Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Torino

Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Torino Profile

Founded in 1975, the Academy of Fine Arts “Lorenzo da Viterbo”, was the first privately managed Academy of Fine Arts in Italy to be legally recognised by the Ministry of Education and successively by the Ministry for University & Research.

ABAV has always been characterised by continued research into new sectors of artistic education. Initial offering courses in painting, sculpture and scenery, successively ABAV activated The High School of High Fashion and Restoration; The Graphics School and unique to Italy the School of Television & Cinema.

The mission of ABAV is to combine the graduation of its students and their professional success.

ABAV is a member of ELIA (European league of Institutes of the Arts) an international network of 320 artistic institutions in 47 countries. ABAV also participates in the Socrates-Erasmus programmes, permitting students and teaching staff to benefit from study or teaching secondments in London, Barcelona, Berlin and other participating countries.

Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Torino Programs
Painting
The core course subjects include: artistic anatomy; the study of colour and light; design; engraving techniques: history of contemporary art (modules 1 & 2); painting (modules 1 & 2); painting techniques, theory of perception; and the psychology of form.
Related and complimentary topics of study include: history of artistic techniques & history of design & graphics.

Sculpture
The core course subjects include: artistic anatomy; design; techniques and technologies of sculpture; history of contemporary art (modules 1 & 2); theory of perception and the psychology of form; sculpture (modules 1,2 & 3); and techniques of working with marble & hard stone.

Related and complimentary topics of study include: computer graphics; the study of colour and light; design; painting; cultural and environmental riches.

Graphics
The core course subjects include: artistic anatomy; history of graphics; theory of perception and the psychology of form; and graphics (modules 1,2 & 3).
Related and complimentary topics of study include: computer graphics; digital video; and web design.

Fashion
The core course subjects include: principles of pattern (modules 1,2 & 3); textiles and weaves; history of fashion (modules 1,2 & 3); fashion design (modules 1,2 & 3); and techniques of packaging (modules (1,2 & 3).
Related and complimentary topics of study include: illustration; computer graphics; and artistic anatomy.

Restoration
The core course subjects include: painting techniques for restoration; artistic anatomy; engraving techniques; restoration (module 1 - theory of restoration); restoration (module 2 - restoration of plaster & frescos); Restoration (module 3 - restoration of stone); restoration of trestle works of ceramic, metal, paper & wood; biology and chemistry of restoration.
Related and complimentary topics of study include: fresco techniques; photography; techniques of mosaics and ceramics & artistic diagnostics.

Stage design & scenery
The core course subjects include: artistic anatomy; fundamentals of computer design; theory of perception and the psychology of form; photographical techniques; scenery (modules 1,2 & 3); and stage design.
Related and complimentary topics of study include: computer graphics; digital video and web design.

Cinema & television
The core course subjects include: photography; theory and methods of mass media; theory of cinema (modules 1, 2 & 3); television language (modules 1 & 2); scenery; production; mounting; video & photographical editing; set design; history of cinema; history of radio & television; & cinematographic documentation.
Related and complimentary topics of study include: cinema & television script writing; sound techniques; techniques of programming & scheduling; techniques of television and cinema filming; communicative models of advertising; video clips and web design.

Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Torino Website

http://www.abav.it/