Week 1 : Clay: Terracotta and Terracruda
How is clay processed into objects?
Brick structures and urns from the Indus Valley and Megalithic sites in south India
Sculptures of terracotta and bronze from Harappa
Terracruda or unbaked clay-made objects and rituals
Week 2 : Architecture I: Basics of Buddhist and Jain architecture
Wood, stone and living rock
Stupa, vihara, caves and temples from Shunga, Kushana, Maurya and Gupta periods
Week 3 : Pigment: Mineral and vegetal colours
How pigment-based paints are processed and applied to walls
Bhimbetka drawings
Murals of Sittanavasal and Ajanta
Week 4 : Architecture II: Hinduism and temple building
Architectural treatise and utilisation of Vastupurusha mandala for making temples
Temples of Badami Chalukyas, Rashtrakuta, Chola, Chandela and Eastern Ganga dynasties
Week 5 : Stone: Memorials, Architectural Remnants and Objects
Types of stone in India: Mathura Sandstone, Deccani Basalt, Rajasthani Marble
Stone carving for architecture
Hero stones and their social significance
Household items and objects in royal court
Week 6 : Garden
Islam, the garden of paradise and afterlife
Tombs, palace, garden and waterways from the Mughal and Deccani context
Regional and foreign flora and fauna in Mughal and Deccani gardens
Week 7 : Paper
How does paper affect the character of painting and calligraphy? How are ink and pigments prepared?
Jain manuscripts and Islamic treatise
Mughal, Deccani, Rajput and Pahari miniature paintings
Mysore and Tanjore paintings
Week 8 : Printing: European Interventions
Printmaking techniques and their application in books and images
Bazar paintings of Kalighat and Battala woodcuts
Lithograph and Oleograph from Calcutta, Pune and Lucknow
Week 9 : “New” Colonial Media
Company paintings, European watercolour and Indian artisans
Oil painting in the Princely courts
Raja Ravi Varma
Week 10 : Daily Practice and Nationalism
Gandhian philosophy and stress on day-to-day practices such as spinning, weaving and self-sustainability as decolonisation
Alterative art education in Santiniketan, stress on habitual practice, co-existence of cultures
Nandalal Bose, Gandhi and Haripura posters
Overview of the significance of craft in nation-building
Week 11 : Multimedia Approaches I:
Introduction to the key developments in Indian Art after 1947
Post-independence artistic and design practices
Canvas painting, textile, furniture making between the 1950s and 1990s
Week 12 : Multimedia Approaches II:
Neoliberalism, transnational connections and “new media” approaches
Curatorial and collaborative projects between artists, educators and communities
Biennale, entrepreneurship and expansive notion of “art” after 2010
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