AKTU Integrated Design Project-III (BBFP555) Syllabus PDF – BFA 3rd Year

Course Objectives

• To enable students to integrate advanced design principles, colour theory, and composition into complex, multi-layered art projects.
• To develop advanced skills in conceptualizing, planning, and executing a coherent, series-based body of visual artwork with a clear personal vision.
• To encourage in-depth experimentation with diverse media, techniques, materials, and mixed-media approaches in painting.
• To foster advanced creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and mature individual artistic expression.
• To introduce professional, project-based, industry-oriented, and exhibition-ready art practices.
• To enhance the ability to communicate ideas visually through a cohesive body of work, professional portfolio, and public exhibition.

Course Outcomes

• Analyze and apply advanced principles of design, colour, and composition within a cohesive, multi-work art project.
• Conceptualize and plan a cohesive series of visual artworks with a clear artistic vision and thematic depth.
• Experiment with and evaluate diverse media, techniques, and mixed-media approaches to enhance individual artistic expression.
• Create an integrated, exhibition-ready body of work that demonstrates individual creativity and professional design practice.
• Communicate ideas effectively through professional exhibition, portfolio presentation, and completed artworks. Design Projects:

1. Advanced Creative Thinking Process & Conceptual Development
2. Art and Philosophy: Exploring Existential & Conceptual Themes
3. Art and Culture: Cross-Cultural & Contemporary Perspectives
4. Public Art: Community-Engaged & Site-Specific Projects
5. Digital Art & New Media Painting
6. Contemporary Art Trends & Global Movements
7. Art History: In-Depth Period/Movement Study & Application
8. Art and Poetry/Literature: Interdisciplinary Visual Narratives
9. Open Thematic Exploration: Developing a Personal Artistic Voice
10. Aesthetics: Advanced Theory & Critical Application
11. Art and Society: Socio-Political Commentary through Painting
12. Pop Art: Contemporary Reinterpretation
13. Street Art & Urban Art Practices
14. Great Masters and Their Work: Homage & Reinterpretation
15. Art Criticism & Curatorial Writing
16. Museum & Gallery Studies: Exhibition Design
17. Advanced Mediums and Techniques (Mixed Media, Experimental Surfaces)
18. Series-Based Painting: Developing a Cohesive Body of Work
19. Abstract & Non-Representational Painting Explorations
20. Portraiture & Figure Studies: Advanced Approaches
21. Landscape & Environmental Art: Contemporary Interpretations
22. Art Therapy & the Psychology of Colour
23. Sustainable & Eco-Art Practices
24. Portfolio Development & Professional Exhibition Practices
25. Live/Public Exhibition Project (Capstone) Evaluation Methodology:
26. Individuals Daily Performance
27. Project Review: Mid Semester
28. Peer Review & Critique Session
29. Project Submission & Viva: End of the Semester
30. Exhibition / Portfolio Presentation

Suggested Assignments

1. Assignment 1: Create a cohesive series of at least 5–8 paintings on a self-chosen advanced theme (from the Design Projects list), demonstrating conceptual depth, exploration of media/technique, and a unified artistic vision. OR
2. Undertake an in-depth study of a chosen art movement or master artist, and create a body of work that reinterprets or responds to that study in a contemporary context.
3. Assignment 2: Curate and present a professional portfolio/exhibition of the completed body of work, including an artist statement, exhibition display plan, and documented critique/feedback session.

Text Books

• Gombrich, E. H., The Story of Art, Phaidon Press.
• Itten, J., The Art of Color, Wiley.
• Mayer, R., The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking.
• Chilvers, I., The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists, Oxford University Press.
• Barrett, T., Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary, McGraw-Hill.
• Chaitanya, K., A History of Indian Painting, Abhinav Publications.

Reference Books

• Arnheim, R., Art and Visual Perception, University of California Press.
• Danto, A. C., What Art Is, Yale University Press.
• Berger, J., Ways of Seeing, Penguin Books.
• Mitter, P., Indian Art, Oxford University Press.
• Selected exhibition catalogues of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi.
• Selected critical writings and monographs on modern and contemporary Indian and Western masters.

Online Resources

• www.nga.gov
• www.tate.org.uk
• www.moma.org
• www.saffronart.com
• www.artforum.com
• www.ngmaindia.gov.in
• www.wikiart.org