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    COMMUNICATING THROUGH ARTS

    Arts of South Asia


    AJANTA CAVES
    • The 30 Ajanta Caves in
    Maharashtra, India are
    among the finest examples of
    ancient Indian Buddhist Art
    that survive until today.
    The Ajanta Caves of Maharashtra,
    India are 30 rock cut cave
    monuments that date back from the
    2 century BCE to the 600 CE,
    nd

    including paintings and sculptures


    considered to be masterpieces of
    Buddhist religious art, as well as
    frescos that are reminiscent of the
    Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka.
    NATARAJA
    • Nataraja is a sculpture depicting the
    Hindu God Shiva as the lord of dance
    and dramatic arts with the proportion
    details accorded to Hindu texts.
    • This bronze sculpture shows Shiva
    performing the “dance of bliss”
    which is believed by Hindus as the
    dance that created the universe.
    A four-armed figure, where one
    hand holds the fire with which
    he destroys, another holds a
    drum, which is the first sound
    heard in the world during
    creation, then the third arm
    points up in a reassuring
    gesture, and a fourth arm in
    which he dances to.
    DIYA
    • Diya is an oil lamp made of
    clay with a cotton wick dipped
    in vegetable oils or in ghee.
    • Diwali is celebrated by Hindus
    in India.
    • It is the Hindu New Year and
    is either a 3-5 days holiday
    depending on where you come
    from.
    It is a very exciting and colorful
    holiday, where homes are cleaned
    to welcome the New Year and
    windows are open so that the Hindu
    goddess of wealth can enter.
    Hindus believe that she cannot
    enter a house which is not lit up, so
    every household burns special
    Diwali clay lamps (diyas) to light
    the way for the goddess.
    RANGOLI
    • One of the most beautiful and most
    pleasing art forms of India.
    • Aside from clay lamps, people also
    decorate their homes with patterns called
    Rangoli or Rangavali on the floor using
    colored powders or sand.
    • After the occasion, it will be erased and
    will once again be visible for the next
    holiday
    It is consist of two words
    “rang” meaning color and
    “aavali” meaning colored
    creepers or row of colors.
    Rangoli is the art of making
    designs or patterns on the
    walls or the floor of the
    house.
    TRUCK ART OF PAKISTAN
    • Pakistan has a long tradition of truck
    artistry.
    • Brightly colored flamboyant trucks,
    painted with images of idealized
    landscapes, famous personalities,
    flowers, and trees, etc.
    • Also known as ‘Jingle Trucks’ decorated
    the streets with its colorful and lavish
    exteriors.
    Arts of Central
    Asia
    Rishton Ceramics
    Rishton, a small town in
    Uzbekistan, is recognized to be
    the first-rate ceramic center.
    Rishton ceramics feature detailed
    designs made in shades of blue,
    turquoise and aquamarine.
    YURT
    Kazakhs are widely known for their craftsmanship of yurts.
    The yurt is a unique settlement for the nomads of the
    Kazakh and Kyrgyz people but today, it no longer served its
    initial purpose. Yurts have become a form of ornamentation
    in public buildings. It is decorated with unique wall
    hangings made by Kazakh women with a talent in
    embroidery. The patterns decorating the yurt contain
    symbols that represent strength and protection.
    TURKMEN CARPET
    Turkmen excel in carpet weaving. They are
    some of the best when it comes to producing
    carpets and as a result, they have been
    exporting to foreign countries. The carpet
    designs are inspired by nature, life and
    customs of Turkmen people. It exhibits the
    weaver’s and the tribe’s dreams, joys, hopes,
    grief, wishes and feelings. Some designs
    express heroism, courage and devotion to their
    birthplace.
    TUSH KYIZ
    Ancient nomadic lifestyles shape the different existing art
    forms of Kyrgyzstan. It has been a tradition in ages for them
    to display embroidered tush kyiz (wall hangings) to honor
    the marriage of a son or daughter. In order to present the
    traditions and rural lives of Kyrgyz people, the artist needs
    to specifically choose the design and color to be used.
    Newlyweds would hang the tush kyiz over their marriage
    bed as an image of their pride in Kyrgyz tradition.
    THANK YOU!!!

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