FINE ARTS. 1

BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts. 1

Diploma in Fine Arts. 2

FINE ARTS

Some are fascinated by calculations or equations; for others it is only hard facts and analysis; but for a good many, nothing less than lines, shapes, form and colour would do. If you are one of those heart lies amidst paints, brushes, pens, ink, canvas, wood, clay, stone and things alike, and possess an artistic bent of mind along with aesthetic instincts, then fine arts is surely meant for you. Among today’s many glamour-oriented and money-minting career options, the fine arts have a place of their own. Be it creative art that includes painting and sculpture or applied art, one can effectively communicate one’s ideas, observations, thoughts and vision. It is the most powerful medium of communication.

Most Fine Arts graduates and postgraduates become teachers in schools (they don’t need a B.Ed. degree) and colleges. Many set up their own studios and freelance. In addition, numerous job opportunities exist in museums and galleries, archaeology departments, ministries of planning, textile, culture, information and broadcasting (DAVP); Central Statistical Organisation, railways, postal departments, publishing house and defence (for making models). Applied artists can also find work with dress (or textile) designers. They can also become art directors for movies or plays (National school of Drama). Incidentally, Satyjit Ray was a trained applied artist. Last, but not least, there’s the art critic’s job, which can also be right up an artist’s alley.

The college have only 100 seats, out of which 30 are for painting, 60 for applied art and 10 for sculpture. The college gets 600-700 students applying for the 60 seats in applied art, about 400 apply for the 30 seats in painting. Therefore college takes the cream. The programme starts with a one-year foundation course which is common for all enrolled. This is to provide fundamental training in drawing, design, colour and clay modelling. Next step is specialisation, for the remaining three years which is offered in the fields of painting, sculpture and applied arts. The course includes theory paper like History of the art; Aesthetics; and Methods and Materials.  At the annual art exhibition, students put up their works and some students are recruited at that time by art or advertising agencies. If the student is talented, he is immediately lapped up by a publishing house as an illustrator.

In this college one can specialise in painting, sculpture or applied art according to one’s interest. Thereafter, for further specialisation, there is a two-year postgraduate programme leading to MFA. Those who seek specialisation in painting are given a fair under standing of drawing, full figure, still life, outdoor, and portrait, as part of their practical knowledge. The media used are watercolour, oil, acrylic and collage. They are also exposed to all schools, traditions, techniques and media of painting practiced form the early times to the modern. The prospective sculptors get an insight into the details of structure, proportion, drawing and modelling in clay, wood carving and stone, besides other aspects of three dimensional forms. Apart from formal training, one can also learn the intricacies of fine art under the competent guidance of any artist, privately.

Alumni: Jeeraj Goswami (artist), Siddharth Sen (graphic artist)

BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts

·                     College of Art

Specialisation in Painting, Sculpture and Applied Art. It is a Four years duration course. Eligibility: i) Class 12 with 50% marks in aggregate for applicants of General Category ii) 45% marks for the applicants of SC/ ST/ Widows and/ or children of Armed Personnel & General category students with Painting, Sculpture or Applied Arts as one of the subjects in the qualifying examination. Age 17 years as on 1^st October.  Last date for submission of application form: 30^th June 2006. Entrance Test:  10^th July

Diploma in Fine Arts

·                     College of Art

This four years course is meant for Deaf & Dumb students only. Eligibility: Deaf and Dumb students who have passed the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class X) conducted by CBSE New Delhi, or an examination recognised as equivalent will be considered eligible for admission to this course subject to their passing the Aptitude Test in practical subjects only. There is one seat each for Painting, Sculpture & Applied Art.