WESTERN MODERN ART (Theory)

Paper Code: 
CVAS 702
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Read and analyze the art works Western Modern artists.
  2. Understand a range of artistic techniques such as use of color, composition and medium.
  3. Learn how to do visual analysis.
  4. Study timeline to understand the historical development of Western art.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

 

 

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

 

Course Code

 

Course Title

CVAS 702

Western Modern Art

(Theory)

 

The students will-

 

CO183: Evaluate the achievements, experiments and advancements each of the mentioned artists made in Modern Art to formulate a deep appreciation of the legacy before them.

 

CO184: Examine major art school, tradition, artists, artworks, aesthetic values and theories to assess the qualities of work of art in their historical and cultural settings.

 

CO185: Develop analytic and critical skills and an artistic sensitivity to contemplate and interpret works of Western artists.

 

CO186: Recognize the various techniques used by artists mentioned in the syllabus and how they construct a language through unique skills in the artwork to incorporate that in their own work.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration.

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks.

Semester end examinations, Continuous Assessment Test, Class test, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, regular submission.

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Neo Impressionism: Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Toulouse Lautrec

Post Impressionism: Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne

6.00

Fauvism: Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Maurice Vlaminck

6.00
Unit III: 

Expressionism: Die Brucke – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt- Rottluff, Otto Mueller,

Der Blaue Reiter- WassilyKandinsky, Franz Marc, Auguste Macke, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka, Georges Henri Rouault, Marc Chagall

6.00
Unit IV: 

Cubism: Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Leger

6.00
Unit V: 

Futurism: Umberto Boccioni, GiocomoBalla, Gino Severini, Luigi Russolo, Carlo Carra

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Ackroyd,Christopher, Histroy & Techniques of The Great Masters : Toulouse – Lautrec, London : Eagle Edition Ltd., 2002
  • Archer,Michael, Art Since 1960, London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2002
  • Arnason, History of Modern Art, London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 
  • Bazin,Germain, A Concise History Of Art, Thames and Hudson, 1958
  • Bumpus,Judith, Van Gogh's Flowers, Oxford : Phaidon Press Ltd., 2001
  • Cassou,Jean, Piccasso, London : Oldbourne Press
  • Chaturvedi,Gopal, Aadhunik Chitra Kala, Devrishi Prakashan, 
  • Dodiya, Atul, Malevich Matters & Other Shutters, New Delhi : Vadhera Art Gallery, 2010
  • Douglas Cooper, The Cubist Epoch, Phaidon & Los Angeles County Museum, 1971
  • Faerna, Matisse, New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,Publishers, 
  • Faerna, Mondrian, New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,Publishers, 
  • Gauguin, New Delhi : Vadhera Art Gallery, 
  • Girard,Xavier, Matisse : The Sensuality of Colour, London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 
  • Goswami B.N., Adhunik Bhartiya Chitrakala ke Aadhar Stambha, Rajasthan Hindi granth Academy, 
  • Hall,Douglas, Klee, Oxford : Phaidon Press Ltd., 2001
  • Herbert Read, A concise history of modern painting, Thames & Hudson, 1967 reprint
  • John Elderfield, The “Wild Beasts”: Fauvism and its affinities, MOMA, 1976
  • John Golding, Cubism — a history and analysis (1907 – 1914), Faber & Faber, 1968 reprint
  • Jaffe,Hans L.C., Picasso, New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,Publishers, 1982
  • James,Jamie, Pop Art, Oxford : Phaidon Press Ltd., 2002
  • Janson, History of Art (2Vol), New Jersey : Prentice Hall International
  • Kandinsky, The Great Artists;80, Marshall Cavendish Ltd., 
  • Levi,Julian, Modern Art : An Introduction, London : Pitman Publishing Ltd., 
  • Malevich, The Great Artists;81, Marshall Cavendish Ltd.,
  • Miro, The Great Artists;87, Marshall Cavendish Ltd.,
  • Piet Mondrian 1872-1944, (Centennial exhibition catalogue), Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, 1971
  • Pontus Hulton,  Futurism& Futurisms, Thames &Hudson, 1987
  • Rose,Barbara, American Art since 1900, London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1967
  • Sakhlakar R.V., Aadhunik Chitrakala Ka Itihas, Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, 1995 & 2016
  • Sayre,Henry M., A World of Art, New Jersey : Prentice Hall International, 2004
  • Stevenson,Lesley, Gauguin, PRC Publishing Ltd., 2002
  • Taschen, C'ezanne, Delhi : Bharat Prakashan, 
  • Taschen, Expressionism: A Revolution in German Art, Benedikt Taschen
  • Taschen, Marc Chagall 1887-1985, Benedikt Taschen
  • Taschen, Pablo Picasso 1881-1973, Benedikt Taschen
  • Taschen, Salvador Dali 1904-1989, Benedikt Taschen
  • Thompson, How to Read A Modern Painting, Thames and Hudson, 2014
  • Uhde, Van Gogh, Oxford : Phaidon Press Ltd., 
  • Valminck, Masters of World Painting, Aurora Art Publishers, 
  • West, Chagall, London : Bison Group, 1990
  • West,Shearer, Chagall, PRC Publishing Ltd., 2002
  • Whitfield,Sarah, Fauvism, London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1996

 

E-Resources:

 

Reference Journals

  • JOA - Journal of Arts
  • ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts
  • Atishay Kalit- A Bilingual Research Journal of Fine Arts, Culture and Humanities
  • Kala: The Journal of Indian Art History Congress
Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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