Kerala University 2009 B.F.A Painting , Part – II : I : History of Art – Story of Art - Question Paper

Write essays on any 2 of the subsequent : (2×10=20 Marks)
1. What is the relation ranging from early Cave art of Paleolithic period and human culture ?
2. Write an essay on the Mauryan art.
3. define SANCHI STUPA and its concept.
4. Write an essay on the mural paintings of Ajanta.
Write short notes on any 3 of the subsequent : (3×6=18 Marks)
5. Mother goddess concept.
6. Ancestral worship.
7. Face painting tradition of Kerala.
8. Yakshi concept.
9. Miniature painting tradition of India.
Write short notes on any 3 of the subsequent : (3×4=12 Marks)
10. Mesopotamian Art.
11. Mosaic Painting.
12. Chinese Painting.
13. Gothic Architecture.
14. Impressionism.

Fill up the blanks with suitable name/term selecting from the bracket. (1×10=10 Marks)
15. Raja Ravi Varma was a master in _____________ medium.
(oil, wood, mosaic)
16. K.C.S. Panikkar was an _____________.
(artist, architect, poet)
17. 'Yayati' series were painted by _____________.
(Gulam Mohamed Sheikh, K.G. Subramanyam, A.Ramachandra)
18. 'KALAM' is _____________.
(Mural painting, DHOOLICHTRA, mosaic work)
19. 'Bharat Mata' is a famous painting by ______________
(Jamini Roy, Abanindranath Tagore, Amrita Sher Gril)
20. 'Ragamala' paintings belong to _____________ tradition.
(mural, miniature, floor picture)
21. Salvador Dali is considered to be a _____________ artist.
(Cubist, Futurist, Constructivist, Surrealist)
22. The concept of 'Tirthankara' is connected with ______________
(Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism)
23. Didarganj Yakshi is a ______________ sculpture.
(Gandhara, Mauryan period, Gupta period)
24. Qtab minar is in _____________.
(Agra, Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta)

Earning:   Approval pending.