Post Graduate Diploma Course Indian Arts and Aesthetics

Course Units Course Details Credit

Semester I

1.  Introduction & Philosophy of Indian Art Meaning of Art, Classification and Definition of Art

Shadang-Six limbs of Indian Painting
Bharatmuni’s Rasa Siddhant
Addition of Shanta Rasa-later philosophers
Abhinav Gupt
Reference of  Art inAncient Indian Texts- Kamasutra by Vatsayana, Chitra Sutra in Vishnu Dharmottara Purana, Manasollasa of King Somesvara
Dhvani Theory-Anandvardhana
Alankar, Auchitya, Riti, Guna and Dosha
Interrelationship between Visualand Performing arts

 

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2.   Introduction to Indian Painting and Applied Art History of Indian Painting (Pre-Historic art  to  Bengal Renaissance Period)

  • Pre-historic cave painting
  • Indus Valley art
  • Wall Painting tradition: Jogimara,Ajanta, Bagh, Sittanvasal, Badami
4
  Pal School, Apbhransha/Jain School.
  Rajasthani Miniature Painting
Mughal Miniature Painting
Pahari Miniature Painting
  Company School
  Kalighat Painting
Orissa Painting
Nathdwara Painting
Tanjore painting
  Raja Ravi Verma
  Bengal School
  Modern &Contemporary Indian Painting

Some important painters –
Jamini Roy
Rabindranath Tagore
Gagandranath Tagore
Amrita Shregil

Art Groups-
Calcultta Group, Progressive Artist Group
Delhi Shilpa Chakra.
Group 1890

 
  Contemporary Indian Painters

Satish Gujral, M.F. Husain, K.S. Kulkarni,  K.K. Hebbar,  N.S. Bendre, Ram Kumar, Arpna Cour, Anjoli Ila Menon, Anupam Sood, Nalani Malani, Arpita Singh, Tyeb Mehta, A. Ramchandran

  Introduction to Applied Art

Communication Design
Typography
Computer Graphics
Photography
Print Media

3. Introduction to Folk & Tribal Art of India Madhubani
Bhil Painting
Gond Painting
Warli
Kalamkari
Cheriyal Scrolls
Aipan
Mandana
Dokra Art
4
 

4.  Introduction to Indian Sculpture

Sculptures from Indus Valley Civilization 4
   Maurya Period Sculpture  
  Sculpture of Shunga & Satavahana period
  Kushana period Sculpture-Gandhara & Mathura
  Gupta period Sculpture
  Sculpture of Early Medieval Period
  Sculpture of Later Medieval Period
Contemporary Sculptors

D. P. Roy Choudhary
Ramkinkar Baij
Sankho Chaudhuri
Amarnath Sehgal
Ram V. Sutar

Semester II

5.  Introduction to Indian Architecture Indus Valley Civilization 4
Buddhist Stambha
Stupa
Chaitya Hall
Viharas
  North Indian Temple Architecture
Central Indian temple Architecture
  South Indian Temple  Architecture
6.  Introduction to Indian Dance Forms Folk Dances of India 4
Indian Classical Dances-Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Sattriya, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi and Manipuri
7.  Introduction to Indian Music Indian Folk Music 4
Different forms of Hindustani Vocal and  Instrumental  Music
Different forms of Carnatic Vocal Music and Instrumental Music
8.  Introduction to Indian Theatre History of Theatre in India
Applied Theatre
4
9.  Dissertation 8
The division of marks for evaluation of each paper will be as follows-

Theory-75 marks
Practical- 25 marks

The course structure involves evaluation of each paper with 75 marks for theory and 25 marks for practical. Practical will involve exposure of students to the workshops, programs, performances organized by IGNCA and visit to other art organizations, study of original artefacts in Museums and Galleries and preparation of assignments etc.

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