Course Contents

Course details -Semester 1 midterm (October – December) 1. The Primitive Art to Primitivism 2. The study and visual review of civilizations in general 3. Renaissance (early and high period) 4. An over view of ideas from Neo classicism, Romanticism and Realism 5. Impressionism and Post impressionism 6. Abstract Art • Fauvism • Cubism • Expressionism • Abstract expressionism Courses details- Semester 1 final term (January –February) 1. The origin of image making under early Muslim rule (the Umayyads) 2. Abbasids art of book illustration 3. Paintings under Mongols -Ilkhanid 4. Development of image making under Timurids 5. Paintings from Safavid Period

Course Synopsis

Anything designed by human beings exhibits visual qualities that are specific to the place and period in which it originates. An over view of Art History concentrates on objects generally described as ‘art’. It aims to arrive at an historical understanding of the origins of artifacts within specific world cultures, asking about the circumstances of their making, their makers, the media used, the functions of the images and objects, their critical reception and – not least – their subsequent history as well as educating students of Studio practice fine arts in the historical interpretation of artifacts in their cultural contexts. This course provides skills in the critical analysis of objects through the cultivation of visual literacy. The acquired skills have broad applicability in a wide range of professional settings, as well as serving the needs of enduring personal enlightenment.

Course Learning Outcomes

• At the completion of this course the students will be able to develop innovative insights into a wider range of art practice. • They will be able to analyze the primary visual and written sources from various periods and places in different ways. • This course is designed especially for the studio practice students. At the completion of this course they get information ranging from the western world to the eastern domains and contemporary trends of art practices in India and Pakistan.