods of creating composition: exaggeration, subtraction, molding, reducing, overlapping to make the composition more interesting

CO92: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

Semester end examination, Continuous Assessment Test, Sketching, layouts, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular, display and submission of artworks.

COURSE CONTENT:

The student will choose any one of the medium and will continue work in the chosen media. Oil /

Acrylics / Mix Media 3 canvases (size: 2x3 ft and 2x2 ft)

Submission: 8 works

Canvas Size- 3’x 4’ (minimum)

Note: The Exam will be conducted of 25 hours that will include 3 canvasses to be completed

(size: 2’x3’ and 2’x2’).

Essential Readings: 
  1. Bernard, Mike; Capon, Robin, Collage, Colour and Textile in Painting, London : Batsford Ltd, 2010
  2. Coomaraswamy, Ananda K., The Transformation of Nature in Art, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt.Ltd., 1994
  3. Escritt, Stephen, Art Nouveau, Art & Ideas
  4. Gage, John, Colour and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction, London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2001
  5. Guasch, Gemma; Asuncion, Creative Painting Series Form, United States: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. , 2003
  6. Guasch, Gemma; Asuncion, Creative Painting Series Line, United States: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. , 2003
  7. Gurenbara Bijutsukan, Image-beyond image: contemporary Indian paintings: from the collection of Glenbarra Art Museum Japan = Rupa-atirupa. New Delhi: Vadhera Art Gallery
  8. Kendall, The History And Techniques Of The Great Masters, London: Tiger Books International, 1989
  9. Korn, Great Masterpieces of the World, Todtri Productions Ltd.
  10. Mannering, Great Works of Indian Art, Bristol: Paragon Book Service Ltd.
  11. Monsef, Darius A, Color Inspirations, How Books, 2011
  12. Nice, Claudia, Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolour, North light Books, 2005.

Suggested Readings:

  1. Piyasena, Sam; Philp, Beverly, Just Paint It; The World's Most Enjoyable Painting Course Ever.  Kent (United Kingdom): Search Press, 2014
  2. Sharma    Creative Art and Craft    Macmillian India Ltd.
  3. Shrotriya, Creative Composition, Chitrayan Prakashan
  4. Vashishtha, Neelima, Tradition and Modernity in Indian Arts: during the Twentieth Century, Delhi: Aryan Book International, 2010
  5. The Great Artists Series, Marshall Cavendish Ltd., 1990
  6. Thompson, How to Read A Modern Painting, Thames and Hudson, 2014
References: 

E-Resources:

  1. Creative Composition: Inspiration and Techniques for Writing ...
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOMRWxo0ixo&pp=ygUdY3JlYXRpdmUgY29tcG9zaXRpb24gcGFpbnRpbmc%3D
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unogaCzNTz4&t=1261s&pp=ygUdY3JlYXRpdmUgY29tcG9zaXRpb24gcGFpbnRpbmc%3D
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsW_Ams5RSk&pp=ygUdY3JlYXRpdmUgY29tcG9zaXRpb24gcGFpbnRpbmc%3D
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRCbZIwUYYc&pp=ygUdY3JlYXRpdmUgY29tcG9zaXRpb24gcGFpbnRpbmc%3D
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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