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Speaking with Pictures offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art’s engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the ‘essence’ of tradition is best captured in a ‘new’ form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of ‘timeless tradition’. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art.
Indian Folk and Tribal Paintings introduces you to one of India s most glorious living traditions its tribal and folk painting. Vibrant and full of colour, it is said of tribal and folk painting that it has no beginning and no end. The rich red earth of river deltas, the fine white paste of crushed rice, the juice of fruits and berries, the wine from the mahua tree, the milk and even the dung, continue to provide the artist in the forest and village with his raw materials, while the floors and walls of his dwelling places, the bark of trees, leaves and, latterly, paper, are his surfaces. Whatever the surface or the medium, these paintings are intrinsically linked with the regional historico-cultural settings from which they arise.
Folk singer and self-taught artist draws her incredible journey from rural poverty to a life in art.
Imagine a Forest will pull you into a whimsical world where you learn to draw scenes of nature, fantasy, and human beings in a distinctive Eastern European folk art style.
For over 2000 years artists travelled throughout India, using painted picture scrolls to spread stories from the great Indian epics, as well as a wealth of stories about regional Gods and heroes and moral tales, amongst the most illiterate rural populati
Books That Have Appeared So Far On The Art Of India Confine Themselves To Architecture, Sculpture And Painting. In The Present Work, The Coverage Has Been Extended For The First Time To Include Music, Dance And Handicrafts Too.The Weighty Reason For This Is That In Traditional India, Art Reflected And Further Strengthened An Integrated Living. Temple Architecture Generally Provided Halls For The Performance Of Music And Dance, For These Too Were Ways Of Worship. Some Of The Finest Indian Sculptures Have Dances As Their Themes. Siva, Deity And Dancer, Has Been Represented In Dance Postures And Gestures In Reliefs Which Are Veritable Manuals Of Dance Illustrated Through Sculpture. Music Parties And Dances Have Figured Repeatedly In Painting. As For Crafts, It Is Not Elitist Art That Makes Gracious The Daily Living Of The Masses But The Art Of The Artisan Who Streamlines Humble Articles Of Daily Use Into Timelessly Enduring Beauty.The Textual Outlines Conserve The Essential Contours Of The Historical Evolution Of These Arts And Familiarize The Reader With The Masterpieces Of The Heritage Which Have Been Illustrated To The Maximum Extent Possible.
"Waterlife features Mithila art, a vibrant delicate art form of folk painting from Bihar in eastern India. The artist Rambharos Jha grew up on the banks of the legendary river Ganga and developed a fascination for water and water life. In this book he creates an unusual artist's journal, adapting the motifs of the Mithila style to express his own vision. He frames his art with a playful text that evokes both childhood memory and folk legend."--Back cover.
This is a book and art collector's dream, comprising 32 prints from India's most exciting tribal and folk artists.