Download or read book 20th Century Indian Art written by Rakhee Balaram and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major publication showcasing the history of Indian art across the subcontinent and South Asia from the late-nineteenth century to the present day. This landmark collection presents a new history of Indian art from the twentieth century to the present day. Recent decades have seen an overdue interest in the acquisition and exhibition of modern Indian and South Asian art and artists by major international museums. This essential, lavishly illustrated volume presents an engaging, informative history of modern art from the subcontinent as seen through the eyes of prominent Indian art historians. Illustrations are paired with a strong narrative through line, where key experts contribute multiple perspectives on modernism, modernity, and plurality, as well as expansive ideas about contemporary art practices. A range of subjects, including Group 1890, the Madras Art Movement, Regional Modern, and Dalit art, are contextualized, along with key artists such as Amrita Sher-Gil and Raqs Media Collective. There are also sections devoted to the art of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and other parts of South Asia. Together with lively expert discussions and a selection of absorbing interviews with artists, 20th Century Indian Art meets a clear demand for a comprehensive and authoritative sourcebook on modern, postmodern, and contemporary Indian art. This is the definitive reference for anyone with an interest in Indian art and non-Western art histories. Published in association with Art Alive

Download or read book Indian Contemporary Painting written by Neville Tuli and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a survey of the past century of Indian painting, incorporating reproductions of 250 works by 80 artists from Rabindranath Tagore to M.F. Husain. The book also has an historical essay, conversations with 35 of today's leading Indian artists, biographical outlines and exhibition histories. The author's aim is to make the entire realm of contemporary Indian art accessible to the general reader by evoking the nuances of the world in which these artists live and work.

Download or read book Contemporary Art in India written by Pran Nath Mago and published by National Book Trust India. This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quintessential work that unfolds the origin and development of contemporary indian art.Covering the last 150 years and with nearly 300 illustrations, the book focusses on the different artistic and stylistic genres and art movements which have enriched

Download or read book A Guide to 101 Modern Contemporary Indian Artists written by Amrita Jhaveri and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crisp, lively, and jargon-free, this one-of-a-kind collection concisely introduces 101 artists painters,sculptors, photographers, and new media artists. The variety of ideas and forms in contemporary Indianart are presented here in just over 160 pages, and illustrated with an extraordinary gathering of images.The essays are both authoritative and accessible, addressing each artist s primary concerns and methods.They also include important biographical information and vivid descriptions of select pieces.

Download or read book Contemporary Indian Art written by Yashodhara Dalmia and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides A Perspective On Contemporary Indian Art, Offering A Dynamic Rather Than A Static Way Of Approaching The Subject. The Essays Deal With Questions, Though Often Asked Remain Open-Ended. The Works Of Individual Artists Are Discussed With In The Based Conceptual Framework Of Each Essays.

Download or read book Contemporary Indian Artists written by Geeta Kapur and published by Vikas Publishing House Private. This book was released on 1978 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Celebration of the Human Image written by and published by thinkingeye. This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles; includes profiles of the artists discussed.

Download or read book Indian Contemporary Art written by Yashodhara Dalmia and published by Vadehra Art Gallery. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes profiles of Indian artists.

Download or read book 5000 Years of Indian Art written by Sushma Bahl and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visually stunning book is a rare example of a volume that offers a panoramic view of Indian art from the pre-historic times to contemporary period.

Download or read book Elite Collectors Of Modern And Contemporary Indian Art written by Pavan Malhotra and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ever-evolving Indian Art has always been matching strides with socio-political and Cultural shifts in free India, sometimes even influencing aspects of Indian life. As an entity, it may be much older than independent Bharat, but it has remained as young, diverse and vibrant as our country and today Modern & Contemporary India is the new buzzword in the global art mart. Hidden behind the bright colours and bold strokes of Modern Indian Art movement and the Contemporary Art creations is the unstained patronage of passionate collectors... Call them patrons or all them connoisseurs, but they are rare people who go beyond being merely collectors of art.. thus making a silent contribution to India s artistic heritage. This first of its kind book is a unique collection of profiles of 25 living and 2 late premier collectors of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art all over the globe. The legacy of their genius in professional life is well known but their persona sans the glamour and their passion & raison-d etre for collecting enduring masterpieces of lengendary modern & contemporary artists is hardly ever explored. Collectively, the profiles form the mosaic of the larger story - the story of the always evolving & mentamorphosing Indian Art and its remarkable patrons. The book highlights the collectors definitive aesthetic vision, deep-rooted philanthropy, support & commitment to Indian art and artists. The book also showcases selected/favorite works of art of each collector... a collection which reflects the discerning eye and eclectic tastes of its owners. Rich in anecdote and lavishly illustrated this stupendous book opens a window onto a world of passionate collectors, distinguished by a rather charming obsession, while introducing to the readers the mysteries of collecting.

Download or read book The Progressive Revolution written by Zehra Jumabhoy and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Formed within months of the 1947 Partition of India and the ensuing violence and protest, the Progressive Artists' Group (PAG) included artists seeking a break with their country's past and its cultural constraints. Through lush illustrations and scholarly essays, this volume looks at the brand of modernism the Group espoused and its relevance and importance to contemporary art. The careers of artists K.H. Ara, S.K. Bakre, H.A. Gade, V.S. Gaitonde, M.F. Husain, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar, Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, S.H. Raza, Mohan Samant, and F.N. Souza are presented in three sections. Progressives in Their Time explores how the artists turned away from the trauma of colonial rule and Partition, and embraced the land and varied peoples of the new nation. National/International demonstrates how the Progressives drew on multiple traditions of visual iconography, both from within India and from Asia and the wider world, to creat their own distinct genre. Masters of the Game brings together works created after the PAG's dissolution and shows how these pieces collectively gave visual form to the idea of India as secular, heterogeneous, international, and united. A valuable examination of the ways artistic expression can preserve and advance its cultural heritage, this volume captures an exciting time in India's art history"--Back cover.

Download or read book Indian Art written by Partha Mitter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5,000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, and the decorative arts. Combining a clear overview with fascinating detail, Mitter succeeds in bringing to life the true diversity of Indian culture. The influence of Islam on the Mughal court, which produced the world-famous Taj Mahal and exquisite miniature paintings, is closely examined. More recently, he discusses the nationalist and global concerns of contemporary art, including the rise of female artists, the stunning architecture of Charles Correa, and the vibrant art scene. The very particular character of Indian art is set within its cultural and religious milieu, raising important issues about the profound differences between Western and Indian ideas of beauty and eroticism in art.

Download or read book The Making of Modern Art written by Yashodhara Dalmia and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-09 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pioneering Book Is An Authentic Portrayal Of The Formative Years Of Modern Indian Art, When Its Parameters Were Being Established. Looks At Painters As Diverse As M.F. Hussain, S.M. Raza, F.N. Souza, K.H. Ara, Tyeb Mehta, Ram Kumar Among Many Others.

Download or read book Art for a Modern India 1947 1980 written by Rebecca M. Brown and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following India’s independence in 1947, Indian artists creating modern works of art sought to maintain a local idiom, an “Indianness” representative of their newly independent nation, while connecting to modernism, an aesthetic then understood as both universal and presumptively Western. These artists depicted India’s precolonial past while embracing aspects of modernism’s pursuit of the new, and they challenged the West’s dismissal of non-Western places and cultures as sources of primitivist imagery but not of modernist artworks. In Art for a Modern India, Rebecca M. Brown explores the emergence of a self-conscious Indian modernism—in painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, film, and photography—in the years between independence and 1980, by which time the Indian art scene had changed significantly and postcolonial discourse had begun to complicate mid-century ideas of nationalism. Through close analyses of specific objects of art and design, Brown describes how Indian artists engaged with questions of authenticity, iconicity, narrative, urbanization, and science and technology. She explains how the filmmaker Satyajit Ray presented the rural Indian village as a socially complex space rather than as the idealized site of “authentic India” in his acclaimed Apu Trilogy, how the painter Bhupen Khakhar reworked Indian folk idioms and borrowed iconic images from calendar prints in his paintings of urban dwellers, and how Indian architects developed a revivalist style of bold architectural gestures anchored in India’s past as they planned the Ashok Hotel and the Vigyan Bhavan Conference Center, both in New Delhi. Discussing these and other works of art and design, Brown chronicles the mid-twentieth-century trajectory of India’s modern visual culture.

Download or read book The Living Tradition written by K G Subramanyan and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging exploration of the quest for individuality within the rich tapestry of artistic traditions, by one of India's best-known artists. "The fulfillment of a modern Indian artist's wish to be part of a living tradition, i.e. to be individual and innovative, without being an outsider in his own culture, will not come of itself, it calls for concerted effort." In Living Tradition, a critical study of modern Indian art as it has evolved through continuous interaction with several traditions--foreign and indigenous--K. G. Subramanyan, one of India's most celebrated artists, offers a theoretical groundwork for that "concerted effort." In the course of his study, he explores the distinctions between Indian and European traditions, the continuities in India's folk traditions, and the attempts of several thinkers and artists to identify an Indian artistic tradition or to deny it altogether in a quest for personal expression or universality. With over seventy-five illustrations in color complementing Subramanyan's thought-provoking essay, Living Tradition provides readers with a visually engaging exploration of the vibrant tapestry of Indian art. Subramanyan played a pivotal role in shaping India's artistic identity after Independence. Mani-da, as he was fondly called, seamlessly blended elements of modernism with folk expression in his works, spanning paintings, murals, sculptures, prints, set designs, and toys. Beyond his visual artistry, his writings have laid a solid foundation for understanding the demands of art on the individual. In the year of his centenary, Seagull is proud to publish his writings in special new editions.

Download or read book A Fragile Inheritance written by Saloni Mathur and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Fragile Inheritance Saloni Mathur investigates the work of two seminal figures from the global South: the New Delhi-based critic and curator Geeta Kapur and contemporary multimedia artist Vivan Sundaram. Examining their written and visual works over the past fifty years, Mathur illuminates how her protagonists’ political and aesthetic commitments intersect and foreground uncertainty, difficulty, conflict, and contradiction. This book presents new understandings of the culture and politics of decolonization and the role of non-Western aesthetic avant-gardes within the discourses of contemporary art. Through skillful interpretation of Sundaram's and Kapur’s practices, Mathur demonstrates how received notions of mainstream art history may be investigated and subjected to creative redefinition. Her scholarly methodology offers an impassioned model of critical aesthetics and advances a radical understanding of art and politics in our time.

Download or read book Sar written by Swapnaa Tamhane and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the timeless beauty of Indian design through 200 classic objects. The Indian subcontinent is an amalgamation of peoples, cultures, languages and philosophies. Throughout history Indian culture has been subject to myriad different influences, from the Mughal empire to the British Raj to the now globalized nation in transition. Similar to 'Wa: Essence of Japanese Design', this book will trace continuity through the history of Indian design from antiquity to the present day. The book explores the elements that make Indian design so special, including the varied manufacturing and decorating techniques of the country’s incredibly skilled craftsmen, highly specialized object designs that have been refined over centuries, and ongoing responses to nature, technology, and necessity. The objects were chosen for their enduring quality and beauty, and their integral connection to Indian culture. Rather than following a chronological order or concentrating on the (often anonymous) designers, this book separates the objects into abstract categories anchored by Hindi words chosen to illuminate how each object fits into the lives of Indians.