They will analyze how these traditions are evolving in response to international and economic influences. Students will learn about the traditions and characteristics of an ancient folk art practiced in rural India. By developing their personal iconography in the design of brochures for an exhibit of their paintings, students will share with Mithila artists the satisfaction of documenting personally significant life experiences in their art.
By analyzing this work and painting in the Mithila style, students will explore the discipline of art history and recognize the strikingly creative use of elements and principles of design in Mithila painting. Students will gain an appreciation for the impressive skills of formally unschooled, but internationally recognized village artists and see how these artists are responding to modern conflicts that confront their changing society. They will learn that India's great Hindu epic, The Ramayana, is celebrated in paintings in the village where the story originated alongside more modern subjects. Join Mahaveer Swami as he discusses the ancient and contemporary representations of the Ramayana in miniature painting with Edward Wilkinson, Executive Director, Bonhams Asia, and a leading specialist in Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art.Įxhibition of the Mewar Ramayana and Mahaveer Swamy's miniature paintings will be on view at the Bonhams Gallery - Suite 2001, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong.This three-week unit invites students to understand and make connections with cultures in rural North India via traditions of ritual painting that have been practiced since ancient times - the exact point of origin is unknown. His paintings of ascetics and mystics are particularly striking because of his deep feelings for the spiritual and the emotional. Mahaveer’s working style is strongly influenced by his studies of Mughal and Rajasthani miniatures. He stands out not only because of his great skills in drawing and painting but also because of his ability to recognize the difference between the truly fine and mundane. Mahaveer Swami is one of the finest traditional artists from a family of Bikaner painters.
0 kommentar(er)
