I have found this Art forum of study to be completely facinating to me. From Color and fabrics to the unique smells and personalities that are only India ! Like the Chinese, India has very strong but ancient traditions in painting. The evidence lies in the frescoes of Ajanta and Ellora, the Buddhist palm leaf manuscripts and the Jain texts. Religion had a great influence on the early Indian paintings. There are several series depicting the life of Lord Krishna. The Islamic period saw many schools bearing Persian and Indian influence, produce miniatures in tempera on paper. The Ragini paintings, depicting the musical modes, are unique in the world. Some of the well-known Indian painting schools are the Rajput, Deccan, Kangra and Moghul.

The Bengal renaissance and modern art, influenced by Europe, also made their mark.

The doyen of Indian modern art, Abanindranath Tagore, used Japanese and Chinese techniques in his paintings and drawings. The Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, was an accomplished painter. His contemporaries, Nandalal Bose, Samarendranath Gupta and A.K. Haldar among them, laid the foundation of modern Indian painting. Jamini Roy was another founder of modern Indian painting and graphic art. Amrita Shergill, half Hungarian, represents the best among the European style painters of early 20th century. The art scene in India is enriched today by artists like M.F. Hussain, J. Swaminathan, N.S. Bendre, Krishen Khanna, Vivan Sundaram, Bhupen Khakar, Ghulam Shaikh and many others.

A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE !
http://buddhist-art.exoticindiaart.com/

one of my personal fav artists which has grown on me is Harem Kaur. His picaso esque painting depicts Lord Ganesha, remover of all obstacles, fair complexioned as the flow of nectar, with protruding belly, his hands hold an axe, a rosary, sweets Laddu, while one hand raised in blessing mood with his vahana Mushaka. This divinely gorgeous designer piece of art attracts attention instantly.

From Kaur, to clairewolfkrantz.org/paint/001past.htm I love this too. Like a memory from another reincarnation.

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