Spring Semester (2025)
Autumn Semester (2024)
Past courses
Areas of interest and practice:
Pedagogical Interests: Creativity, Foundational Studies, Elements and Principles of Design; Visualization and Representation Techniques, Drawing, Anatomy and Life study; Image and Object Making Methods, Material Exploration, Experiential learning, History of Arts, Visual Culture, Design Culture, Teaching-Learning Approaches (Fine Arts/ Design).
Research Interests: Educational Policies, Creative Cultural Industries, Creative Economy, Qualitative Analysis, Visual Ethnography, Empirical Methods, Archival Research, Craft Studies, Local/ Natural Resources, Sustainable Practices, Artisanal Livelihood, Cluster Development, Regional Cultural Heritage, Conservation, and Documentation, Monument afterlife, and Restoration.
Design Interests: Design for Children, Illustrations and Visual Communication, Handmade Products, Handmade Character Design, Form and Aesthetics, Art/Design in/for Public Spaces, Memorial Conception,
Fine art Practices: Contemporary Art, Studio/Outdoor Sculptures and Murals, Assemblage and Installations,
Note: The prospective Ph.D. candidates are welcome to interact in the areas of common interest; however, I cannot take a guideship for any Doctoral research - Arun.
Contact details:
IDC School of Design,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Powai, Mumbai 400076
Telephone:
091-022-2576 5299
091-022-2576 7801/ 7802
Email:
arun.idc@iitb.ac.in
studiomascarenhas@gmail.com (Informal)
ORC-ID (Research)
Drawing and Illustration initiatives
Drawing Community (Drawing Studio)
GNHSII (Science Communication)