STONE CARVING (Practical)

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

CVAS 505

Stone Carving (Practical)

The students will -

CO135: Explore the world of stone sculptures by reading about it and vising local studios and art galleries to educate themselves about industry practices in the medium.

CO136: Enhance their knowledge of various stones available in Rajasthan for sculpting like Bhaisrana, Makranato choose the one their want to sculpt in.

CO137: Understand the workings of various types of chisels for removal of stones in different ways. Use of iron hammer and its technicalities to get hands on experience on carving through hand held non mechanized tools.

CO138: Plan a simple composition with minimum negative spaces so as to understand how to execute minimalistic forms in carving mediums.

CO139: Examine and execute different textures and tool finishes using tools and abrasives of different types to determine the effect textures can produce on a work of art.

CO140:  Test various polishes and surface treatments on their sculpture to experiment with the visual language the polishes produce.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks,  Field practical, handling of matrix, printing press and tools, giving tasks to create sketches, layouts.

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