FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL ART (Theory)

Paper Code: 
CVAF 101
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. An understanding of basic elements and principles of art and ability to apply them to a specific aesthetic intent.
  2. Gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

CVAF 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, Multiple Points of View 

 

Learning Activities for The Students:

Self-Learning Assignments, Effective Questions, Giving Tasks, Oral Explanation

Class Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Solving Problems in Tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual And Group Projects

 

6.00
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: 

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

6.00
Unit III: 

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

6.00
Unit IV: 

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

6.00
Unit V: 

Shadanga - Six Limbs of Indian Art

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice – Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, Cayton
  • 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 .
  • Herbert et al, The Book of Art: Pictorial Encyclopedia of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (Ten Volume Complete,1 Jan 1971
  • Mamta Chaturvedi, Anurag Book Dist., Saundarya Shastra,1 Jan 2017

E-Resources

Reference Journals

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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