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FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL ART (Theory) [1]

Paper Code: 
CVAF 101
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The course will enable the students to-

  1. An understanding of basic elements and principles of art and ability to apply them to a specific aesthetic intent.
  2. Gain an understanding of the historical origins of art history.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

CVAF 101

Fundamentals of Visual Art (Theory)

The students will -

CO1: Interpret and exemplify on art given by Indian and Western Scholars.

CO2: Understand about the methods and techniques of Painting, applied art, Sculpture and Printmaking.

CO3: Classify and compare various elements of art: Line, Color, Tone, Texture and Space and classify principles of Composition: Unity, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm, Proportion, Dominance and Perspective.

CO4: Understand and apply Shadanga, six limbs of Indian painting in her work.

Approach in Teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading Assignments, Multiple Points of View 

 

Learning Activities for The Students:

Self-Learning Assignments, Effective Questions, Giving Tasks, Oral Explanation

Class Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Solving Problems in Tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual And Group Projects

 

6.00
Unit I: 

What is Art- Definitions of art given by Indian scholars (Rabindranath Tagore, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Kapila Vatsyayan) and Western thinkers (Plato, Aristotle, Tolstoy, Croce, Hegel, Kant, Freud, Herbert Read)  

6.00
Unit II: 

Classification of Art: Painting, Applied Art, Sculpture, Printmaking (Techniques and methods and material)

6.00
Unit III: 

Elements of Art: Line, Form, Colour, Tone, Texture and Space

6.00
Unit IV: 

Principles of Composition: Unity, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm, Proportion, Dominance and Perspective

6.00
Unit V: 

Shadanga - Six Limbs of Indian Art

References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice – Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, Cayton
  • The Artist’s Handbook – A complete professional guide to materials and techniques – Pip Seymour
  • The Book of Art Vol-10 How To look at art (Index section)
  • Design Elements: From and Shapes-   Puhalla, Dennis M.
  • Art – The Definitive Visual Guide - DK Publications
  • Elements of Indian Art – Including Temple Architecture, Iconography & Iconography - S.P. Gupta Shashi Prabha Asthana (Only for Unit 5)
  • Art Fundamentals: Color, Light, Composition, Anatomy, Perspective, and Depth: Gilles Beloeil Andrei Riabovitchev Roberto F Castro [2]
  • Anatomy and Drawing: Victor Perard
  • The Elements and Principles of Composition for Drawing and Painting b: John Bollenbacher [3] .
  • Herbert et al, The Book of Art: Pictorial Encyclopedia of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (Ten Volume Complete,1 Jan 1971
  • Mamta Chaturvedi, Anurag Book Dist., Saundarya Shastra,1 Jan 2017

E-Resources

Reference Journals

Academic Year: 
2023-2024 [13]

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Source URL: https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/fundamentals-visual-art-theory-35

Links:
[1] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/fundamentals-visual-art-theory-35
[2] https://www.amazon.in/Art-Fundamentals-Composition-Perspective-Riabovitchev/dp/B01FEKEH4U/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&hvadid=82600980785095&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=art+fundamentals&qid=1604301143&sr=8-1&tag=msndeskstdin-21
[3] https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=John+Bollenbacher&search-alias=stripbooks
[4] https://ayushnanda.com/history-indian-aesthetics-brief-notes
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ4bQYZsrTE
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfsNwaL3o0
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJJHGtfGhqE
[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj6sM4Kj3-c
[9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Tx-1uqR9c
[10] http://dl.booktolearn.com/ebooks2/art/artrelated/9780073379272_Art_Fundamentals_5fd0.pdf
[11] https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=steam
[12] https://www.granthaalayahpublication.org/ArtsJournal/ShodhKosh/article/view/FOA_02/23
[13] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-2024