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Fundamentals of Visual Art (Theory)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course will enable the students to-
- An understanding basic elements and principles of art and ability to apply them to a specific aesthetic intent.
- Gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
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VAF 101 |
Fundamentals of Visual Art (Theory) |
The students will- CO1: Interpret and exemplify on art given by Indian and Western Scholars. CO2: Understand about the methods and techniques of Painting, Applied art, Sculpture and Printmaking. CO3: Classify and compare various elements of art: Line, Color, Tone, Texture and Space and classify principles of Composition: Unity, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm, Proportion, Dominance and Perspective. CO4: understand and apply Shadanga, six limbs of Indian painting in her work. |
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 examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials,
Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular submission.
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What is Art- Definitions of art given by Indian scholars (Rabindranath Tagore, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, KapilaVatsyayan) and Western thinkers (Plato, Aristotle, Tolstoy, Croce, Hegel, Kant, Freud, Herbert Read)
Classification of Art: Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture, Printmaking (Techniques and methods and material)
Elements of Art: Line, Form, Colour, Tone, Texture and Space
Principles of Composition: Unity, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm, Proportion, Dominance and Perspective.
Shadanga - Six Limbs of Indian Art
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
- Art Fundamentals : Theory and Practice – Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, Cayton (Available in pdf link : http://dl.booktolearn.com/ebooks2/art/artrelated/9780073379272_Art_Fundamentals_5fd0.pdf )
- The Artist’s Handbook – A complete professional guide to materials and techniques – Pip Seymour
- The Book of Art Vol 10 How To look at art (Index section)
- Design Elements: From and Shapes- Puhalla, Dennis M.
- Art – The Definitive Visual Guide - DK Publications
- Elements of Indian Art – Including Temple Architecture, Iconography & Iconography - S.P. Gupta Shashi Prabha Asthana (Only for Unit 5)
- Art Fundamentals: Color, Light, Composition, Anatomy, Perspective, and Depth : Gilles Beloeil Andrei Riabovitchev Roberto F Castro
- Anatomy and Drawing : Victor Perard
- The Elements and Principles of Composition for Drawing and Painting b: John Bollenbacher .
