Aligarh Muslim University MFA

I have done BFA and now I would like to pursue M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). I heard that there is an Entrance Exam for admission in this Programme. Would you please tell me how can I apply for it and what is the syllabus of it?

Can you provide me the syllabus of M.F.A (Master of Fine Arts) in Painting Program offered by AMU (Aligarh Muslim University), Aligarh?

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The syllabus of M.F.A (Master of Fine Arts) in Painting Program offered by AMU (Aligarh Muslim University), Aligarh is as follows:

M.F.A. (I) SEMSTER (Theory)

History of Indian Art & Aesthetics

Unit I - Post-Independent Modern Art in India:
Progressive Groups:
(i)- Calcutta, Bombay, Shilpi Chakra
(ii) Chollamandal, Baroda School, Group 1890

Unit II - Study of some of the prominent artists of PostIndependent
India:
V. S. Giotonde, Krishan Khanna, Meera Mukherjee Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhat, Biren De

Unit III - Brief introduction to the basic principles of Indian
Philosophy as related to arts, Evolution of aesthetic concepts
THEORY OF RASAS
(i) Relevance of Rasa Theory to Traditional Indian Art
(ii) Relevance of Rasa Theory to Contemporary Indian Art


Suggested Readings/References

The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-garde 1922-1947 by Mitter, Partha

Indian Art: A Concise History (World of Art) by Roy C. Craven

The Making of Modern Indian Art: The Progressives by Yashodhara Dalmia

Contemporary Indian Art: Other Realities by Yashodhara Dalmia

Indian Contemporary Painting by Neville Tuli

Art reinterprets Art: God, Sex, Money in Western and Indian Art by Ram K. Piparaiya

India and Modern Art by W. G. Archer

M.F. Husain: A Pictorial Tribute by Pradeep Chandra

Indian Art (Oxford History of Art) by Partha Mitter

A Modern Introduction to Indian Aesthetic Theory by Barlingay, S.S

Art, Beauty and Creativity: Indian and Western Aesthetics by Shyamala Gupta


Syllabus M.F.A in Painting AMU (Aligarh Muslim University), Aligarh