A rigid marble can express amusement as it is moulded into a beautiful doll by a statuette with the assistance of a sharp tool, a white sheet maintains different expressions as it is drawn by a painter with a smooth brush, a devil can create panic and wish us on silver screen as it is designed by an animator – wondering what we are talking about? Yes! Its all about Fine Arts. With most youngsters opting for it as a profession, various institutions have jumped on to the bandwagon and are offering various courses that are lucrative.
Dr P Padmavathi, Vice-Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNTU), says that the Fine Arts courses – sculpture, painting, drawing, applied arts and photography have a huge demand and score of students' desire to opt for these courses as their career option.
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University offers animation, painting, sculpture, photography, and applied arts under the Fine Arts division. And, the eligibility criteria? A 10+2 is the minimum requirement. "Fine Arts is an ever-green part and it has creative courses. Only innovative and motivated candidates generally prefer these courses," adds Padmavathi.
The Fine Art courses, she avers, are very popular and provide better opportunities to students soon after they are out of college. "After the JNTU split into four universities and obtained a new status for the Masab Tank JNTU as Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, we are concentrating on providing better infrastructure to all the departments that have professional courses," Padmavathi adds.
Vamsi S, a final year student who has chosen Applied Arts, claims that he did so since he aims at becoming an expert in the field. "Already, I've got a placement in Cognizant as an ad promoter, in the campus recruitment, held recently in JNTU. Soon, I'm planning to do a Master's degree in Applied Arts from National Institute of Designing (NID), Ahmedabad," he explains.
And, 22-year-old Rajyalakshmi P , a final year painting student, admits that she's "very passionate about painting and prefers to spend more time painting different kinds of pictures." "Whenever I get free time, I pin up pictures to my clip board and add some colour to the dull ones." She also states that she came from Orissa to pursue the course in painting and plans to exhibit her paintings in Hyderabad too. Then, there are some others who have done something to prove a point.
Like Revanth, a 21-year-old student of sculpture, who has made his own statue along with other prominent personalities. "I wanted to be an icon for myself. So, I have been making my statue since the last three months and will unveil it in November. As many as 15 statues were made by me during the course. I'm also planning to put them on display soon after I complete my course."
So, a career in fine arts doesn't seem bleak at all. Not when you consider students such as Revanth and the likes of him.
Vineetha P , a final year student of painting, firmly states that fine arts courses are now in demand. "I plan to paint more rather than work as an employee elsewhere." And then, there are a large number of students who want to revive the painting culture.
"I will start an institution to create an awareness among students in rural areas. Also, I will teach those unaware there, how to paint and add colours to pictures," she concludes, on a positive note.
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