...The Rise of Contemporary Art in India Art in India, in all its forms, has always had a very important place in the lives of its people. Through the ages it has definitely seen and been through a myriad range of changes while still preserving its "Indian quality" to some extent. Right from the artworks found during the excavations at Indus Valley and Mohenjodaro to classical painters like Ravi Varma and then to modern painters like M.F Husain and S.H Raza, Indian art like all others has gone through evolution. Most people today are familiar with ancient Indian art which mainly includes mythological paintings, sculptures and exquisite carvings in temples and the like. In other words, the art that was being produced in pre-independant India is very different from the art that is being produced today. India was ruled by the British for a little over two hundred years. As we got closer to independence, the artwork in the region was being influenced by the presence of foreigners in the country in the sense that they had a say over what and who actually got recognition. Most of the art movements and groups that were founded during this time were heavily represented by the English. Also the art awards and honors were monopolized by them. The British authorities at the time felt that Indian crafts were to be paid more attention to than fine art. one of the main reasons for this was because they felt that Indian art was too influenced by Hindu mythology to be appreciated...
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...An Art Appreciation Trip to NGMA by Suvajit Chakraborty (11M52) 18th September 2011 was not just another Sunday. I was excited by the feeling that we were going to visit the National Gallery for Modern Art. Situated at the end of Rajpath, facing the India Gate, the building was the former residential palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur, hence known as "Jaipur House". It was designed by Sir Arthur Bloomfield, after the construction of Lutyens' Delhi, in 1936. A little bit of research threw up the following facts to me. Though the idea of the National Gallery was floated in 1949, it was formally inaugurated by Vice-president Dr S. Radhakrishnan in 1954, in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Hermann Goetz (1898–1976), a noted German art historian became its first curator and in time, it added new facilities such as Art restoration services, an Art reference Library and a Documentation Centre. Then in 2009, a new wing of the National Gallery of Modern Art was inaugurated adding almost six times the space to the existing gallery, plus it has a new auditorium, a preview theatre, conservation laboratory, library and academic section as well as a cafeteria and museum shop. I witnessed artwork of various painters in the gallery. But the painting “Three Girls” made in 1935 by Amrita SherGill caught my attention. This is a painting which shows three girls on the frame. It has got touches of the Bohemian art movement in Paris and Post-Impressionistic feeling. It also...
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...20th century, the study of the politics was shaped by history, ethics, philosophy, and law, but from the late 19th century onwards, scientific approach to study politics gradually emerged. Comparative politics, in my view, do not study and analyze big issues of politics only. It also provides us the stage to study and analyze the political, social and economic situation of a particular society or state from the lens of art, literature, cinema, dramas, etc. Not only that, art and literature are the mirror of the society, so to understand particular society and political system, studying and analyzing art, literature is important. Being a student of comparative politics, here I have a good opportunity to study and compare three distinct images of a particular society. In this term paper, I am going to study three distinct pillars of Indian art and literature, which represent three different images and ideas. Satyajit Ray, MF Husain, and Arundhati Roy are an Indian film director, painter, and writer respectively which represents the postcolonial Indian society. Introduction: India is the country with the world's ancient civilization; however the modern political history of India was shaped only after the India's independence from the British Raj. On one hand, India is the home of the world's second largest population and on the other hand, based on the number of an electorate, India is also...
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...Release of Report on Art Industry in India: Policy Recommendations April 2, 2010 Kolkata REPORT The visual art sector in India has grown exponentially in the recent years with both appreciation and market for Indian art expanding domestically and beyond the national borders. Nevertheless, it has also brought to fore the myriad of challenges that the art ecosystem in India is faced with. Be it for addressing the regulatory issues pertaining to art, beefing up the art education infrastructure, changing the way artworks are looked upon from ‘Instruments of wealth creation’ to ‘Intellectual Property’, a need is strongly felt for developing a holistic policy approach towards the sector as also for better enforcement of the existing policy instruments. It is against this backdrop, FICCI in association with Amarchand Mangaldas and Deloitte has prepared a first-of-its-kind report on ‘Art Industry in India: Policy Recommendations’. The Report makes an attempt to assess the existing legislative and taxation regimes pertaining to visual arts in India, identify the issues and challenges facing the art economy and outlines a roadmap for aligning our policies with the global best practices. “With exponential growth in the volume of art trade in India, what is needed is a broad framework for this sector.” said Mr. Jawhar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, while releasing the Report at an Interactive Seminar organized by FICCI in Kolkata on April 2, 2010. Talking about...
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...Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Modern trends and the local traditions What is the thesis statement of the essay? The arrival of the modern attitudes and the movement is characterized by the gradual shift in the subject matter, application of the new styles and most importantly the change in the outlook of the artists in looking onto the arts. The visible signs of the modification are depicted by the tastes of the artists to distort, exaggerate, or eliminate selectively specific parts for the common or normal existing forms or to deviate from the established style in the work based on the realism. However, the school of realism unlike elsewhere has had a relatively short history and remains impressive and powerful (Nepali Art 147). This has taken roots especially with the arrival of the two pioneers Tej Bahadur Chitrakar and C.M Mackey with the art education of the western in Calcutta. How the thesis statement is supported by the arguments and major points In the context of the Nepali art, since the ancient times to present, Kathmandu Valley has in many cases remained a hub and the center of all the creative exercise of the entire country. With the emergence of the modern western education on art, Lainsigh Bandel, who is a domicile Nepali from the Darjeeling hills in India having no roots in the valley of Kathmandu when he appeared when he make an appearance with the distorted forms of humans described as the inspired form the past impressionistic influences...
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...always rifled around looking for inspiration from art around us and tried to integrate it with building designs. The Husain-Doshi Gufa renamed, as Amdavad Gufa, a unique art gallery was designed by the architect B.V.Doshi and housed works of his friend a famous artist M.F.Husain in city of Ahmedabad, India. It was designed as an underground gallery with structure consisting of domes, curvilinear walls, tree shaped columns, contoured floors and snouts on domes for light source. The gallery enchanted the people with the surreal sensation of being in a cave. The wall of the gallery has acted as a canvas on which the artist Husain doodled paintings similar to the art in Palaeolithic caves. The entire structure was conceptualized on the confluence of sustainable and vernacular practises alongside the theme drawn from organic architecture. Turtle shell, domes, mountains, and Buddha caves of Ajanta & Ellora inspired the form of the building. The gallery was built underground with china mosaic finish on the top of the domes in order to encounter the harsh heat of the city. The gallery has stood out against the conventional dictum of white cube ideology and opened the dialogue between art and architecture and their mutual dependence. The gallery has brought a distinctive confluence of art in architecture, where the architecture is piece of art itself showcasing art works. But the bold approach in the design of gallery worked for the artist rather complemented his style of artwork. The...
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...HUMANITIES 1 (RESEARCH PAPER) HISTORY OF PAINTINGS AND ARTISTS IN THE WORLD ADRIAN M SITCHON PROF. PEREZ 4TH YEAR/BS.HRM/NS (SUBMITTED BY) TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION HISTORY BODY * EASTERN PAINTING * WESTERN PAINTING * 20th-CENTURY MODERN * AND CONTEMPORARY DEFINITION OF TERMS * FAMOUS PAINTERS * AND BIOGRAPHY * Paintings of famous painters CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATION REFERENCE INTRODUCTION: Painting can be done in a variety of media. For example, Oils, Watercolour, Acrylics, Gouache and Tempera. Paints are made from a pigment, and a binder. Binder is relatively cheap, while pigment is much more expensive. Pigments are a colored powder, made from organic or inorganic materials. (This is different than a colorant, which dyes or stains a color.) All paints use the same basic pigments, but the binder changes. The binder for acrylics dries quickly and the paint is more like a plastic than oils which have an oil based binder and dry slowly. Oil Paints are often built up in layers or glazes. The other paints---Watercolour, Acrylics, Gouache, and Tempera---are water-based, meaning the paint can be diluted with water and clean-up can be done with soap and water. Oil paints, on the other hand, require paint thinner to clean brushes. The number and variety of painting techniques is endless. Besides quality of paint, factors affecting color quality include: paint opacity, glossiness of painting surface...
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...Timeline of Art History World Regions Timelines Thematic Essays Works of Art Index About the Timeline Metpublications Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India Thematic Essays By Category Recent Additions All Thematic Essays Artists Rulers African Art American Art Ancient Near Eastern Art Art of the Americas Asian Art Byzantine Art Egyptian Art European Art Greek and Roman Art Islamic Art Medieval Art Modern and Contemporary Art Oceanic/Pacific Art Prehistory By Geographical Region & Time Period By Department View Slideshow The political climate in India has been volatile in recent years. The hard-line Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took over the government. Ongoing tensions with Pakistan escalated to the brink of nuclear war in 2002. At the same time, India is a growing democracy with a population reaching a billion. Indian mass culture has also expanded, as its commercial film industry, known as "Bollywood," becomes the most productive in the world. Some artists take inspiration from or appropriate actual elements of local mass culture; some also address current events in their works. A few artists and art critics in India have begun to conceptualize their unique position in international contemporary art. Related Cited Works of Art or Images (4) Nalini Malani, Remembering Toba Tek Singh Nalini Malani...
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...Around the world, people perceive India in dramatically different ways. Some view it as an exotic land, rife with unusual wildlife and untamed lands. Others see it as an impoverished, overpopulated country, while others know it to be an upcoming leader in technology. In fact, India is all this and much more. With an incredibly long and rich history, it has changed and developed tremendously since ancient times. Even so, a good deal of its culture and traditions have withstood the test of time. Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts, which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other visual media. An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, workshop areas, educational facilities, technical equipment, etc. The creative arts are often divided into more specific categories, each related to its technique, or medium, such as decorative arts, plastic arts, performing arts, textile arts or literature. We do this by: • programming local, national and international music, theatre, cinema, dance and a whole host of workshops • supporting artists who live and work in our region • providing opportunities...
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...Mughal emperors that followed in the Indian subcontinent. Babur seized power of India from a previous Islamic dynasty known as the Lodis on his arrival from eastern Iran. Islamic rulers had a stronghold on the central areas of north India since the late 12th century. However, much of the northern subcontinent was under Hindu rule. The Hindu kingdoms were heirs to India’s rich artistic history even though the minimal Islamic presence discouraged non-Muslim artistic traditions. Most of the Hindu states were ruled by Rajput’s and contained painters working under royal, priestly, or merchant patronage. Majority of the paintings were of the God Krishna. Real people were not found in pre-Mughal paintings. In these paintings bright and flat colors were without any shading while the figures were highly stylized. Manuscript illustration from the Bhagavata Purana, 1525. Manuscript illustration from the Bhagavata Purana, 1525. Artists from different areas interacted with one another and sought employment without concern for the religious affiliation of the patron. A family or two local artists satisfied painting needs. Once Emperor Babur took control, he established painting workshops. Babur hired artists from Iran as well as those from India that were now seeking employment in the new Mughal courts. Indian artists usually followed their fathers into imperial service to paint for their patron. The artists were supposed to develop a Mughal style of painting that would be utilized for...
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...representational art. Considered the pioneer of modernism, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. In 1903, Brâncuși traveled to Munich, and from there to Paris. In Paris, he was welcomed by the community of artists and intellectuals brimming with new ideas.[3] He worked for two years in the workshop of Antonin Mercié of the École des Beaux-Arts, and was invited to enter the workshop of Auguste Rodin. Even though he admired the eminent Rodin he left the Rodin studio after only two months, saying, "Nothing can grow under big trees."[1] After leaving Rodin's workshop, Brâncuși began developing the revolutionary style for which he is known. His first commissioned work, "The Prayer", was part of a gravestone memorial. It depicts a young woman crossing herself as she kneels, and marks the first step toward abstracted, non-literal representation, and shows his drive to depict "not the outer form but the idea, the essence of things." He also began doing more carving, rather than the method popular with his contemporaries, that of modeling in clay or plaster which would be cast in metal, and by 1908 he worked almost exclusively by carving. His work became popular in the U.S., however, and he visited several times during his life. Worldwide fame in 1933 brought him the commission of building a meditation temple in India for Maharajah of Indore, but when Brâncuși went to India in 1937 to complete the plans and begin construction, the Mahrajah was away and lost interest...
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...course of the arts of India, and consequently, the rest of Asia. Arts refer to paintings, architecture, literature, music, dance, languages and cinema. In early India, most of the arts were derived Vedic influences. After the birth of contemporary Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Indian architecture and art. Finally the British brought their own Gothic and Roman influences and fused it with the Indian style. They have a culture infusion in their art. Contents [hide] 1 Architecture 2 Literature 3 Music 4 Dance 5 Sculpture 6 Painting 7 Cinema 8 Radio 9 Television 9.1 Major events 9.2 Professional events 9.3 Amateur events 10 References 11 External links Architecture[edit] Main article: Architecture of India This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. (October 2009) Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent, sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that nonetheless...
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...Navarasas Human life is a rich fabric that is given colour and texture by the many happenings that shape it. The mundane actions that characterize every day as well as the extraordinary happenings that make and keep our lives interesting are all threads that get woven together to form this tapestry. The one thing that is common to all these threads is the fact that they evoke feelings in us, we respond to them with our emotions before they can become a part of our internal life. Indeed, life can be thought of as a continuous sequence of emotions that arise in various contexts and circumstances. These emotions, or rasas, are what give life different hues, shades and colors. Thus it is not surprising that most performing art, which tries to present to the viewer a slice of human life focuses precisely on these rasas, or emotions in order to appeal to the audience. That rasas are the mainstay of performing art, or natya, is a fact that has been well-recognised for centuries now. The NatyaShastra is an ancient Indian text dated between 2nd century BC and 2nd century AD which analyses all aspects of performing art. It is often called the fifth veda because of its importance. In it one finds a thorough exposition on the rasas, or emotions that characterise Life as well as Art. The NatyaShastra describes nine rasas or NavaRasas that are the basis of all human emotion. Each is commented upon in detail. It is useful to keep in mind that a rasa encompasses not just the emotion, but also...
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... whether social,ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/liturgical. Others disciplines of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, figure skating, synchronized swimming and many other forms of athletics. 2. What are the types/kinds of dances? Types of Dance - Categories Here are some of the most popular dance categories and types: Ballroom Dances These dances started appearing first in Italy, during the early years of Renaissance. Popularity of this kind of entertainment quickly swept over the Europe, United States and the World. Although many other simpler and more easily preformed types of dances caused the ballroom dances to lose some of their influence, modern worldwide dancing audience started resurrecting these immortal dances in ever increasing pace. • Waltz - This graceful and slow two person dance was first introduced in mid-19th century and was greatly popularized by the music of the famous composer Johann Strauss. Today this dance represents gold standard and the most famous dance of the ballrooms around the world. • Viennese Waltz - Original form of waltz, first performed at the Italian courts is today remembered as Viennese Waltz....
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...that involved social discrimination; disgust and disrespect in Indian society towards the transgender community, and much to my dismay, even today the situation is not too different. In India outcasting a Kinner/Hijaras on the basis of their choice for their own gender identity (due to androgynous gender or neurological sex) is a tradition followed for many years. This complexity of society has inspired me to observe the behavioural nuances of the third sex and the society within which they live all around the world. However keeping accessibility in mind, I have decided to limit my current research within three countries: India (where the idea originated), Singapore (my current residence) and Thailand (where gender variant people are more visible than anywhere else in the world). I intend to be as objective as possible with my approach by first interviewing and then photographing the gender variant people. My main objective is to capture the process of transformation or altering themselves into their preconceived image to fit into society. At the same time highlight their perseverance rather than their plight, as I feel there is already a lot of work done in that or similar direction . However, I also realize that at times as an artist it is also not possible to totally detach myself from my personal notion. “A portrait is not a likeness. The...
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