ART

Both the art and the culture in India are quite influenced by the religions which are professed in this country, specially, by the Buddhism.

The first Indian art manifestations are the ones embodied by the Harappan Culture in ceramics and in engraved seals. During the Vedic Period the sacred books were written and still today they have fairly importance inside the Indian culture (an example of that is the Mahabharata and the Ramayana).

During the Maurya Empire the development of the arts was produced. In architecture the stone and decorative themes like the cane, zoomorphic capitals, principles (axioms?) of the Buddhist doctrine and lions symbolizing Buddha. At this time Buddhism was developed and it begin to appear the typical buildings of this religions such as the stupas, used to preserve relics, chaityas, shrines and viharas (monasteries). It is also during this that the representations of Buddha appear under symbolic forms and human forms with the right shoulder uncovered and the palm of the hand outstretched toward the faithful to demonstrate the lack of fear.

Typical elements of the domination of the Mongol Empire were the wealth of the materials like the white marble and the precious stones, the decorations of crimped stone and the absorption of naturalistic elements mainly native. This two styles, Islamic and Mongol, they melt in unique buildings all around the world like the Taj Mahal or The Red Fort of Delhi. It is also remarkable the miniatures both Indian and Mongol of this period.

The British India is characterized by the colonial style buildings of white colonnades and the one known as the “Babú”, pejorative term to describe Victorian Style, mainly Gothic.

The Indian painting is developed in wall and manuscript and the themes usually represent religion, great deeds or elements of nature. The colors are usually bright and intense.

Hemen Majumdar was an Indian painter born in 1871 and died in 1948. His most popular painting is Lady with Lamp, depicting loneliness of women.

Hemen Majumdar painted doors would welcome George V of the United Kingdom during his visit to India in 1911.

In 1919, he founded the Indian Academy of Fine Arts in Calcutta along with Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, Bhabani Charan Law and Atul Bose. Similarly Shilpi also published a newspaper, with AC Mukhopadhyay.

1921-1922 First Prize, Bombay Art Exhibition, Bombay.

In 2002 there was a huge uproar when that painting was stolen and found in the possession of a dealer in art.

                               

                                                        (lady with Lamp)

Kapu Rajaiah Born in 1925 in Siddipet (A.P.), Rajaiah did his diploma at Govt. School of Art Hyderabad.  He has been represented in exhibitions through Lalit Kala Academy in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania & Bulgaria in 1956, Australia 1972, Havana, Cuba & Mexico in1984-85, London & Seychelles.

His awards include The National Award Lalit Kala Academy, Kala Vibhushana by AIFACS New Delhi and many gold medals from various organizations and institutions.

He has received an honorary Doctorate from JNTU Hyderabad.

His innovative style which is an idiom of Telangana region, have also been compared to the works of Jamini Roy.

 Education

Diploma in Drawing, Govt. of Madras

Diploma in Painting , Govt. of Hyderabad

Honours and Awards

1955 Second best award Silver Jubilee Exhibition all India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi

1957 Cash Prize Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar

1958 Gold Medal All India Art Exhibition, Shilpa Kala Parishad, Patna, Bihar

1964 First Prize Dussera Exhibition, Mysore.

1966 Rajatha Patram with a pursue Rs: 2016-00 presented and Souvenir Published by the disciples at Siddipet.

                                                            (Black beauty)

Raya Ravi Varma (April 29, 1848- October 2, 1906) was an Indian painter of the princely state of Thiruvithankur (1858, Travancore in English) which was placed in the actual Kerla (in the southwest extreme.

He reached recognition for hi representation of the scene of the mythical epics from the Majabharata and the Ramaiana (two epic-religion text from de 3rd century a.C.)

His artwork is considered between the best examples of the fusion of the Indian tradition with the techniques of European academic art. 

Duing his life, Varma was recognized by his paintings of beautiful women dressed as sari, which was presented proportioned and elegant. The paintings of Varma turn into an important issue in the kish of that time, his reproductions are placed in almost every home in the middle class.

                                                                (Village Belle)