ROUND COMPOSITION (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAS(C) 124
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. Appreciate and understand the compositions of master artists throughout history.
  2. Develop an understanding of tools, materials and techniques to master any form or shape they want to create.
  3. Formulate a deeper understanding by taking upon a journey that master artists may have taken while making the portrait.
  4. Reproduce a finished replica of an ancient work finely recreating features, face structure, rhythm and balance.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

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Round Composition

(Practical)

 

The students will-

CO16: Assess and critically analyze the famous and most important sculptural compositions of the world to understand compositional properties.

CO17: Integrate a strong understanding of compositional properties in their maquettes to execute properties of composition like Visual weight and Visual tempo.

CO18: Experiment with forms to practice communicating unique expressions through metaphorical or representative forms.

CO19: Presuppose and construct an armature that supports the physical weight and balance of the sculpture while modelling so as to balance weight and clay strength.

CO20: Develop an understanding of formal elements of artwork by recreating the decisions of form, proportion, posture etc made by artist already to understand composition via deconstruction.

CO21: Develop a high level understanding of tools and techniques on traditional medium to master manufacturing industry ready sculptures.

 

Approach in teaching:

Tutorials, Ideation, Selection, Development, Debriefing.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing of composition, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks, Experimenting

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

 

COURSE CONTENT:

The student will prepare composition in round using various textures, mediums 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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Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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