Mascarenhas, Arun

Mascarenhas, Arun

Assistant Professor

Phone: 091-022-2576 5299
Email:

arun.idc [at] iitb.ac.in

Spring Semester (2025)

DE 112 - Communication Through Illustrations
DE 686 - Handmade Character Design (Dept. Elective)

Autumn Semester (2024)

DE 111 - Communication Through Sculptural Forms
DE 135 - Design Studio I - (Co-guided)

Past courses

DE 103 - Image Representation and Transformations I
DE 104 - Image Representation and Transformations II
DE 108 - Exploration in Drawing, Tonalities, and Textures (Co-guided)
DE 119 - Material Expolarion (Co-guided)
DE 121 - Design Studio I - Problem Identification (Co-guided)
DE 125 - Drawing Tools, Lines, and Forms (Co-guided)
DE 132 - World of Images and Objects
DE 133 - Applied Science for Designers (Co-guided)
DE 201 - 2D Visual Studies I - Word & Image (Co-guided)
DE 205 - Creative Thinking Process & Methods (Co-guided)
DE 207 - Understanding Space and Perspective (Co-guided)
DE 210 - Understanding Human Anatomy Elective (Co-guided)
DE 221 - Design Studio III-Creative Exploration (Co-guided)
DE 231 - Design Society Culture and Environment (Co-guided)
DE 633 - Color, Composition, and Layout (Co-guided)
DE 651 - Sketching and Anatomy-1
DE 673 - Sketching for Interaction Design
DE 688 - Sketching for Communication Design (Guest)

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.