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avoided the conventional practice – of the academic year. The institution has
etching using acid. He preferred alkaline already procured enough granite pieces
etching on aluminium plate instead of Zinc since Thrissur is a place where we get
plate and nitric acid. The pollution rate can good quality granite suitable for carving
thus be reduced to 0%. and is strong enough to withstand the test
Along with the workshop, our adjunct of time. VK Rajan is a renowned sculptor
faculty Ms. Sithara Annokkaran curated a who is specialising in huge scale granite
remarkable show of Graphic prints from Eminent ceramic/terracotta artist and
Shantiniketan. The show was titled ‘Print exponent SR Baiju, who works as chief
Premises’ – featuring more than 50 limited artist and modeller at Govt. Medical
edition prints in various techniques by College Thiruvananthapuram was another
selected students and eminent faculty visiting faculty to conduct a week long
members of Visva- Bharati University, terracotta workshop at this institution. The
Shantiniketan. Another interesting workshop was inspiring to many of the
workshop was with Sri. TM Aziz, Painter students – they got familiarised with one of
and New Media artist based at Bangalore the oldest medium of creative expression
which was titled ‘Let the DOT walk – An – the clay.
interactive workshop to understand the SR Baiju is a versatile artist who deals with
nuances of Drawing’. The workshop was diverse mediums for sculpting. Ceramic
much significant as almost 100 students sculpture is his core area, but an expert
irrespective of various specialisations in controlled firing of terracotta to produce
participated and produced comparatively large scale assemblages. He himself
a large number of works on paper and made a big work in relief method and fired
mixed media. The aim of the workshop was it later. These works were also displayed in
to understand the complexities of the most the college art gallery and attracted many
fundamental element in art – the Line. enthusiasts.
The Sculpture specialisation provides There are almost 60 students studying
a sequenced studio approach to three- for the BFA (Applied Art) studio based
dimensional creation in a variety of materials programmes in College of Fine Arts. A BFA
and techniques that prepare students for in applied art can prepare students for a
lifelong learning as a professional artist. career as a designer, graphic designer, Art
Additional electives (including Metal craft, director or multimedia artist and animator.
wood craft, Terracotta) are offered so that Design and applied art programs prepare
students can focus more intensely on students to design applications for art and
specific mediums and areas of interest. convert ideas into visual images.
Through the demonstration of techniques, The college organised various workshops
materials, studio practices, and critiques, to equip Applied Art students to perceive
students begin to answer questions and absorb cutting edge technologies of
concerning conceptual content utilizing by contemporary design world.
all the facilities at the institution. A videography workshop led by Nandan
To facilitate the sculpture students, a stone Menon was a rejuvenating exercise for the
carving workshop conducted by eminent students, as many of the students keeping
sculptor Sri. VK Rajan in the beginning a strong affection and desire for various
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