 The story of India art is
an illustration of the religious life of the Hindus.It is a story of the oldest and the
most resilient culture on earth.It is seen as an amalgamation of indigenous and outside
influences, yet having a unique character and distinctiveness of its own. Indian art is also an art of social, political and religious influences.The arts have been preserved for the past three thousand years, from change and decay, from foreign invasions, and the fury of the nature. It changed and evolved with the evolution of a civilization which was full of remarkable innovations in all areas of artistic expression. Indian art features spirals and curvaceous lines, vines and tendrils, round-figured goddesses, circular amulets, colored gemstones, arches and domes, haloed deities, crescent moons, globe of the sun and modern art sculptors in bronze, granite, wood and metal both abstract and figurative. Tribal craft sculptures in root, wood and terra-cotta |
| Paintings
Indian paintings provide an aesthetic continuum that extends from the early civilization to the present day. This form of art in India is vivid and lively, refined and sophisticated and bold and vigorous at the same time. From being essentially religious in purpose in the beginning, Indian paintings have evolved over the years to become a fusion of various traditions which influenced them. |
Sculptures Tiny terra-cotta seals discovered from the Indus valley civilization reveal carvings of peepal leaves, deities and animals. These elemental shapes of stones or seals were enshrined and worshipped by the people of the civilisation. Two other objects that were excavated from the ruins of the Indus valley indicate the level of achievement that Indian art had attained in those days. The bust of a priest in limestone and a bronze dancing girl show tremendous sophistication and artistry. |
Craft India has the widest variety of crafts anywhere in the world.However diverse and intricate the range of craft forms produced by Indian craftsmen, the root of the creative process has always been the artisan tradition. India's rural arts are the visual expression and technological processes of people living at several cultural, religious and sociological levels. |