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RELIEF COMPOSITION II (Practical) [1]

Paper Code: 
25VAS(C)223
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to observing, analyzing, and interpreting forms on a 2D plane through a range of relief practices, including haut, bas, and sunken reliefs. They will explore techniques to replicate or create new surface textures and treatments on relief surfaces, whether casted or carved. Additionally, students will develop precision in measuring various details of forms and reinterpret them in relief format, enhancing their understanding and mastery of sculptural expression in relief.

 
Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Course Code

Course Title

25VAS(C)223

Relief Composition II

(Practical) 

CO34: Create a layout for a relief work that embodies a strong sense of compositional properties such as rhythm and balance, aimed at producing professionally composed pieces of relief composition.

CO35: Assemble the knowledge of the relief composition process and present it in showcasing the work, experimenting with figurative forms through foreshortening, elongation, or fragmentation to help them find unique ways of expression in relief.

CO36: Justify their works by explaining the relief composition process and validating their skill in composition to explore possibilities in relief. Discuss the qualities of each medium to select the most suitable one that enhances the language of their artwork. Manage compositions by merging or deconstructing them into 2-3 parts to infuse movement into their artworks.

CO37: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction. 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing of composition, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical, handling of clay and tools.

Layouts and Sketches, Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Daily Assignments, Observation, Student Teacher Interaction and Final Submissions.

COURSE CONTENT:

Student will compose a relief (low/ high) and cast (if required) in any permanent medium (wood/ metal/ stone/ fiber/ scrape/ waste material)

SUBMISSIONS: 2 works in relief in minimum 4 sq feet.

 
Essential Readings: 
  1. Peter Lang, Depth of Field, Relief Sculpture in Renaissance Italy
  2. John Guy, Indian Temple Sculpture, Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd

Suggested Readings: 

  1. Rajesh Chandra, Indian Art Architecture and Environment, Edukeen Publisher, Noida
References: 
  1. https://www.imaginated.com/blog/relief-sculpture/ [2]
  2. https://study.com/academy/lesson/relief-carving-definition-tools-techniques.html [3]
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzc3vhBqT4 [4]
Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [5]

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Links:
[1] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/relief-composition-ii-practical
[2] https://www.imaginated.com/blog/relief-sculpture/
[3] https://study.com/academy/lesson/relief-carving-definition-tools-techniques.html
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzc3vhBqT4
[5] https://visualarts.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026