Semester-I st 1 of 5 Scheme & Syllabus MFA (Painting) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (NAAC Accredited A Grade) Department of Visual Arts Scheme and Syllabus of M.F.A. (Painting) under (CBCS Choice Based Credit System) w.e.f. Academic Session 2016-2017 Name of the (LTP) 1 Practical VACB71 Creative Painting SC 200 --- 200 24 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 2 Theory VACB72 Modern Indian Art HC 80 20 100 3 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 3 Practical VACB73 Portraiture HC 100 --- 100 15 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 4 Practical VACB74 Museum Studies & SC 50 --- 50 5 Hrs. 0+0+2=2 Seminar 450 17 Semester-II nd Name of the (LTP) 1 Practical VACB75 Creative Painting SC 200 --- 200 24 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 2 Theory VACB76 Contemporary HC 80 20 100 3 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 Indian Art 3 Practical VACB77 Portraiture HC 100 --- 100 15 Hrs. 1+1+3=5 4 Practical VACB78 Installation/Video Art HC 100 --- 100 10 Hrs. 0+0+2=2 500 17 Note: i) The title/topic of the practical exam shall be determined by the external practical examiner(s) who is/are approved by the C.O.E. ii) The practical exams will be conducted in the month of November for Odd Semester and in the month of April for Even Semester under the guidance/supervision of internal practical examiner(s). After completion of practical exams the internal practical examiner (s) shall submit the practical works of the students to the HOD (Visual Arts), immediately. iii) The evaluation/marking of the practical exams of the students shall be done by the external practical examiner(s). iv) The student has to take any project of art related subject and submit with well typed in 1500 words plus concerned photographs and illustration as per the guideline of the teacher. v) In every theory paper a question will be set on objective type and shall carry 20 (two of each) vi) Every weekend student has to submit assignments of the given topic of the theory paper as well as practical by the teachers same will be displayed in the University.
Semester-III rd Name of the 2 of 5 Scheme & Syllabus MFA (Painting) 1 Practical VACB79 Creative Painting SC 200 --- 200 30 Hrs. 0+0+10=10 2 Theory VACB80 Post-Modern HC 80 20 100 3 Hrs. 4+0+1=5 Western Art 3 Practical VACB81 International Museum Studies & Seminar HC 35 15 50 --- 2 350 17 Semester-IV th Name of the 1 Practical VACB82 Creative Painting SC 200 --- 200 30 Hrs. 0+0+10=10 2 Theory VACB83 Post-Modern Indian SC 80 20 100 3 Hrs. 4+0+1=5 Art 3 Practical VACB84 Portraiture HC 100 --- 100 15 Hrs. 4+0+1=5 400 20 Note: i) ii) iii) iv) The title/topic of the practical exam shall be determined by the external practical examiner(s) who is/are approved by the C.O.E. The practical exams will be conducted in the month of November for Odd Semester and in the month of April for Even Semester under the guidance/supervision of internal practical examiner(s). After completion of practical exams the internal practical examiner (s) shall submit the practical works of the students to the HOD (Visual Arts ), immediately. The evaluation/marking of the practical exams of the students shall be done by the external practical examiner(s). In every theory paper a question will be set on objective type and shall carry 20 (two of each) v) Every weekend student has to submit assignments of the given topic of the theory paper as well as practical by the teachers same will be displayed in the University.
3 of 5 Scheme & Syllabus MFA (Painting) : Creative Painting (Practical) Maximum : 200 External : 200 : 24 Hours The student has to develop his or her a individual style based on technique as well as philosophical of the subject. no. of paintings 5, size as well as medium no bar. Before, : Modern Indian Art (Theory) Maximum : 100 External : 80 : 3 Hours Int. : 20 a. Company School: Patna, Murshidabad. b. Kalighat Paintings. c. Modernists: Paintings of Raja Ravi Verma and Amrita Shergil. d. Art Schools established by British-Calcutta, Madras, Bombay. e. Bengal School: Nationalist movement and Background-contribution of E B Havel and Abanindranath Tagore. f. Shantiniketan School- Contribution of Rabindranth Tagore, art of Ramkinker Baiz, Nandlal Bose, Binod Bihari Mukherjee, Gaganendranath Tagore, Sailoz Mukherjee, Jamini Roy, N S Bendre, Somnath Hore. g. Progressive Arts Group: Hussain, Raza, Gade, Bakre, Souza, Ara. Note: The assessment will cover assignment writing/slide explanation examination/ tutorials/ power-point presentations on the topic decided by the teacher after a discussion : Portraiture (Practical) Maximum : 100 External : 100 : 15 Hour distortion expression as per the requirement of the creative portrait. Size medium no bar. of portrait will be 5. : Museum Studies & Seminar (Practical) Maximum : 50 External : 50 : 5 hours The student has to take up a museum study project in a very particular manner, they have to make power point presentation and has to present in the department in the seminar form with the consultation of the teacher.
4 of 5 Scheme & Syllabus MFA (Painting) : Creative Painting (Practical) Maximum : 200 External : 200 : 24 Hours Enhancement of previous creative painting as selected by the student total no. of paintings will be 7, medium & size no bar. : Contemporary Indian Art (Theory) Maximum : 100 External : 80 : 3 Hours Int. : 20 Modern Artists: Bhuppen Kakar, Ram Kumar, J. Swaminathan, Gaitonde, K.G. Subramanyam, Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, Krishna Reddy, Bikas Bhattacharya, Jahangir Sabavala, G R Santosh. Contemporary Modern Artists: G. M. Sheikh, Manjeet Bawa, Satish Gujral, Jatin Das, Arpita Singh, Arpana Kaur, Jogen Choudhary, A. Ramachandran, Anupam Sud, Meera Mukherjee, Anjolie Ela Menon, Nalini Malani, Gogi Saroj Pal. Important Sculptors: D.P. Roy Choudhary, Shanko Choudhary, Dhanraj Bhagat, Nagji Patel, Ankit Patel. Note: The assessment will cover assignment writing/slide explanation examination/ : Portraiture (Practical) Maximum : 100 External : 100 : 15 Hour distortion expression as per the requirement of the creative portrait. Size medium no bar. of portrait will be 5 : Installation/Video Art (Practical) Maximum : 100 External : 100 : 10 Hours Since the modes of expression in visual medium too are changing in the present times, therefore, the students in this semester will experiment with the new mediums of installation and /video art. They will produce 3 installation and /video art in this semester. : Creative Painting (Practical) Maximum : 200 External : 200 : 30 Hours The student has to enhance his or her a individual style based on technique as well as philosophical of the subject. no. of paintings 5, size as well as medium no bar. Before,
5 of 5 Scheme & Syllabus MFA (Painting) : Post-Modern Western Art (Theory) Maximum : 100 External : 80 : 3 Hours Int. : 20 a. Theory of Post modernism with respect to art. b. Introduction to Contemporary Art Practices- Video art, Installation Art, 3 dimensional computer based artworks, etc. c. Contemporary Western Painters-Damien Hirst, Anish Kappor, Kara Walker. Note: The assessment will cover assignment writing/slide explanation examination/ : International Museum Studies & Seminar (Practical) Maximum : 50 External : 35 Int. : 15 The student has to take a museum based study from any country's museum. Gathering of information, data collection and compilation as a project after documentation student has to give seminar in the department regarding this. : Creative Painting (Practical) Maximum : 200 External : 200 : 30 Hours The student has to enhance his or her a individual style based on technique as well as philosophical of the subject. no. of paintings 5, size as well as medium no bar. Before, : Post-Modern Indian Art (Theory) Maximum : 100 External : 80 : 3 Hours Int. : 20 a. Art Trends/practices like Installation, Video etc. b. Painters and creators: Vivan Sundaram, Subodh Gupta, Pushpamala N., Atul Dodiya, Ved Nayar and others. c. Feminism in Art. Note: The assessment will cover assignment writing/slide explanation examination/ : Portraiture (Practical) Maximum : 100 External : 100 : 15 Hour distortion expression as per the requirement of the creative portrait. Size medium no bar. of portrait will be 5.