CUET SYLLABUS FOR FINE ARTS

FINE ARTS (312) 

(Painting, Sculpture, Graphics and Commerical Arts

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PAINTING

Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Unit 4: The Modern trends In IndianArt
 

Unit 1: The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting (16th Century A.D to 19th Century A.D.) 

Miniature schools in India: Western-Indian, Pala, Mughal, Central India, Deccan, and Pahari.

(A) The Rajasthani Schools 

1. In summary, the following schools' origins and development:

Mewar, Bundi, Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jaipur, and the main features of the Rajasthani schools. 

1. Study of the following Rajasthani paintings:

Title / Set/ Painter	School
A Folio from Ramayana paintings of Sahibdin	Mewar
One Court scene or Hunting scene or Festival scene	Mewar Jagat Singh II
One Folio from Ragamala or Rasikapriya	Bundi
One painting of a Hunting Scene in a Forest Maharaja	Kotah with Kotah
Radha (Bani-Thani) byNihal Chand	Kishangarh
Pabuji Ki Phad, Folk Scroll painting	Bhilwara
Maru-Ragini	Mewar
Raja Aniruddha Singh Hara	Bundi
Chaugan Players	Jodhpur
Krishna on swing	Bikaner
Radha (Bani- Thani)	Kishangarh
Bharat Meets Rama at Chitrakuta	Jaipur

 

(B) The Pahari Schools:

1. Origin and development of Basohli, Guler, and Kangra schools in brief and main features of the Pahari Schools

2. Study of the following Pahari Paintings:

 

Title / Set/ Painter	School
One Folio of Ramayana (Sangri – Early Phase)	Basohli
One Folio ofGita Govinda of Jaideva by Manaku	Guler
One Krishna Lila or Bhagavata Purana Sukh	Kangra Folio by Nain
One painting fromNayaka Nayika Baramasa or Ragamala	Guler orKangra
Krishna with Gopis	Basohli
Nand, Yashoda and Krishna with Kinsmen Going to Vrindavana	Kangra

 

Unit 2: The Mughal and Deccani Schools of miniature painting (16th Century A.D. to 19th Century A.D.)

1. The Mughal School

1. Origin and development of the Mughal school in brief and main features of the Mughal School 

1. Study of the following Mughal Paintings:

Title	Painter	School
A Folio fromAkbar Namah	Basawan	Akbar
Baber Crossing theriver Sone	Jagannath	Akbar
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhana	Miskin	Akbar
Birth of Salim	Ramdas	Akbar
Jahangir holding the picture	Abul Hassan	Jahangir
Falcon on Bird-Rest	Ustad Mansoor	Jahangir
Kabir and Raidas	Ustad Faquirullah Khan	Shajahan
Marriage procession of Dara Shikoh	Haji Madni	Provincial  Mughal(Oudh)

2. The Deccani School 

1. Origin and development of the Deccani school and Main features of the Deccan School

2. Study of the following Deccani Paintings:

 

a	Ibrahim AdilShah II of Bijapur	Bijapur
b	Raga Hindola	Ahmednagar
c	Ragini Pat-hamsika	Ahmednagar
d	Hazart Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro	Hyderabad
e	Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)	Golconda

 

Unit 3: The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

• New Era in Indian art-an introduction

• Study of the following paintings:

1	Rama Vanquishing the pride of the ocean	Raja Ravi Verma
2	Journey’s End	Abanidranath Tagore
3	Parthasarthi	Nandlal Bose
4	Ghalib’s Poetry Paintingbased on	M.A.R. Chughtai
5	Select a cubistic painting	Gaganendranath Tagore
6	Mother and child	Jamini Roy
7	Female Face	Rabindranath Tagore
8	Hill Women	Amrita Sher Gill
9	Shiv and Sati	Nandlal Bose
10	Rasa-Lila	Kshitindranath Majumdar
11	Radhika	M.A.R. Chughtai
12	Meghdoot	Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya

 

• National flag and the Symbolic significance of its forms and the colours

• Contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for National Freedom Movement

• Tiller of the Soil-Nandlal Bose.

 

Unit 4: The Modern trends In Indian Art Introduction

 

S.No	Painting	Artist/Painter
1	Mother Teresa	M.F. Hussain
2	Birth of Poetry	K.K. Hebbar
3	Gossip	N.S. Bendre
4	Tantric Painting	G.R. Santosh
5	Words and images	K.C.S. Pannikar
6	Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean	Raja Ravi Varma
7	Mother and child	Jamini Roy
8	Haldi Grinders	Amrita Sher Gil
9	Mother Teresa	M.F. Husain
10	The Vulture	Kamlesh Dutt Pande

Sculpture

Study of the following sculptures:

 

1	Triumph of Labour	D. P. Roychowdhury
2	Santhal Family	Ramkinker Vaij
3	Standing Woman	Dhanraj Bhagat
4	Cries Unheard	Amar Nath Sehgal
5	Ganesha Figure	P.V.Janakiram
6	Dhanpal	Sankho Chaudhuri
7	Chaturmukhi	Aekka Yada Giri Rao

 

Graphic-Prints 

1	Whirlpool	Krishna Reddy
2	Children	Somnath Hore
3	Devi	Jyoti Bhatt
4	Of walls	Anupam Sud
5	Man, Woman and Tree	K. Laxma Goud

1. Create an inspiring workplace

At the conclusion of each working day, declutter, organise, and clean your creative space so that you can go back to creating. Clean your paint brushes and other objects, such as stray papers and books. This has a significant impact on your ability to think creatively, efficiently, and artistically.Use excellent lighting. An artist's visual performance is influenced by a variety of factors, including the kind of lighting, intensity, colour, and direction.

1. Before you begin, develop a concept

A notion is the starting point for all artistic endeavours. A notion is a mental image that the artist uses to describe how he or she intends to execute a task. When working on a piece of art, it's helpful to have an idea in your head or a notebook before you start working on it. An artist without an idea is like a tourist without a blueprint.

1. Keep it Simple

Overly-detailed paintings and photos confuse and disorient the observer, making it difficult to discern the subject's identity. Most strong pieces of art edit the redundant information, which enables the observer to concentrate on the important items.

1. Determination

To be a successful artist, one must have a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn. Every artist develops at their own rate. Be kind to yourself and enjoy the progress you're making as an artist.

In contrast to many other delightful experiences we have in our childhood, "Art" is an activity we can develop upon with age, which is one of the things I love most about it. For as long as we have the ability, the will, and the desire to enhance our craft, we may continue to grow and achieve as artists.

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