Art History and Painting

The Department is one of the oldest since the inception of the Art School. Margaret Trowell started with painting and hence formed the backbone of the school.
The painting department targets to develop the aesthetic, intellectual, and practical skills of student artist, who will be useful to himself for economic sustainability, the academic world and community at large.

The Art History and Painting Department prepares its students by developing strong visual skills, keen critical reasoning and a broad historical and social overview so that they may engage in an individual search for meaning and representation in the broader culture. The department recognizes that art originates as a tentative concept that takes form as artists clarify their ideas by investigating possibilities. It encourages the freedom and discipline necessary for this process by offering flexible programs, a favorable working environment and a committed faculty with a wide range of aesthetic attitudes. All of these elements, combined with the acitve involvement of peers, create a supportive atmosphere.

Thecourse begins with courses in basic concepts and techniques. Skill development continues into the undergraduate year with the cultivation of content and meaning. Postgraduate, as you gain increasing control over the direction of your work and your thought processes, you are required to produce an independently conceived project subject to evaluation by the painting faculty, your peers and outside critics.