AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM

COURSE PLAN
Academic year: 2020– 2021 Semester :I Odd
Department : Visual Media and Communication Course Title : Introduction to Visual Arts
Course Code : 18FNA111 Credits :2

Lecture Hours Topics Key words Objectives Remarks

No(s)

1 1-2 Unit I : History of Western Art Introduction to history of
Western art
1 2-3 Principles of composition Elements and Principles of
art and design
1 3-4 Prehistoric Art Paleolithic and prehistoric
cave art
1 4-5 Egyptian Art, Greek Art Arts produced in ancient
Egypt. Art of ancient
Greece
1 5-6 Roman Art, Byzantine art Visual arts in Ancient
Rome, Visual arts during
Byzantine Empire
1 6-7 Gothic art, Renaissance art Introduction and
characteristics of Gothic art. Painting, sculpture and decorative arts of the
Origin and characteristics of period of Renaissance.
Renaissance art
1 7-8 Baroque art, Romanticism Origins and characteristics
of Baroque art. Origins and
characteristics of
Romanticism (art)
Introduction about Western art to make ppt
students aware about history of paintings.
How the elements of art and design are ppt
organized according to the principles of art
and elements of composition.
Introduction to Prehistoric art. It’s origin and ppt
characteristics. Genesis of early sculpture and
painting.
Characteristics of ancient Egyptian art. ppt
Different stylistical division of ancient Greek
Art.
Visual arts and its characteristics made in ppt
Ancient Rome and in the territories of the
Roman Empire. Byzantine art, architecture,
paintings, and other visual arts produced in
the Middle Ages in the Byzantine Empire.
The characteristics of Gothic architecture. ppt
An idea about Baroque art. An idea about art ppt
in Romantic era.
1 8-9 Unit – II : Modernist Movements New forms of expression in An introduction about modernist movements. ppt
the art during modernism
1 9-10 Impressionism, Expressionism Impressionist art movement, To learn about impressionist artists and their ppt
Expressionist art movement paintings including post-impressionism. To
learn about expressionist artists and their
paintings including post-expressionism.
2 10-12 Dadaism, Surrealism and Cubism Characteristics of Dadaism, To learn about the power of imagination. ppt
Surrealism and Cubism. video
2 12-14 History of Indian Art, Indus Valley to Introduction and Brief idea about artistic expressions created in ppt
Vedic art characteristics of Indian art. the Indian subcontinent. To know about the
Understanding the art of forms of art found from various sites of Indus
Indus Valley civilization- Valley civilisation and Vedic art.
Vedic period.
1 14-15 Buddhist art, Medieval Hindu art Charactersitic of Buddhist To know about the artistic practices that are ppt
art, About Medieval Hindu influenced by Buddhism. To give an idea
art. about the tradition and history in Indian art.
1 15-16 Mughal art, Indian Miniature About Mughal art and To know about the characteristicsand ppt
Tradition architecture. South Asian influence of Mughal art. To know about the
painting confined to evolution of Indian miniature tradition.
miniatures
PERIODICAL EXAM I
1 16-17 Unit III : Indian art in the 20th Introduction to Indian art of Importance of 20th century art in India. ppt
century. 20th century.
2 17-19 Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Sher-Gil, Raja Ravi varma and his To know about the characteristics of Raja ppt
Rabindranath Tagore paintings. Amrita Sher-Gil Ravi Varma paintings. To know about the
and her paintings. characteristics of Amrita Sher-Gil paintings.
Rabindranath Tagore and Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore and the
The Bengal School (art Bengal school's influence in India
movement)
1 19-20 Modernist movements in Indian art British schools, Bengal To know about artists and their paintings in ppt
School, Shanthinikethan Modern era.
and Contextual modernism.

1 20-21 Unit IV : Principles of Composition Elements and Principles of To know about the composition of art ppt
art and design elements.

3 21-24 Perspective Dimension, Perspective, To know about dimensions and various ppt
Horizon Line, Vanishing perspectives in Drawings.
Point, Orthogonals, Linear
Perspective, One-point
Perspective, Two-point
Perspective.
1 24-25 Space Positive and Negative space To know about the balacing of space. ppt
in art.
PERIODICAL EXAM II
1 25-26 Unit V : Lines and rules of Introduction to various rules To know about the composition of art ppt
composition in composing art. elements. video
1 26-27 Directional lines Types of currves and lines. To learn how lines lead the path of eye ppt
1 27-28 Golden section rule, Rule of thirds Golden ratio principle, To know about composition on the basis of ppt
Composing on the basis of Golden ratio. To give an idea about
Rule of thirds composing of visual images such as in
designs, films, paintings, and photographs.
2 28-30 Color Theory Basic color theory, guidance To help in design and practical applications. ppt
to color mixing

Text Book Reference:

 • Art- “A world history”

• Indian Art- “A Concise History” by Roy C Craven

Assignments
• Class test -5

• Review of any surrealistic movie- 5

• Draw one point and 2 point perspective- 5

• Submit 2 photos (1 golden ratio principle, 1 rule of thirds)- 5