Alchemy

Author: Geeti Sen

ISBN: 978-9394501638

Price: Rs. 1425.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

Explores the relationship between Indian contemporary painting and inspiration from medieval miniature painting traditions through the art of five significant Indian modern and contemporary artists. A miniature painting holds wondrous powers, beyond its defined space. A single image can summon up a world of adventures, enclosed chambers, gardens, rivers, lakes, forests, flowers, and an infinite variety of trees in bloom. In Indian art, miniatures were conceived as sets of narrative illustrations based on classic texts, such as the Ramayana, Bhagavata Purana, Ragamala, etc. Miniature painting continues to hold its appeal well into the 21st century. Contemporary artists of importance have imbibed influences from the miniature traditions, in technique, theme and coloration. This book explores a relationship between Indian contemporary painting and inspiration from medieval miniatures. The author studies the art of five significant Indian modern and contemporary artists—Abanindranath Tagore, Manjit Bawa, Waswo X. Waswo with Rakesh Vijayvargiya, and Nilima Sheikh—who have resourced and reinvented iconic traditions with different perspectives and using different techniques. Accompanied with splendid illustrations, the essays bring attention to the Indian art of today with the magical transformation of older concepts and techniques in miniature painting into contemporary practice. Read more

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 148 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9394501638.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this book if Indian art fascinates you beyond the surface. Richly researched and beautifully argued, it reveals how medieval miniature traditions continue to shape modern and contemporary Indian painting. As a premium reference, it deepens your visual understanding, connects past and present with clarity, and gives you fresh ways to read artworks you thought you already knew. Perfect for serious readers, students, and collectors who value insight as much as aesthetics.
• Published by Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 148.

Catalog Description

Explores the relationship between Indian contemporary painting and inspiration from medieval miniature painting traditions through the art of five significant Indian modern and contemporary artists. A miniature painting holds wondrous powers, beyond its defined space. A single image can summon up a world of adventures, enclosed chambers, gardens, rivers, lakes, forests, flowers, and an infinite variety of trees in bloom. In Indian art, miniatures were conceived as sets of narrative illustrations based on classic texts, such as the Ramayana, Bhagavata Purana, Ragamala, etc. Miniature painting continues to hold its appeal well into the 21st century. Contemporary artists of importance have...

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