Ideals of Indian Art
Ideals of Indian Art

Author: Ernest Binfield Havell

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-24

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781378669686

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The Body Adorned
The Body Adorned

Author: Vidya Dehejia

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2009-02-26

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780231512664

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The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god Shiva, greatest of all yogis and most beautiful of all beings, to stone dancers twisting along temple walls, the body in Indian art is always richly adorned. Alankara (ornament) protects the body and makes it complete and attractive; to be unornamented is to invite misfortune. In The Body Adorned, Vidya Dehejia, who has dedicated her career to the study of Indian art, draws on the literature of court poets, the hymns of saints and acharyas, and verses from inscriptions to illuminate premodern India's unique treatment of the sculpted and painted form. She focuses on the coexistence of sacred and sensuous images within the common boundaries of Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu "sacred spaces," redefining terms like "sacred" and "secular" in relation to Indian architecture. She also considers the paradox of passionate poetry, in which saints praised the sheer bodily beauty of the divine form, and nonsacred Rajput painted manuscripts, which freely inserted gods into the earthly realm of the courts. By juxtaposing visual and literary sources, Dehejia demonstrates the harmony between the sacred and the profane in classical Indian culture. Her synthesis of art, literature, and cultural materials not only generates an all-inclusive picture of the period but also revolutionizes our understanding of the cultural ethos of premodern India.

The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art
The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art

Author: Dallas Museum of Art

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300149883

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In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian temple sculptures to nearly 500 works, including Indian Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, Himalayan Buddhist bronze sculptures and ritual objects, artwork from Southeast Asia, and decorative arts from India's Mughal period. Artworks in the collection have origins from the former Ottoman empire to Java, and architectural pieces suggest the grandeur of buildings in the Indian tradition. This volume details the cultural and artistic significance of more than 140 featured works, which range from Tibetan thangkas and Indian miniature paintings to stone sculptures and bronzes. Relating these works to one another through interconnecting narratives and cross-references, scholars and curators provide a broad cultural history of the region. Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922
Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922

Author: Partha Mitter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9780521443548

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Partha Mitter's book is a pioneering study of the history of modern art on the Indian subcontinent from 1850 to 1922. The author tells the story of Indian art during the Raj, set against the interplay of colonialism and nationalism. The work addresses the tensions and contradictions that attended the advent of European naturalism in India, as part of the imperial design for the westernisation of the elite, and traces the artistic evolution from unquestioning westernisation to the construction of Hindu national identity. Through a wide range of literary and pictorial sources, Art and Nationalism in Colonial India balances the study of colonial cultural institutions and networks with the ideologies of the nationalist and intellectual movements which followed. The result is a book of immense significance, both in the context of South Asian history and in the wider context of art history.

Art Reinterprets Art
Art Reinterprets Art

Author: Ram K. Piparaiya

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13: 9781477638408

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The volume is a study of the evolution of art from the perspectives of chronology and thematic considerations. It attempts to show the ability of art to constantly reinvent itself to reflect the changing worldviews. The chronological perspective examines the factors behind transformation of art from traditional art to modern art to post-modern or contemporary art. The thematic perspectives are concerned with changes in depiction of society, sex, the artist's psyche and the power of money in art. It examines the historic controversies in western art and impact of other cultures on Indian art. It also explores the link between art and spirituality, draws parallels between modern art and modern physics. It deals with some serious issues like the impact of art on society and the significance of modern art in particular—whether it represents progress or is a kind of hoax.0.

IDEALS OF INDIAN ART
IDEALS OF INDIAN ART

Author: E. B. (Ernest Binfield) 1861-19 Havell

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781362886266

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