Brief History Ceramics Department
Craft Subject were
introduced to the Art Ceylon Technical College in the year 1896. In 1933 These subject were
conducted in collaboration with the Government Department of Small Industries of Ceylon.
The Art and Craft Department of Ceylon
Technical College developed rapidly owing to the avenues of employment open to
art students as teachers both in art and craft schools as well as in Craft
centers. In year 1943 the Department produced 30 teachers for art and craft. A
Board of Moderators was appointed in 1946 to draw up the syllabuses and also to
deal with all other matters in eight different crafts. Pottery was one of them.
Mr D.F.Ranasinghe ,taught as a Sculptor and a sculptor and a potter. Mr P.A Karunarathne
joined the Art and Craft Department of
Ceylon Technical Collage as a pottery instructor in 1948.
After the Second World War, the Department of Art and Craft
of Ceylon Technical College was shifted in 1949 to the ‘Heywood Building’ at
Horton Place, Colombo 07. Mr.Sivaramalingam joined the department from Small
Industries as a ceramic and glaze expert in the same year. Mr .P.V.Tissera
joined the department in 1950 as a ceramic expert.
The Department of Arts & Crafts of Ceylon Technical
College at Colombo 07, separated from Ceylon Technical College in 1952 and was
upgraded as the ‘Government Institute of Art.
In 1953 the Institute was rename as the ‘Government School of
fine Art’ and was announced as an independent Department under the Ministry of
Education. In 1960 it was again upgraded under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs
as ‘Sri Lanka National institute of independent Collage under the Ministry of
Education as ‘Government Collage of Arts and Crafts. ‘The institute of
Aesthetic Student was created as a degree awarding institute in 1974 and the
subject of pottery went under the Design Course. Mr. D.P.J. Jayadeva joined as
a pottery instructor in 1975.
In the year 2005 the Institute of Aesthetic Studies was up
graded as an independent university, namely University of the Visual and
Performing Arts. Department of Ceramics was established at Horten Place
premises under the Faculty of Visual Art of University. It’sfirst Head of
Department was Mr.D.P.J.Jayadeva.
PLAN OF CERAMIC STUDY
Academic Year Two - Core Curriculum.
History of Arts. Aesthetics.
Ceramics Project and Portfolio.
Head of Department
Mr.L.U.A.L.J. Lansakkara
(BFA-Sculpture/Dip.Ceramic.Japan)
Senior Lecturer
Mr.D.R.Ranjth Wirasinha
BFA -Graphices/Pg.Dip.Archeology
MA- Archeology.SL/Dip.Ceramic Japan.
Instructor (Grade III)
Mr.D.Ranjth Perera
(BFA - Sculpture/Dip.Ceramic.SL)
PLAN OF CERAMIC STUDY
Academic Year One - Ceramics (Core Curriculum)
Ceramics - Pinching, coiling, Slab-building
hand-built hollowed forms.
Academic Year Two - Core Curriculum.History of Arts. Aesthetics.
Ceramics Project and Portfolio.
Drawing.
Throwing.
Decorating.
Other
Techniques.
Ceramic
Sculpture.
Ceramic
Skill Workshop.
Ceramic students are required to continue the same two elective courses from the first year.
Academic Year Three - Core Curriculum.
History of
Design and Ceramics.
Ceramic
Project and Portfolio.
Drawing
Ceramic Studies.
Ceramic
Design.
Mould
Making.
Casting.
Glazing.
Firing.
Computer
Literacy
Ceramic students are required to continue the same One elective courses from the second year.
Academic Year Four - Core Curriculum.
History of Ceramics.
Ceramic Project and Portfolio.
Ceramic Project and Portfolio.
Life
Drawing.
Advanced
Ceramics.
Ceramic
Skill Work Shop.
Computer
Literacy for Ceramics.
Research
Methodology.
Dissertation.
Ceramic students are required to continue the same elective course from the third year.
Staff of Ceramic Department.
Head of Department
Mr.L.U.A.L.J. Lansakkara
(BFA-Sculpture/Dip.Ceramic.Japan)
Senior Lecturer
Mr.D.R.Ranjth Wirasinha
BFA -Graphices/Pg.Dip.Archeology
MA- Archeology.SL/Dip.Ceramic Japan.
Instructor (Grade III)
Mr.D.Ranjth Perera
(BFA - Sculpture/Dip.Ceramic.SL)
