Fine Arts Program

This course is designed for studio-arts production that leads toward the creation of a research proposal on visual art practice. The course title’ ‘Emerging and Experimental Art’ openly challenges the student to create new works that are original, innovative, and investigative. Exploratory works for a practice-led research may include but not limited to painting, sculpture, multimedia-art, time-based art (Ephemera, performance, Site-specific installations, etc.), and other emerging artforms. 

This course is designed for studio-arts production that leads toward the creation of a research proposal on visual art practice. The course title’ ‘Emerging and Experimental Art’ openly challenges the student to create new works that are original, innovative, and investigative. Exploratory works for a practice-led research may include but not limited to painting, sculpture, multimedia-art, time-based art (Ephemera, performance, Site-specific installations, etc.), and other emerging artforms. 

The course is a continuation of the timeline of Art Theory I. It begins where the first semester left off and discusses important writings and philosophies of key art thinkers from the modern period to the contemporary. The second half of the course will introduce research methods related to art-based investigations. The principles of a practice-led research built upon a framework of art theories, visual perception principles, and material science will become the foundation for the development of a pilot proposal for a thesis in studio art practice. 

The course is a continuation of the timeline of Art Theory I. It begins where the first semester left off and discusses important writings and philosophies of key art thinkers from the modern period to the contemporary. The second half of the course will introduce research methods related to art-based investigations. The principles of a practice-led research built upon a framework of art theories, visual perception principles, and material science will become the foundation for the development of a pilot proposal for a thesis in studio art practice. 

The course seeks to encourage students to develop their particular “style” of painting, an evolution, a process that would lead to a personal, distinct, and unique way of visually articulating their emotions, thoughts, principles, advocacies, and life philosophies. The students are likewise encouraged to do research, introspection and soul searching on matters that is important, and significant to them. Topics, themes, materials, and techniques that they would like to passionately pursue.

Ultimately, to use these studies and learnings as a starting point, a germ idea that they could use for their thesis. Other than learning to articulate themselves artistically, and production of art, the course also aims to provide them the experience, know-how, and curatorial skills through mounting a collaborative exhibit at the end of the semester.

The course seeks to encourage students to develop their particular “style” of painting, an evolution, a process that would lead to a personal, distinct, and unique way of visually articulating their emotions, thoughts, principles, advocacies, and life philosophies. The students are likewise encouraged to do research, introspection and soul searching on matters that is important, and significant to them. Topics, themes, materials, and techniques that they would like to passionately pursue.

Ultimately, to use these studies and learnings as a starting point, a germ idea that they could use for their thesis. Other than learning to articulate themselves artistically, and production of art, the course also aims to provide them the experience, know-how, and curatorial skills through mounting a collaborative exhibit at the end of the semester.

The course seeks to encourage students to explore and experiment on mixed media and other materials other than the traditional store-bought art materials and veer away from wall bound art but rather to create large scale 3-dimensionsional artworks. This course also encourages the students to use indigenous, recycled, upcycled objects and new media, it also challenges them to integrate other elements such as motion, sound, and light. This course also aims to deviate from the limitations of 2- dimensional art pieces by creating installations that the audience can view and experience as well. This course also aims to engage the audience not only as viewers but active participants of the artwork as well thus making them co-creators or part of the artwork itself.

The course seeks to encourage students to explore and experiment on mixed media and other materials other than the traditional store-bought art materials and veer away from wall bound art but rather to create large scale 3-dimensionsional artworks. This course also encourages the students to use indigenous, recycled, upcycled objects and new media, it also challenges them to integrate other elements such as motion, sound, and light. This course also aims to deviate from the limitations of 2- dimensional art pieces by creating installations that the audience can view and experience as well. This course also aims to engage the audience not only as viewers but active participants of the artwork as well thus making them co-creators or part of the artwork itself.

What is there beyond the canvas? SFA170 "NuMedia" explores the use of digital technologies such as video, sound, and the web as mediums of expression and exploration for the 21st-century artist.

The course is a survey of prehistoric, ancient, and modern art from the artist’s point of view. The course contents are organized chronologically in that it traces the evolution of art production period by period, and movement by movement. Individual works of art and masterpieces that embody the defining characteristics of each period or movement are highlighted and analyzed in detail to reveal how social, political, and cultural conventions of the time shaped art production, how artists influenced each other, and how the full meaning of such works can be interpreted in the context of history and culture.

The course is a portfolio development and studio production course. It specializes in drawing and painting inanimate objects or still life using black and white, and chromatic media. Here, students will learn how to apply insights from visual perception courses (e.g. tonal values, form/structure, lines, edges, etc.) in drawing and painting inanimate objects.

This is a Foundation Course on Visual Arts studying the Basic Elements of Arts : Lines, Form , Texture and Balance applied to Drawing.

The Course is to familiarize the students the basic Fundamentals of 3 Dimensional Forms as in Sculpture and Modelling  Through the application of the basic elements of Art like: Lines, Forms and Texture .

The course is a portfolio development and studio production course. It specializes in drawing and painting inanimate objects or still life using black and white, and chromatic media. Here, students will learn how to apply insights from visual perception courses (e.g. tonal values, form/structure, lines, edges, etc.) in drawing and painting inanimate objects.

The Course is to familiarize the students the basic Fundamentals of 3 Dimensional Forms as in Sculpture and Modelling  Through the application of the basic elements of Art like: Lines, Forms and Texture .

This is a Foundation Course on Visual Arts studying the Basic Elements of Arts : Lines, Form , Texture and Balance applied to Drawing.

This is a course on painting from life – literally and figuratively. The course challenges the understanding of foundation and advanced artistic skills and exploring how and in which ways these can be applied in painting. Studio plates will focus on the core activities of the painting process and idea development and act as a groundwork to both the technical and conceptual aspects of the visual language of painting.

This is a course on painting from life – literally and figuratively. The course challenges the understanding of foundation and advanced artistic skills and exploring how and in which ways these can be applied in painting. Studio plates will focus on the core activities of the painting process and idea development and act as a groundwork to both the technical and conceptual aspects of the visual language of painting.

This is an advanced course on the theoretical nature of art. The course highlights the rich diversity and complexity in art by looking into a wide and often remarkably insightful array of philosophical positions and aesthetic writings on the characteristics and importance of art in human experience.