|
|
|
|
The fine arts in India has started its origin during pre-historic hominid, then it passed through different cultural influences such as Bdhuddism, Jainism, Islam and Hinduism. The first form of sculpture art in India was started during the Indus Valley civilization. It included sculptural art on brass, potteries, stone, and other metals. These sculptures depicted the figurines of animals. Dance forms, deities, epics, historical events and many more.
After the Indus valley civilization during the Bhuddha era there was not much sculptural art were developed except for some copper figurines. During the Asoka Dynasty it was a glorious period for stone and Indian monumental Art. The Asoka pillar depicted the edicts of Asoka with the sculptures of Lion. The wood art embraced the fine arts and even today Kerala art forms are done majorly on wood.
The Gupta Empire was represented as the "classical" period for Indian fine arts. The Ellora Caves showcases exclusive art forms and they are very religious. Which consist of deities, apsaras and yakshis. The most celebrated Chola dynasty carved their sculptures in bronze and stones. The carvings of Mahabalipuram temple showcase the craftsmanship of Pallava period in the south.
The wall paintings of Ajanta caves were evolved through thousand years. The oldest paintings and rock sculptures of 1st to 10th century were preserved in these caves. Mugal period has contributed several art works to the world. The Tanjavur paintings use a special technique where smooth pastes of limestone were pasted on rock and with organic pigments were used to paint.
The Legends of Indian Fine Arts
Several Indian Artists in different field contributed their legendary work which helped preserving the tradition, cultural and heritage of India for the newer generation. When we talk about fine art by Indian Artists, the list is not complete without mentioning Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped the Bengali music and literature and has developed the Indian art with Contextual Modernism.
The contextual modernism was restored by Rabindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Benode Behari Mukherjee, and Ramkinkar Baij and they achieved modernism in literary work during the 1930s. It is said that the artists who challenged the concept of modernism was the Santiniketan masters. And they tried to develop a context sensitive modernism through their art work.
Next stepping stone of Indian fine Art contributed by Indian artists were through the 1981 exhibition "Place for People" organized by Vivan Sundaram, Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh, Bhupen Khakhar, and Nalini Malani which left mark in the history.
Some of the other contemporary artists in Indian art are Vasudeo S. Gaitonde , Aditya Pande , Anil Kumar Dutta, Anjolie Ela Menon , Atul Dodiya Balan Nambiar, Bapu, Kurchi Dasgupta, Madhan, Satish Gujral, Sekar Ayyanthole and many more.
|
|
