Department of Fine Art
The Department of Fine Art has on its staff some of the leading artists of the country with years of professional and academic experience. They are supported by visiting staff consisting of practicing artists with substantial teaching experience
Students have the option to choose Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking or Miniature Painting as majors. They are exposed to a variety of material, mediums and techniques to express their ideas and expand their artistic vocabulary. They work in an environment that is flexible and conducive for individual response and expression.
In the third and fourth semesters, students are introduced to difference disciplines of fine art. Having learned various aspects of the field, the students then select their majors and minors in their fifth semester.
In the fifth and sixth semester the students are provided with firm technical grounding that is a requisite for effective creative expression. Therefore the students are trained in both classical as well as modern methodologies so as to enable them to develop a wide range of skills.
In the last two semesters students are trained to focus their aesthetic directions and build up the skills required to form a personal idiom of expression.
Drawing is a core component of all disciplines. To motivate the students to excel in Drawing, an award named after the celebrated artist late Zahoorul Akhlaq is given to a graduating student in Fine Art with the most outstanding Drawing portfolio.
The Liberal Arts programme is an important segment of the curriculum. It includes Art History and Art and Society. Dissertation, a research base study of a relevant topic is an essential requirement for the Degree.
A written dissertation on a related topic selected by the students is a requirement in the seventh semester. In the eighth semester students entirely focus on their thesis work which is primarily an independent study of a cohesive body of work done under the guidance of a supervisor.
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