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Indian

Art
The
Subcontinent
of India

-Northeast
-The fertile
-Peninsular
India
Ganges River
Languages:
North Central India – Hindi
Moslem Population – Urdu
South – Dravidian Languages

Religions:
Hinduism – main religion in India
Islam – Pakistan

Buddhism, Jainism, Christian


History of
Indian Art
Indus Valley Civilization

-Known to be the first major culture in India


(late third – 2nd millenia B.C.)
Harappa
Mohenjo Daro

Modern commercial center, major avenues along a north-south orientation, streets as wide as
40-feet, multi-storied houses and elaborate drainage systems
Aerial view
Great
Bath
Indian art
 spirals and  arches and domes
curvaceous lines  haloed deities
 vines and tendrils  crescent moons
 round-figured  globe of the sun
goddesses
 circular amulets
 colored gemstones
Characteristics:

1. Symbolism  *The lotus


 *Their Attributes
 *Their Vehicles or  Fire
Mounts  Drums
 *Their Stories  Snake
 *Multiple arms
 *Mudras
 *Asanas
 *Half-closed eyes
 *A third eye in the
middle of the forehead
Indian Paintings
Ajanta Frescoes

Bodhisattva-Buddha in cave no 1.
Ajanta Frescoes

Vajrapāṇi
(cave 1)
Ajanta Frescoes
Indian Miniatures

Radha being

persuaded to meet
Krishna, Manaku,
National Museum,
Indian Miniatures

A bashed Radha arrives to


meet Krishna
Mughal Painting

Akbar Jahangir
Mughal Painting

"Shah Jahan on a globe" Mumtaz Mahal


Mughal Painting

Babur Receives a Courtier,


1589, by Farrukh Baig
Mughal Painting

The battle of Mazandaran A folio from the Hamzanama


Rajput Painting
Krisnha and Radha in their
Pavillion, Nihal Chand
Mysore Painting

Mysore Painting depicting Goddess Mysore painting depicting Hindu


Saraswathi Goddess Lakshmi
Tanjore Painting

late 19th century depicting the ten Sikh Lord Krishna and Radha on a Swing
Gurus with Bhai Bala and Bhai
Mardana.
Madhubani painting

‘Ardhanareshwar’ Krishna and Gopis


INDIAN SCULPTURES
Early Arts (Sculpture)
Male Torso

red Sandstone, 3 1/2" high


Dancing Girl

bronze, height approx. 4 1/2“, 2500-1700 BC


Flat nose, thick lips
Soapstone Seals

•Three-headed figure
•Reverse relief
•Yoga position
•Animals
Bull
Water Buffalo
Rhinoceros
Elephant

(38-76 mm)

National Museum, New


Delhi
Other seals
Terracotta Sculpture
 Is a clay-based unglazed ceramic ,
although the term can also be applied to
glazed ceramics where the fired body is
porous and red in colour.
 Terracotta has been used throughout
history for sculpture and pottery, as
well as bricks and roof shingles.
Terracotta Sculpture
 A terracotta sculpture of the Hindu God
Hanuman in India; the reddish color is
due to iron oxide in the source clay of
the ceramic, and clays with low iron
content can result in paler colour on
firing and processing terra cotta, ranging
from white to yellow.
STONE SCULPTURES
Lion capital of column
erected by emperor
Asoka, (272-232 B.C),
Pataliputra,
Amorous Couple, India.
Polished sandstone, 7’
high.
Archaeological Museum,
Sarnath.
Amorous
couples
BUDDHA
GRAY SCHIST,
ANCIENT
REGION OF
GANDHARA,
KUSHAN
PERIOD
Seated Buddha
Preaching the First
Sermon, Sarnath,
India, 5th century.
Stele, Sandstone,
63” high.
Boar Avatar of
Vishnu, Cave V
at Udayagiri,
India, c.400.
Vishnu is 12’ 8”
high.
Siva as Mahadeva in rock-cut
temple, Elephanta, India, sixth
century. Siva is 10’10” high.
Dancing Siva, relief
from cave temple,
Badami, India, 6th
century
Siva as
Nataraja (Lord
of Dance),
Nultanai
Isvaram
temple, Punjai,
India, c. 1000.
bronze
Buddha head
FASTING
BUDDHA
Surya, the Sun
of God, stone,
Orissa, Eastern
Gangga period,
13th century
A.D., British
museum,
London
Indian Jewelleries and
Textiles
Significance of Indian
Jewelry

Jewelry has
Women not
in only
India been
are
Indians have been
considered for
gifted jewelry inthe purpose
different
using jewelry for of
adoration,
adornment but also
since
phases of life  as a
centuries
security in times of
contingency
Mangal Sutra
Bindi
THE FACTORS THAT HAVE
INFLUENCED THE JEWELLERY
OF INDIA
JEWELLERY IN THE MUGHAL PERIOD
THE FACTORS THAT HAVE
INFLUENCED THE JEWELLERY
OF INDIA
JEWELLERY OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
Mangalsutra
Nath

Nath
bichua

Payals
Chudis

kadas
Jhumka
maang
teeka
भारतीय वस्त्र
INDIAN TEXTILE
Women's Clothing

Sari
or
Salwar Kameez
'Sari' from Varanasi (Banaras), silk and gold-wrapped silk yarn
with supplementary weft brocade
Styles of Draping

• Nivi
• Bengali and Oriya style.
• Gujarati 
• Maharashtrian/Konkani/K
ashta
• Dravidian
• Madisaara style
• Kodagu style
• Gobbe Seere 
• Gond
• Malayali style
• Tribal styles
• Kunbi style or denthli:
Choli and Lehenga
Men's
Clothing
Kurta
Dhoti
Lungi or Sarong
Shalwar Kameez
Techniques of Textile Decoration

• Embroidery
• Hand Printing
• Block printing
• Spray Printing
• Screen printing
• Kalamkari
• Batik
• Discharge printing
• Tie and dye
Indian Carpets
Kamasutra
Kama- Hindu God of love
- Pleasure

Sutra – narrative manual or guide

It is a book about the art of living; about finding a partner, maintaining


power in a marriage, and above all, it lays down the different positions in
sexual intercourse. Thus Kamasutra is a guide towards sexual fantasy
and satisfaction.

3 goals in life:

-Dharma (duty and responsibility for your actions)


-Arta (gaining power through politics and wealth)
-Kama (pleasure)
Kamasutra
Kamasutra

 The "Sitting" Positions


 The "Standing" Positions
 The "Rear-Entry" Positions
 The "Woman on Top" Positions
 The "Man on Top" Positions
Puppetry

Kinds of puppets

 Glove puppets
 Rod puppet
 Shadow puppet
 String puppets
Puppetry

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