INDIAN ART~ (- -lll)
Drawings:
A lot of people, possibly in war.
Long ago, India has long been populated by many different people, uncluding the Muslim, Islam, etc. Different people bring different cultures. This brought the different drawing types and cultures together. It has long been somewhat "colorful" in everyday life. The picture on the left is an old painting. Some might say,"Oh, its just yellow, how could it be colorful?" For those who say this, look closely at the painting and you'll find out that it actually has a bit of color. remember, it is from the second century B.C., which means having color is RARE. Knowing this, the picture actually seems quite colorful to the people in old days. Perhaps the time had even worn it down, resulting in the pale yello color.
Nowadays paintings look even more colorful, and mostly are of people and gods.
(*Note: The proof that Indians love color - they have brightly covered clothing.)
Nowadays paintings look even more colorful, and mostly are of people and gods.
(*Note: The proof that Indians love color - they have brightly covered clothing.)
Sculptures:
Perhaps the most early sculture that was found in India belonged to the Indus Valley Civilizaiton, the earilest civilization found in India. Some was pottery, made beautifully by carving into the sides and making 3D flowers. Some were statues. In the early empires, the sculptures they made were made with INCREDIBLE detail.
As you can see from the picture above, the statue might not have any hands, but it certainly has incrediblly small carvings on it. This makes it very beautiful to look at, whether from far OR from near.
Most sculptures are problably made from different religions. For example, if you take a stroll in a Hindu church, you'll problably see something like a statue of Shiva in the corner. (thats hinduism...)
Most sculptures are problably made from different religions. For example, if you take a stroll in a Hindu church, you'll problably see something like a statue of Shiva in the corner. (thats hinduism...)
Sculptures and Masks:
Animal Mask
The arts of India actually originated from a old civilization (which i mentioned before,) called the Indus Valley Civilization. It was a spread of culture from then. The cultrue apperently loves animals very much, and much of hinduism is about respecting all things, including animals. Animals. Right. I don't really know much about THIS so called "animal" (looks more like a demon to me), but it is a well respected sculpture that some people put at their homes as a decoration and show their devotion to hinduism. In different Indian festivals or cerimonies, these sculptures will be used as a mask, and people will wear them on stage. Most of these mask sculptures are made out of bronze. Why it is so, I am not so sure, problably because it is more sturdy. Anyways, when worn on stage, this mask will transform the actor's identity. When they put this mask on, for example, they will represent whatever this mask stands for, which in this case it might be a monkey of some sort and if it is a monkey, then the actor must act like one. These masks are still made today, only no so much as they did before.
History:
I think I've mentioned this a lot of times, but Indian art, i have to say, are really brilliant and bright. Why? Becuase it was pieced together! From many different places and many different customs, it was placed togther and the merged up, it creates this different style, what we call Indian style. Indian art is droven by a distinct art, mostly of gods. Seen above, this picture is a modern drawing of a Hindu god called Ganesha. It was believed that art is driven towrds the direction of religion. If you were to step into a artist's house and the artist was Buddhist, you would problably see a lot of pictures of Buddha.