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A 5 page examination of Indian art. The author explores the many factors which have impacted Indian art, identifying it as one of the more complex and captivating art traditions in the world. This paper then proceeds to trace the continuity throughout time which characterizes many elements of that art, some of which first manifests prior to the arrival of the country’s sophisticated civilizations (over four-thousand years ago) and is still reflected through contemporary artistic productions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Indian culture is one of the most captivating and influential in the world. The countrys massive territorial holdings coupled with the fact that she claims honor as being
the birthplace of three of the worlds largest religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, make her artistic accomplishments particularly diverse and awe inspiring (Dehejia, 1998). Her art even precedes the
arrival of the countrys sophisticated civilizations, some of which date back over four-thousand years in time (Dehejia, 1998). Indeed, Indian art
is part of one of the most complex art traditions in the world. It is also, however, one of the least understood. The theme of continuity which characterizes
Indian art, however, can be used to bring this art form into popular awareness, to allow art appreciators the world over to recognize the degree of perfection and sense of
timelessness which characterizes Indian art. This understanding is imperative given the fact that art is produced in a phenomenological framework where the meaning is created by the viewer, a
window into the creators unconscious only if there is cross-cultural communication. Art can be contended to be one of the most
integral components of Indian expression through the ages. From the most primitive aspects of Indian history we have created and with our creations we have made impressions on others.
Indeed, many of these impressions have survived the ravages of time to make impressions even on contemporary society. One has to only view these primitive works of art
to attest to that contention. One can also see reflections of even the most ancient of Indian art forms in contemporary artistic productions.
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