Yesterday
I had been to an Art Exhibition, which has actually changed my thinking about
Indian painting. Indian paintings has lots of riches for people to enjoy and
experience.
Some of the earliest Indian paintings have been rock paintings of
the prehistoric times. In places like Bhimbetka, petrogyyphs are found, some of
them happen to be from 5500 BC.
Indian paintings historically revolved around the religious
deities and kings. Indian art is a collective term for several different
schools of art that existed in the Indian subcontinent. The paintings varied
from large frescoes of Ajanta to the intricate Mughal miniature paintings to
the metal embellished works from the Tanjore school. The paintings from the
Gandhar–Taxila are influenced by the Persian works in the west. The eastern
style of painting was mostly developed around the Nalanda school of art. The works
are mostly inspired by various scenes from Indian mythology.
Six Limbs of Indian Painting
Around the early period of 1st century BC there evolved Six
Limbs of Indian Paintings or Sadaga. This fact is enumerated by Vatsyayana, who
lived during third century AD, in his work on Kamasutra.
These 'Six Limbs' have been translated as follows:
* Rupabheda: The knowledge of appearances.
* Pramanam: Correct perception, measure and structure.
* Bhava: Action of feelings on forms.
* Lavanya: Yojanam Infusion of grace, artistic
representation.
* Sadrisyam: Similitude.
* Varnikabhanga: Artistic manner of using the brush and
colours.
Later with development in Indian painting the Six Limbs were
put to extreme use and became the basic principle on which painting developed
in the later part.
Madhubani painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced
in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India. The origins of Madhubani painting
are shrouded in antiquity. Mother Goddess – a miniature painting of the Pahari style, dating
to the eighteenth century. Pahari and Rajput miniatures share many common
features.
Rajput painting, evolved and flourished, during the 18th
century, in the royal courts of Rajputana, India. Each Rajput kingdom evolved a
distinct style, but with certain common features. Rajput paintings depict a
number of themes, events of epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata,
Krishna's life, beautiful landscapes, and humans. Miniatures were the preferred
medium of Rajput painting, but several manuscripts also contain Rajput
paintings, and paintings were even done on the walls of palaces, inner chambers
of the forts, havelies, particularly, the havelis of Shekhawait.
The colors extracted from certain minerals, plant sources,
conch shells, and were even derived by processing precious stones, gold and
silver were used. The preparation of desired colors was a lengthy process,
sometimes taking weeks. Brushes used were very fine.
Two Scribes Seated with Books and a Writing Table Fragment
of a decorative margin Northern India (Mughal school), ca. 1640–1650
Mughal painting is a particular style of Indian painting,
generally confined to illustrations on the book and done in miniatures, and
which emerged, developed and took shape during the period of the Mughal Empire
16th −19th centuries.
Tanjore painting is an important form of classical South
Indian painting native to the town of Tanjore in Tamil Nadu.
The art form dates
back to the early 9th century, a period dominated by the Chola rulers, who
encouraged art and literature. These paintings are known for their elegance,
rich colors, and attention to detail. The themes for most of these paintings
are Hindu Gods and Goddesses and scenes from Hindu mythology. In modern times,
these paintings have become a much sought after souvenir during festive
occasions in South India.
Amrita Sher-Gil was an Indian painter, sometimes known as
India's Frida Kahlo, and today considered an important woman painter of
20th-century India, whose legacy stands at par with that of the Masters of
Bengal Renaissance; she is also the 'most expensive' woman painter of India.
Today, she is amongst Nine Masters, whose work was declared
as art treasures by The Archaeological Survey of India, in 1976 and 1979, and
over 100 of her paintings are now displayed at National Gallery of Modern Art,
New Delhi. All major names in the artistic Diaspora are Bal Chabda, Manishi
Dey, Mukul Dey, V. S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Tyeb Mehta, and Akbar Padamsee.
Other popular painters like Jahar Dasgupta, Prokash Karmakar, Narayanan
Ramachandran, and Bijon Choudhuri helped enrich Indian art culture. These
people are now icons of modern Indian paintings.
And later that day when i was surfing on internet i found some beautiful original paintings at a very feasible price. I am glad I didnt have to try too hard to get painting at my home, I was easy just pay online and they delivered it at my place. So do try buying paintings online.
