Fundamentals of Visual Art (Theory)

Paper Code: 
VAF 101
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
6.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

What is Art- Definitions of art given by Indian scholars (Rabindranath Tagore, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Kapila Vatsyayan) and Western thinkers (Plato, Aristotle, Tolstoy, Croce, Hegel, Kant, Freud, Herbert Read) 

6.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Classification of Art: Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture, Printmaking (Techniques and methods and material)

6.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Elements of Art: Line, Form, Colour, Tone, Texture and Space

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Principles of Composition: Unity, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm, Proportion, Dominance and Perspective

6.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Shadanga - Six Limbs of Indian Art

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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