ROUND COMPOSITION (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAS(C) 224
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

  1. Learn by recreation of an artwork from an important artist in history.
  2. Execute compositions in various extreme scales and learn to handle materials on either sizes of the composition
  3. Learn by duplicating the artists style, tool handling, surface treatment etc. while understanding their language of execution.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Course

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

VAS(C) 224

 

Round Composition

(Practical)

 

The students will -

CO43: Assess and critically analyze the famous and most important sculptural compositions of the world to understand compositional properties.

CO44: Integrate a strong understanding of compositional properties in their maquettes to execute properties of composition like Visual weight and Visual tempo.

CO45: Experiment with forms to practice communicating unique expressions through metaphorical or representative forms.

CO46: Develop an understanding of formal elements of artwork by recreating the decisions of form, proportion, posture etc made by artist already.

CO47: Employ various techniques and skills to take a mold that give them a perfect casting so they don’t have to compromise on their forms later in life.

CO48: Critically analyse surfaces of their sculptures, whether they want to leave the casting lines or smoothen out to understand the sensitivity the surface brings to an 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 tools, machines, and casting and molding equipments

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

The student will prepare compositions in round using various textures, medium and will practice for skillful handling of tools and materials.

SUBMISSION:  4 works in round

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • George Martin P.j., Objective Voice, Vadehra Art Gallery, 2010
  • Devi Prasad, Ram Kinker Baij, Tulika Books
  • Shubhalakshmi Shukla, Contemporary Indian Art - Imagined Locales, B. R. Publishing Corporation 
  • D. P. Roy Choudhary, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi
  • Meera Mukherjee, Folk Metal Craft of Eastern India, Bharat Prakashan, Delhi
  • Arnason, History of Modern Art, Thames & Hudson Ltd., London

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