Creative Portrait (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAS (P) 125
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to-

  1. Construct original compositional artworks that reflect their knowledge of art so far.
  2. Showcase their unique thought process while utilising the form of a human head.
  3. Produce artworks that illustrate their individual aesthetics illustrating the properties of art like balance, rhythm, emphasis, movement etc

Course Outcomes:

Course

 

 Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

VAS(P) 125

Creative Portrait (Practical)

 

 

The students will -

CO21: Argue and debate on the important creative compositions of their liking so as to critically analyse their own aesthetic sense.

 

CO22: Observe, analyse and interpret forms to creatively portray original thought through head.

  

CO23: Compose an artwork that exemplifies their individual concept bearing portrait forms to be able to express through human head and manipulate its form.

 

 

CO24: Incorporate current and personal issues into their composition to learn to use art as a tool for commentary of socio political issues that they are sensitive about.

 

CO25: Experiment with different mediums of art to deduce which visual language the medium speaks.

 

 

CO26: Devise tools and machinery to construct finished casting surfaces to produce industry ready sculptures.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

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

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing of composition, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

 

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

 

COURSE CONTENT                                                                                                  Student will prepare a creative portrait in his own style using different techniques and mediums.

 

Submission:            4 works size 18” minimum

 

References: 
  • Julia L. Kay – Portrait Revolution
  • Rosie Llewwllyn Jones – Portraits in Princely India
  • Ricardo Barros – Facing Sculpture: A Portfolio of Portraits, Sculpture and Related Ideas

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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