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WHAT DO WE OFFER? COURSE

THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE

We believe in a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to art education 1 st YEAR 2 nd YEAR 3 rd YEAR 4 th YEAR
that integrates traditional skills and contemporary conceptual approach
to art-making. Apart from an intensive studio practice and exposure to the SEMESTER- 1 SEMESTER- 3 SEMESTER- 5 SEMESTER- 7
foundations of liberal arts such as sociology, literature, philosophy and Communication Interdisciplinary Semester Abroad, 1 Cross elective
Studies- 3
(Optional)
Skills 1
politics, the students will participate in the interdisciplinary seminars, Interdisciplinary Philosophy/Literature 1 Cross Electives Study
develop their communication skills and learn to form a thesis. In this Studies-1 /Politics Thesis Seminar-1 Skill
manner, our students will be more equipped to contribute meaningfully to Study Study Study Concept
the contemporary art field. Our art education program is grounded upon a Skill Skill Skill Creativity
rich visual art experience for JSLH's undergraduate students. Concept Concept Concept Intensive studio
time
Creativity Creativity
The program is divided into four interconnected segments: study, skill, Creativity
concept and creativity. Each of the courses will fall into one of these SEMESTER- 2 SEMESTER- 4 SEMESTER- 6 SEMESTER- 8
components which will run throughout the program. Social Science 2 Cross Electives 1 Cross Electives 1 Cross elective
Interdisciplinary Study Thesis Seminar-2 Study
Studies-2 Skill Study Skill
Study is the foundation for art creation. If traditionally study was understood as a visual Study
analysis of the environment and its objects through sketches, drawing and clay- Concept Skill Concept
modelling, we expand this limited perspective to include the study of space, Skill Creativity Concept Creativity
colors, body, text, etc. Concept Creativity Final project/
Creativity exhibition

Skill is a matter of contention among artists and art educators. It is either celebrated INDICATIVE COURSES
or criticised by practitioners and art teachers. We believe in the centrality of skills,
but also in the need to rejuvenate its meaning and purpose. A skillful artist, STUDY 2D Study: Drawing | 3D Study: Clay Modelling | Colour Study: Painting | Study of miniatures |
Light and image: Image making | Study of space | Study of human body: 2D and 3D | Study of
nowadays does not only know how to draw, paint, sculpt or take photos, but also nature: 2D
to amalgamate visuals and ideas, art-making processes and its
conceptualization. Ceramics and glazing | Metal work | Print Making | Pottery | Photographic skills | Video editing
SKILL | Photoshop | Wood and Stone carving

Concept is central to contemporary art-making. In addition to courses on art history, History of Western Art | History of Indian Art | Introduction to visual culture | Critical Thinking
theory and philosophy, the students will be exposed to the latest developments CONCEPT and dialogue | Conceptual and post-conceptual Art | Contemporary Art in the Global South |
in the fields of cultural studies, critical theory and visual culture. Theory classes Art and Colonialism | Decolonialising Aesthetics | Introduction to Aesthetics | Art and Politics |
Introduction to cultural studies | Art, philosophy and what lies in-between | Thesis Seminars
will include visits to art galleries and studios, and interaction with artists,
curators, collectors and art dealers, which will give the students a first-hand Thinking through Painting | Thinking through Sculpture | Installation Art: Juxtapositions |
exposure to the dynamics of the art world. CREATIVITY New Media: Explorations | Digital Art in the age of technology | Body as medium | Text as
Image and vice versa | Art and the Environment: existing together | Experiments in
Performance Art
Creativity binds all the segments of the program. Study, Skill and Concept should help the Society and Arts (JSLH) | Environment and Visual Media (JSLH) | Literature and Arts of the
students to develop their unique visual language and artistic concerns. The Renaissance (JSLH) | Culture of Cities (JSLH) | Contemporary Cyberculture (JSLH) | Design
courses in this segment will be dedicated to both traditional and contemporary CROSS Thinking (JSLH) | Furnishing the Self: The Secret History of Identity and the History of the
media such as painting, video art, sculpture, installation art, performance, digital ELECTIVES Home (JSAA) | Cultural Policies and the Art Market (JIBS) | Law's Art and Art's Law: Legal
art etc. Aesthetics, Architecture and Visual Culture (JGLS) | Realism, Reality and Post-truth (JGLS) |
Environmental Philosophy and Activism (JGLS)
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Possible directions after BFA: curation, studio practice, art journalism, design, commercial art,
teaching, art management and art entrepreneurship, among others.