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Indian Modern Art-I (Theory) [1]

Paper Code: 
VAS 701
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to- 

 

  1. Analyze the artworks Indian 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 Indian art.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

Course

 Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Paper Code

Paper Title

VAS 701

Indian Modern Art-I

 (Theory)

The students will-

 

CO179:  Evaluate all the achievements, experiments and advancements each of the mentioned artists made in Modern Art to formulate a deep appreciation of the legacy before them.

CO180: 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.

CO181: Develop analytic and critical skills and an artistic sensitivity to contemplate and interpret works of Indian modern artists.

CO182:  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: 

Contribution, aim and approach of various Schools of Art and artists: Development in Calcutta, Madras, Lahore, Lucknow

 
6.00
Unit II: 

Company School (Patna School), Kalighat

Artists with individual styles: Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Shergil, Jamini Roy

 
6.00
Unit III: 

Bengal School: Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose

Indigenous artists: Rabindranath Tagore, BinodeBehari Mukherjee, RamkinkarBaij

 
6.00
Unit IV: 

Delhi Shilpi Chakra: B.C. Sanyal, Kanwal Krishna, DhanrajBhagat, PranNathMago, SatishGujral, Ram Kumar, Shailoz Mukherjee

 
6.00
Unit V: 

Calcutta Group: NirodeMazumdar, RathinMaitra, GopalGhosh, Pradosh Das Gupta, Paritosh Sen

 
References: 

BOOK RECOMMENDED:

  • The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1922-1947 : Partha Mitter
  • Contemporary Art in India, A Perspective : Pran Nath Mago
  • The Art of India : Kramrisch, Stella
Academic Year: 
2022-2023 [2]

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