RELIEF COMPOSITION (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAS(C) 223
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

  1. Observe, analyses, interpret a form on a 2D plane with varying types of relief practices – Haut, Bas, Sunken.
  2. Replicate or construct newer surface textures and surface treatments on casted or carves relief surfaces.
  3. Learn how to measure with precision various details of the form and reinterpret it in relief format.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

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VAS(C) 223

 

 

 

 

 

Relief Composition

(Practical)

 

The students will -

CO36: Deconstruct (virtually) 4-5 relief works of their liking to detect better questions about their own aesthetics.

CO37: Compose a relief work displaying a strong sense of compositional properties like rhythm and balance to produce professionally composed works for the market soon.

CO38: Experiment with figurative forms through foreshortening or elongation even fragmentation to help them find unique ways of expression in relief.

CO39: Debate the qualities of each medium to use the best medium that adds to the language of their artwork.

CO40: Managing compositions by merging them or deconstructing them in 2 – 3 parts to add movement to their works of art.

CO41: Solve complexities of difficult mold making and casting processes of relief making to their chosen permanent medium to get industry ready skills at sculpting.

CO42: Construct relief works with sensitivity to its surface before and after the casting processes. Execute various textures and create their own textures that suit their artwork.

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, Field practical, handling of clay and tools.

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

 

COURSE CONTENT

Student will compose a relief (low/ high) and cast (if required) in any permanent medium (wood/ metal/ stone/ fiber/ scrape/ waste material)

SUBMISSIONS:      2 works in relief in minimum 4 sq feet.

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Peter Lang, Depth of Field, Relief Sculpture in Renaissance Italy
  • John Guy, Indian Temple Sculpture, Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd
  • Rajesh Chandra, Indian Art Architecture and Environment, Edukeen Publisher, Noida

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