Visual Arts 101

experience: water colours

2011-09-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

This is the first time I am painting with water colors...and it feels 'peaceful' and calm.

Khushbu Patel
Fsle 1

Art in 2020

2011-01-28T22:39:00.000-08:00

“Future of Art”

Art struggles as we move ahead, it seems genius has been pronounced dead and mediocrity and irony congratulate one another on their empty existence. A trip to a modern museum of art leaves most of us scratching our heads in confusion. Art has lost its power over our collective imaginations because they can no longer speak for us in any meaningful way.
The entire edifice of new art has rotted itself so completely from the inside out that it has nearly crumbled to dust.
If we began with the period when art came into existence, it was something called beauty, a beauty which normal eyes can appreciate and admire. It showed human creativity and willingness to learn and explore new things. Let us take the example of Cave paintings, the freshness of the color used and style of painting showed their observation skill.
As we move ahead, the various period of European Art are:
Mannerism, Rococo, Baroque, Neo-Classicism, Pointillism, Surrealism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Post-Expressionism, Abstract, Dadaism, Cubism etc
Each period was marked with a special characteristic and had a significance of its own….
But as we move ahead, we could see the art deterioting. The freshness and the beauty which was there in Mannerism, Baroque or a Rococo could not be seen in the later art periods. The later ones were not as realistic as we could see in the former ones. The former would depict scenes from the natural lifestyle. Pointillism and Fauvism on the other hand was moving away from the reality, Pointilism used bright colors but in a typical way of dots where those dots used to combine and form the base of color. Fauvism was again use of bright colors in an unrealistic way. For example the face would be painted with all bright colors. Surrealism had a unique way of presenting, its painting would contain daily item in an unrealistic way, which was difficult to understand.
And as these art period moved ahead, one can easily make out that it was that the meaning of beauty was changing or what was changing was becoming a mystery itself.
The earlier art period had perspective, a sense of coloring and could depict beauty through their paintings which the later period lacked.
Looking at the example of Duchamp’s Fountain clearly shows the influence of deconstructive philosophy, an ordinary white porcelain urinal, signed by Duchamp, put on display in 1917 as “serious artwork”.
Its display had caused a sensation and critics, the public, and other artists argued strenuously about the work, coming only to the conclusion that it was hugely controversial. It looked as if art made a joke to which no one is interested in listening also. But Duchamp was clearly onto something, for in 2004 five-hundred leaders in the art world voted it “the most influential work of modern art”, beating out Picasso's Guernica. How is it that a signed toilet is viewed with such reverence, and without a knowing wink? Is a signed toilet really art? If so, to whom, and for what reasons?
Being students of art, we can only comment and understand that there is absolutely no presence of shadanga...So on what basis should we judge them and absolutely no importance of subject.

"Fountain", Duchamp
Like just about everything else, art evolves and changes through time, building upon the success, insights, mistakes, and innovations of what came before
From the horse drawn carriage and wood fire, we progressed to space travel and nuclear fusion. Likewise, the arts progressed from realism to impressionism to dada to minimalism to post-modernism, and so on.
Now, here we stand in the 21st century. The progress of science and art has brought a marriage of marvels and horrors. The worst of the horrors grew from a cynical relativism. In science, it could be the physicist who thinks just because he can, he should design bombs that can kill millions of people. In art, it could be the artist who thinks just because he can, he should say a urinal in a gallery is art. What we value creates culture. Culture informs action. Action defines history. History determines the present. The values of the 20th century have led us to where we are now. The sarcastic relativism of dada will be widely embraced by the collectors, museums and publications that profit from the marketing of its philosophy. Its impact has been felt in all aspects of western culture. So much so that Beauty is commonly believed to have no place in art. From Wilde to Serra, it has been argued that Art has no use. Indeed the word 'art' has been rendered meaningless, as anything can be art, if so named. This is cynicism. This is nihilism. This is the art world in the first steps of the 21st century. Sarcasm, empty intellectualism, decay and the desperate need to shock have been in vogue for too long now. It is easier to desecrate something of Beauty than to create something of Beauty. Because Duchamp could not create it at the time, Duchamp sought to de-value Beauty. The resurrection of Beauty will be resisted at first. It will be called naive, superficial and simplistic. The pretense of the critics will be similar to that which Duchamp sought to obliterate with his ready-mades. Here, now, it is far more revolutionary to be sincere, romantic and idealistic. And while we reject the values derived from 20th century relativism, this does not make us neo-classicists. Classifications are meaningless to anyone seeking Beauty. There will be works lacking Beauty in the future just as they have started during Dadaism and others. Beauty can bridge any chasm and should be the goal of every culture. Beauty is the purpose of art, just as a building is the purpose of architecture. The utility of art is to inform us of Beauty, Beauty is a fundamental need of the healthy human condition, like oxygen. Dysfunction in the individual, the family, the society and the world is often due to a lack of Beauty. This is our destiny: to resurrect Beauty and to rally others to do the same.
Now standing in this world and giving sarcastic comments about others would just not be enough for any individual. If I as an individual think that something should be given a sense of beauty again, I should be the first one to take a step towards it, but then I realize that I alone won’t be able to exist without others support and help. Hence we have our Visual Art Class which shows us the meaning of harmony and helped us realize our own existence and to know what real beauty is…
Here is a little initiative taken by our teacher and mentor to show us, the youth what is beauty and how should we try to get it back which we have lost in our childhood.

If this kind of initiative is taken all over the world, we have hope that we can stop art from deterioting and the future of art is in safe hands.

ANKITA PODDAR
FSB-1 (61199)

Demonstration

2011-01-20T02:01:00.000-08:00

This was the demonstration by the Visual Art faculty for the same subject of making a painting using basic shapes [circle, square, triangle].
Students are taught, the use of primary and secondary colors and also the techniques of using acryllics and oils.

multiplicity

2011-01-20T01:52:00.000-08:00

This is usually the first assignment of the visual art 201[advanced]course. Students learn to paint either in oil or acryllic. Many compositions are made by each student, using a circle, square and triangle. This is to motivate them to think lateral/ divergent/in multiples.
This 'multiplicity' is the first step to lateral thinking or creative thinking.

When the works are put up, they can relate to words like 'harmony/ balance/ rhythm' better.

The course is an endeavor to inculcate these traits in the students.And am happy that they are understanding it well.

Howard Gardner on Art Education

2011-01-12T05:01:00.001-08:00

"Art education is too important to be left to any one group, even that group designated as 'art educators'. Rather, art education needs to be a cooperative enterprise involving artists, teachers, administrators, researchers and the students themselves."

Kirti's acryllics

2011-01-08T20:30:00.000-08:00

The 'Magic' of water colors

2011-01-08T01:58:00.000-08:00

I usually paint with my head phones on . I could not believe that though the music was loud and clear right close to my ears....as i was engrossed in the water colors, I could not HEAR ANYTHING! I was very surprised by the 'magic' these colors possess and the way they are capable of 'drowning' us into them. It is fun!

Pratik Thomas
Fsle 1

The difference

2011-01-07T04:02:00.000-08:00

The differenc ein the visual art class and the other classes is that in the other classes we just 'take-and-take' but here we GIVE and GIVE! ie we are constantly creating something. it FEELS very good!
Pratik Thomas
fsle 1

Making of the mund

2010-10-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

What is 'creativity'?

2010-09-28T20:39:00.000-07:00

What is creativity?

Earlier whenever i heard the word “creativity” I always associated it with "Out of the Box Thinking". The first thing that strikes our left brain is that creativity always relates to creating what has never been thought of. But have you ever imagined that the right brain is never active when your left brain takes charge of your thinking process. But then after the visual art class I realized the being creative not only means thinking with the help of right brain but also thinking simple ideas. We are so much tied up with our linear world (controlled by the left brain) that thinking laterally (by the right brain) is a seldom thought. Thus to be creative, I would say “How can I depict this same beauty in more simpler but different way than it is now as shown complex by Mother Nature?” Answer this simple question and you will find yourself being creative. Being creative essentially means you adore the beauty around you and reciprocate it in some manner back to the surrounding or the society. Perhaps the greatest single barrier to becoming more creative is the fear of risk. Creativity demands that we step into the unknown.
Here I would like to mention the 3 pillars of creativity:

1. Do it yourself:
The moment you get a new idea, start making a list. Don’t worry about order. Order comes later. Just puke everything out in movable bits of content so that way when it self-organizes, you can easily categorize it.

2. Do it with available resources:
When you are constrained by the resources available to you, you are bound to think “Out of the Box”. No theorems of operations management or rather any other management is going to help you in calculating the “Optimum” use of resources. Rather do not even let this happen. Use everything that is available to you. One way to be creative is to use and fit a resource purposefully into something. For example, if I am making a pen-stand out of matchsticks then probably a soft toy is not useful. But what if I make a base plate and put the soft toy near to the pen-stand so created as if it seems that the cute little creature is holding the stand for you!

3. Do it anytime, anywhere:

This is the most important pillar as this is the pillar that according to me symbolizes the real creativity and also bears the fruit of joy. Creative idea is just a random thought that occurs to you that you want to make something like this…or something like that…
This is where your thought process begins. And the fun part is it can begin anywhere. Be it classrooms, be it meeting or board rooms, be it while you take bath, etc. The desire to fulfil the idea just born into the 20gram data centre will lead to infinite tonnes of joy.

Always remember, the moment you have a creative idea, the next instant is of fear. What if I am not able to make this! But learn to trust, recognize, follow, and push your personal instincts and signs. Do not let your self-confidence ever go low. Shall you start losing the self-confidence; recall the 3 pillars of creativity.

Minesh Doshi-FSB 2

My painting during the vacation

2010-09-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

I have enclosed my painting which i did during the summer.
Its an inspiration from Jackson Pollock and i have used the mediums you have taught us i.e ; oil paints, acrylics and poster colors.
Thank you,maam, for inspiring me sooo much!
Dhvani Kothari -[Fsle]

Faculty response; Am impressed to see Dhvani painting during the vacation. Wish, more students do so!Keep it up, Dhvani!

Unconventional 20!

2010-09-17T06:01:00.000-07:00

"How can we imagine trees that do not exist and that too 20 of them".The first reaction that everyone has to make
20 trees which are not conventional.But finally on the day of submission, the outcome was amazing!!!.
There were trees made out of moths,names,balls,hearts,dots,semicircles,squares,triangles,alphabets and so on.
Suniti mam was overwhelmed with the imagination of the students.23 students had 20 unconventional trees...
~what a sight to watch 460 designs~
Maybe someday we will be able to see some of our own created trees somewhere on this earth or even god is impressed by our
creation to create such trees..!!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here are few of those beautiful and mind-blowing designs

monochromatic paintings by students of 101

2010-08-31T04:02:00.000-07:00

monochromatic paintings in poster color by students of 101

2010-08-31T04:01:00.001-07:00

2010-08-31T04:00:00.000-07:00

work done by students of 101

2010-08-31T03:54:00.000-07:00

Students reflections on making a colour wheel

2010-08-30T22:29:00.000-07:00

Ankita Poddar -

"I had designed my own color wheel so it felt nice to try something new and make it visually appealing.I had learnt a lot about every color and its outcome when put across with another color....theoritically colors seemed different but when put on paper, the effect that the combination of primary and secondary colors had given was worth the efforts.....I have been more than satisfied with my color wheel outcome....also felt encouraged when appreciated for the efforts I've put in"

Sushmitha Banda -

"Fascinating,gave me a feeling of exploration and basically learnt about each color's behavior...was an amazing observation made as to how each color behaved when interacted with another primary color....it also shows how each color component plays a different role in every color exhibited by it"

Prachithi Bhandari -

"I have spun the wheel of colors...:-) looking forward to more such wheels "

Raman Rathi -

"Blinded by colors....amazing fun to play around with the colors....never paid much attention to how actually the colors when mixed ,and transformed into different colors which look so beautiful"

Falak Trivedi -

"Very good learning experience..."

Vignesh Nathan -

"Awesome is the term used to describe the wonderful fusion of colors....visually stimulating...appealing...soothing...though seemed like a very basic exercise with poster colors ,it reflects a lot about every color's nature.The metamorphisis undergone by every color during the fusion is something that catches every eye"

Tejas Sarda -

"Color wheels win over Hot wheels!!" :-)

Radhika Molala -

"Looking forward to more such wheels....very good experience"

absolutely awesome paintings!

2010-08-30T22:27:00.000-07:00

photos or paintings?

2010-08-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

Iman Maleiki's awesome paintings

2010-08-30T22:02:00.000-07:00

Iman Maleiki was born on 1976 in Tehran. He has been fascinated by the art of Painting since he was a child. At the age of 15, he started to learn painting under the mastery of his first and only teacher - Morteza Katouzian - who is the greatest realist painter of Iran. Meanwhile, he began to paint professionally. In 1999 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Art University of Tehran. Since 1998, he has participated in several exhibitions. In the year 2000, he got married and in the following year he established ARA Painting Studio and started to teach painting, considering classical and traditional values.

The most important exhibitions he has participated in, are: The Exhibition of Realist painters of Iran at Tehran Contemporary Museum of Art(1999) and The Group Exhibition of KARA Studio Painters at SABZ Gallery(1998) and at SA'AD ABAD Palace(2003) . In 2005, Iman received the William Bouguereau award and the Chairman's Choice award in the second international ARC salon competition

Thanks,
Radhika Molala
FSB-1

Lost and found

2010-08-27T23:03:00.000-07:00

I had lost touch of sketching and drawing after school...I rediscovered it in Flame.The day I sketched, I found myself to be very calm and satisfied and I slept well.It is funny but once again sketching is in my heart and mind. In class or anywhere, whenever I am bored, my hand finds a pencil and automatically starts sketching.

Tejas Vijay Sarda- Fsb 1

My sketching experience

2010-08-27T21:58:00.000-07:00

My sketching experience “healed” my eyes, and also saved my memory.
I was “blind” before I started sketching as I always missed the interesting things around me. I saw not only shapes and colors, but also something other people have ignored, such as textures and shadows. Each time I turn over my sketchbooks, the real scenes in every page pop up in front of me; they are the media of my memories and feelings.Thit is the experience that taught me the most about myself.

Raman Rathi [Fsb 1]

calligraphy for me...

2010-08-14T20:09:00.000-07:00

Typography and calligraphy is by far the best course i have taken this trimester. Apart from handwriting, it further tests the creative
skills. It forces me to think which is a good thing and also simultaneously learn something new and creative. This is the one course
that helps keep a free, calm and relaxed mind.

Yash Merchant
Fsle 2

The first class of Typography & Calligraphy

2010-08-10T20:39:00.001-07:00

Calligraphy means "beautiful writing" but is means "beautiful class" as well.. Our class started with a bang making us all inventors of a new font which we were allowed to create and also name ourselves! Ours was called "missing" and the font can be seen in the visual arts studio, along with many other beautiful creations.

Shruti Bansal
fsle 2

Life without art!

2010-07-29T05:14:00.001-07:00

Life without Art is said to be like a song without any music.
During the preparatory program of art and design course, we got to learn a lot about the way our mind is connected to the spiritual as well as the materialistic things in the world : all about the - right part of our brain, that gives us an ability to imagine more creatively and beyond the horizons of our mind ! It was like an exercise that made us think in a new band of life...
This course of art and design has changed my perspective of looking at things around me.
The best part was when I could visualize my imagination and make it more tangible by drawing it on a paper .
And at that time a continuous and uncontrollable phenomena of thoughts completely vanished, and entered the realms of spontaneity, leaving my mind to be free for any and every kind of creative thoughts ....

- Hiren.S.Thakur (61466)

FSB prep. program

2010-07-28T01:30:00.000-07:00

"Maam, we dont want to take a break!"...students engrossed!

starry starry night

2010-07-12T02:21:00.001-07:00

Shruti Bansal continues to paint during the vacation.

Shreya's paintings

2010-07-02T22:22:00.000-07:00

Hi Maam...I am sending a few of my recent paintings...I had told you i will paint in the holidays...

Shreya Lalwani [FSB 2]

Pratiks work during the vacation

2010-07-02T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hey i have attached the painting which i just completed last eve and ha plz plz do tell me if any thing needs to be added to make it even more beautiful..
Pratik Bahua [FSB 2]

It was the students who were giving art demonstrations.This was the uniqueness of this art exhibition.

2010-05-08T22:50:00.000-07:00

Dean of Flame school of business, Prof. Shingi, engrossed in painting during the art exhibition on Flame campus

2010-05-08T22:44:00.001-07:00

Prof. Indira J. Parikh, tries her hand at acryllic painting. Also seen in the foto is Pooja Shah, Head, Student Activities

2010-05-08T22:41:00.000-07:00

Chairman of Flame, Shri Parag Shah, lights the lamp and inaugurates Canvas'10

2010-05-08T22:37:00.000-07:00

Invitation for our exhibition

2010-05-04T04:29:00.000-07:00

from hate to love!

2010-05-03T04:02:00.000-07:00

I hated my own handwriting, until I took up this course of calligraphy. Today, I love to see my handwriting. It is an amazing transformation.Cro-quil is my favourite tool.

Bhavika Doshi
Fsle 2

Our calligraphy class.

2010-04-12T04:01:00.000-07:00

From this course I have realized how creative I am and compared to maam's and others ideas how much should I learn and broaden my horizons in this field of creativity. Here we don't have to mug up things or copy some works, we need to think and do our work and show our creativity. These two hours of morning pass so fast that I don't even realize it.

Riddhi
FSB-1

A different session of spontaineity - calligraphy!

2010-04-03T00:16:00.001-07:00

engrossed in calligraphy

2010-04-03T00:14:00.001-07:00

What is abstract? Can it be beautiful?

2010-04-03T00:12:00.000-07:00

Then and now of art!

2010-04-02T02:29:00.000-07:00

"I always wondered why I couldn't paint just like the way my sister or my father did. They always kept telling me that I never picked up the 'art'. But today, when I made the sketches on perceptive thoughts, I feel different - A happy moment for me! Looking forward to many many more such happy sunny days of sketching"

Varun Prasad
FSB 1

pen Vs cro-quil

2010-03-30T02:02:00.001-07:00

After experiencing the fun of writing with a cro-quil, I dont feel like holding the pen in my hand!

Harsh Sanghavi
FSB 1

To be managers learn to write ABC

2010-03-30T01:55:00.000-07:00

Writing WAC, operations 5000 words assignment, and written exam for managerial oral communication course [MOC] is easier than writing ABC with the cro-quil. And still very ineresting!

Pratik Bahua
FSB 1

..until I used the cro-quil...

2010-03-30T01:54:00.000-07:00

You know, I hated my own hand-writing...unitl today. When I used the cro-quil.

Bhavika Doshi
Fsle -2

President of FLAME, Prof. Indira J. Parikh, in awe of the paintings!

2010-03-29T03:46:00.000-07:00

A dream come true! The first 'students art exhibition' at FLAME!

2010-03-29T03:43:00.000-07:00

Prof. Prasad Vanarase, Dean - FSPA, lighting the lamp for the art exhibition

2010-03-29T02:46:00.000-07:00

Disha Chaudhury's 'Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?' the most talked about painting in the studio

2010-03-29T02:42:00.000-07:00

Prof. Indira J. Parikh admiring Purushottam's 'Shivaji'

2010-03-29T02:40:00.000-07:00

alphabets all-over!

2010-03-26T03:14:00.000-07:00

magic of the sponge tool!

2010-03-26T03:13:00.000-07:00

students exploring the sponge tool to write!

2010-03-26T03:12:00.001-07:00

Understanding the script Uncial

2010-03-23T05:40:00.001-07:00

the new type face designers... admiring their work

2010-03-06T00:22:00.001-08:00

kanduxtego

2010-03-06T00:20:00.000-08:00

12 new typefaces in the FIRST typography-calligraphy session itself! Creativity at its peak!

Sketching by the lake- an experience!

2010-03-04T22:06:00.000-08:00

It was indeed a beautiful and a fabulous experience on the very first day itself.
Though i am extremely poor at drawing, i really enjoyed sketching may be for the first time..
Because this was the first time there was no restriction as to what to draw and what not..

Aditya Sheth
FSB-1

Closer to nature let me be...can I sketch, lets try and see!

2010-03-04T00:07:00.000-08:00

The first session of sketching by the lake on campus

2010-03-04T00:02:00.001-08:00

Colors,music and fun!

2010-02-19T02:33:00.000-08:00

2010-02-19T02:24:00.000-08:00

The First Exhibition

2010-02-10T03:39:00.000-08:00

"The students have expresses their inner reality, given expression and created beauty with colour. A lot of effort has gone into this. Congratulations."

Prof.Indira Parikh,
President, FLAME

"Great, I liked their creativity."

Prof. P.M Shingi,
Dean, FSB

" !!! " (speechless)

Prof. V.Vanarase
Dean, FSPA

"Art is no longer for artists."

Prof. Christina Furtado
Associate Dean, FSLE

"It is exciting and interesting to see what a bunch of students and colours can produce."

Uttkarsh
FSLE 1

Shri.Ravi Paranjape's exhibition

2010-01-31T20:20:00.000-08:00

Below is my experience of the visit to Shri. Paranjape's home:-

A wide array of thumbnail paintings put up in the most beautiful manner I have ever seen was my first view of this exhibition. At no exhibition would an artist put up thumbnails of thirty years of experiences.
I was impressed by the wide use of mediums such as colour pencils, acrylic colours etc. It inspired me greatly to work with new mediums and try new things. This philosophy of being an explorer is what I gained that day and I will always cherish it.

Regards,
Yash Merchant
FSLE 1

Quotes of painters

2010-01-25T07:22:00.000-08:00

"Art is the ability to transport oneself from the midst of a cold winter to a lovely summer's morning and sense it all, feel how nature awakens and your own harmony in tune with it. That is what I require from a work of art. It must say something and say it so loud that it carries us away." - Hugo Simberg, Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist

An'effortless' course

2010-01-05T22:53:00.000-08:00

What i like about the 201 visual art course, it that unlike other subjects , it doesn't add to our stress. Even the theory part of it...when everyone presents the art periods, we learn in the process. It is fun.

Divya Singhvi
fsle 1

Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?

2010-01-03T20:26:00.000-08:00

An attempt at Jamini Roy's Mother and Child

2010-01-03T20:22:00.000-08:00

Landscapes in Acrylic and Oil paints

2010-01-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

Basic Shapes rendered in Acrylic and Oil paints

2010-01-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

2009-12-22T04:47:00.000-08:00

Play with colors and the brush. Trust me, it is fun. I have never enjoyed painting as much as I am in this course.
I have been using water colors since I was in grade 7. But, I never realized what they can make ! I never knew that the same water colors which I have been using since almost 7 years now can be treated in so many styles to create magnificent landscapes. I was simply overwhelmed, looking at these colors flowing freely, making their own way on the paper in the wet-on-wet technique. When we were asked to do the same, I was so eased out as it seemed needless of any effort. But, as soon as I held the brush, I figured how difficult it was and the quantity and quality of effort it would have taken for ma’am to make it look so effortless! I now understand how, where I stand in the world of visual art. I have to work really hard to reach that point of effortlessness.
But, guess what the good part is? Unlike any other subject you don’t have to slog to excel. You just have to paint

Anuj Shah
FSLE 2

2009-12-22T04:46:00.002-08:00

I have learnt painting since standard second. But, that was more towards appearing for the elementary and intermediate drawing exams. This class is more fun and different. I am loving the feeling of painting because no one tells me ‘what to do.’

Harsh Sanghvi
FSB 1

Water Colours

2009-12-22T04:46:00.001-08:00

Water colors are-

Anuj-Very spontaneous and refreshing.
Moshni – No one can redo the same painting again is a good feeling.
Shreya – Very soothing.
Harsh – Fresh.
Navak –They are addictive.

curious in class

2009-12-22T04:43:00.000-08:00

[after the session on Shadanga and nav-rasa]

Q] The abstract paintings which we do not understand do not have any of the shadanga elements. Does that mean that they are not paintings?

Ans] Yes. They are paintings but lack mass-appeal.

Navak Gupta

Fsle -1

Digital Dystopian Art

2009-12-16T08:35:00.000-08:00

A futuristic vision of how defiled our landscapes could one day look.

Use of warm tones, depth of field and perception draw parallels with the several schools we've studied.

art in general

2009-12-07T21:01:00.001-08:00

Its amazing how art gives you a completely different perspective. You start viewing things in a different light. eg. when I look at something as simple as a leaf, once I just try drawing it, I understands how difficult it is. But, after I am done, the happiness in immense.

Adithya Prakash
Fsle-2

2009-12-07T05:11:00.000-08:00

One thing I realized was that whenever one is stressed, painting can relax the person and calm one's mind.

Bharti Rohra

My most important learning was that I could actually paint and this helped overcome the misconception that painting was something that was beyond me

Tushanka Nair

I have started enjoying painting and less resistant to use colours. I realized I was not that bad at painting as I had perceived myself to be.

Akash Pahwa

Chocolate and visual art 101!

2009-11-04T00:40:00.000-08:00

Each topic taught in the Visual Art 101 class, be it the Indian folk paintings or Egyptian/ Greek art or miniatures etc... is so interesting, that I wish they could be taught for a greater duration. Not just one or two sessions.

You know, I often feel its like a chocolate been given to us, placed in our mouths, and when we are going to bite into it and relish it, it is taken back...and we are left, wanting for more.

Wish, we could have more sessions on each topic!

Anusha Kabra
FSC

open canvas

2009-10-29T22:11:00.000-07:00

An event named “Open Canvas” was held on 22nd September, 2009 on FLAME Campus where a group of musicians consisting of Milind Date [ flute], Nilesh Randive [tabla] , drums and guitarists (students of Flame) produced a melodic music. On the rhythm of this music, the artists Milind Mulick, Aditya Shirke, Mukta Awchat, Aditi Dev and Ketaki Pimpalkhare danced on the floor named canvas with colours. Students from Flame also got on the floor with their colors and canvas. This made each artist loosen oneself in both the arts simultaneously. The musicians enjoyed the painters swinging on their music, and the painters enjoyed the melody and mood achieved while painting with music.
This beautiful blend of two arts became an attraction for the others. The music pacified the ears of the audience and the colours appealed to the eyes. This combination made the mind of the audience take a break from the hush and bush of the life and relax. People enjoyed the increase in the beauty of painting with the addition of each colour stroke, making them curious for every next stroke and adding to the beauty further. With the passage of time, the audience could calm their heart, mind and soul at the same time. They were even amused with this process they were undergoing within.
Thus this event was enjoyed by every person right from the musicians to audience.An awesome initiative by the Visual Art class.

By Anusha Kabra

FSC II

Making cards with ink

2009-10-29T21:41:00.000-07:00

It was good work before Diwali. It helped me to give cards to those who are close to me. They felt happy to receive hand-made cards. Unique, beautiful and fun to make. One of the best class.

Yash Merchant
Fsle

Creation from silence

2009-10-12T01:26:00.000-07:00

"I like painting. I like it because of the SILENCE! no one says anything and yet, something beautiful gets created."

Hari Sankar Raja
FSLE 1

5 generic artists

2009-10-03T14:22:00.000-07:00

"For me the personal favourite is Salvador Dali. His paintings seem to send me into a trance. Capturing the visual aspects of your dreams is really difficult. One can always put dreams into words, but it is difficult to render them on canvas. This is one thing I can relate to with Dali.Salvador Dali is a different trip altogether."

Vineethvenkatesh S. Chari
FSC I

Presentation on 5 artists from different Eras

View more presentations from Vineeth.

Indian Cave Paintings

2009-10-02T21:20:00.000-07:00

Cave Paintings

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Here is the presentation on Indian Cave paintings presented by Anusha Kabra, Hari Sankar Raja, Divya Singhvi

Reflections

2009-10-02T05:48:00.000-07:00

"While doing 'wet-on-wet' technique in water colors I realized one thing that one needs to play with colors like green and yellow with touches of blue and red. It gives out a fresh look. While trying to blend colors like red and blue, the effect is dull and the freshness is lost. I feel, using pleasant colors is much more better. Darker shades to me, show rigidity."

Pratik Bahua
FSB I

"My favourite artist is Gregory Colney. The main reason is his way of painting sky. the colour combinations that he uses are very appealing and soothing not only to the eyes but also to heart. apart from these some of the other reasons are as follows:

He makes the viewer feel the aura, that he did, while making the respective painting
His has well identified his strength i.e landscapes
I feel that he puts the nature very beautifully on the paper - specially by his techniques and colour selection
He captures the common scene and portrays it in very unusual way
He barely has any thing abstract in the painting thus every one can relate easily. "

Anusha Kabra
FSC II

Curious in Class

2009-09-23T04:55:00.001-07:00

Q1] If we can spot the highlight so clearly on a sphere, how will it be on a 3D conical surface? [on a cone]

Ans. A vertical line according to the angle of the cone.

Q2] It is so difficult to draw and paint. My hand just doesn’t move even to draw a simple object or plant. Why don’t people value it more than other subjects/ studies?

Ans. Because art is an abstract expression. Not having a definite /tangible answer. That’s anyways difficult to comprehend. Our education system nurtures our linear/ convergent thinking so well that we tend to forget the relevance and importance of lateral/ divergent thinking.

Spellbound by Art

2009-09-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

The studio is that rare space where time loses meaning. All that matters is the paper, the instrument and the artist. Missed breakfasts, pending assignments and all else simply float away to give room to pure expression:

" Whenever I start painting , I get LOST and the flow comes out automatically.I never knew painting could be so much fun, until I started learning. I am confident that this learning is gonna help me in the future as it helps me enhance my creativity."

Anish Tiwary

"The beauty of the Visual Arts class is discovering new techniques of expressing yourself, on paper. I made 50 sketches and practiced sketching like never before. I practically became a pro at it, because I could actually do a sketch in 5 minutes by the end of the exercise. By finding 6 ways of doing compositions, I explored my creativity. I saw so many options of the same topic in class. had loads of fun and discovered new shapes and figures. I love Visual Arts 101."

Shruti Bansal

Indian Cave Paintings

2009-09-10T08:21:00.002-07:00

Here is some information on cave paintings based on a presentation made by Anusha Chabra,Divya Singhvi and Hari Sankar Raja. The information and pictures could really be helpful in understanding more about the cave paintings in India. A few examples of the cave paintings have also been put in for further understanding.

Sketching by the lake

2009-09-10T08:21:00.000-07:00

It is said that nature is a very good teacher. The calming and serene environment near the lake definitely helps one to bring out the creativity in you. This Tuesday was one such day when everyone had the chance to experience the bliss in sketching near the lake. Everyone seemed to be in their on own trip as illustrated in the following pics. There is also a picture in which we can see the aspects of shading as done by a student."

Introduction

2009-09-09T10:38:00.001-07:00

This is a blog for the Visual Arts 101 class of 2009 consisting of students from FSB, FSC and FSLE. In this blog you will find the various topics discussed in the class and also the sketches and paintings done by the students in the class and off the class. Don't be shy and please contribute to this blog. Comments, suggestions and opinions are welcome.