A Brush with Indian Art
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAP612 |
Author: | Mamta Nainy |
Publisher: | Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd. |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2018 |
ISBN: | 9780143441564 |
Pages: | 144 (53 B/W & Color illustrations) |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 8.0 inch X 7.0 inch |
Weight | 260 gm |
Book Description
Embark on a vivid journey on which you'll learn about the origins and evolution of art in the country. Prepare to amazed by the first pictures made by early humans; reflects upon the serenity of Buddhist cave paintings at Ajanta ; marvel at the splendour of Mughal miniature art; delight in the religious depictions of Tanjore; study the hybrid Company and revivalist Bengal styles; and discover the best of modern and contemporary artists, Watch it all come alive in intricate black –and –white sketches and stunning photographs of the most celebrated visuals across time.
A rich primer on the different schools of art and the most significant movement in Indian art history. A Brush with Indian Art might even nudge you into propping up your first canvas.
Mamta Nainy is a children's writer and editor. So she divides her time between writing and editing for children, making doodles that only she finds funny and eatings cupcakes. She loves travelling but is too lazy to do it, so she makes do with reading. She spent some years in advertising before an apple fell on her head while she was sitting under a mango tree and she had her eureka moment –she has written some eights books for children since then. Currently she works as consulting senior editor with Katha.
Content | Page No |
St (Art) Here | ix |
The Big Picture of Indian Art | xi |
1. The First Drawing | 1 |
Cave Paintng | |
2. The Talking Caves | 11 |
Ajanta and Ellora | |
3. Small Wonders, Big Wow | 23 |
Mughal Miniatures | |
4. Got Gold? | 41 |
Tanjore Paintings | |
5. Keeping It Real | 51 |
The Company School of Paintings and European Realism | |
6. Be a Rebel | 62 |
The Bengal School of Art | |
7. The Painted Tales | 76 |
Kalighat Paintings | |
8. The Makers of Magic | 86 |
Other Folk and Tribal Art Forms of India | |
9. Art Switches Gears | 100 |
Meet the Modems | |
10. Art in the New World | 112 |
Meet the Contemporaris | |
The Story of Indian Art Continues | 123 |
Acknowledgements | 125 |
Selected Biblography | 127 |