Colour & Composition in Indian Miniature Art


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Creator/Artist: Pratima Rawat

Category: Communication Design

Document: Special Project

Batch: 1988-1990

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  1989-1998

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Sudhakar Nadkarni


Detailed Description

The treasure of ageless beauty manifested on a few square centimetres, telling of love, the joy of living, the splendour of creation in its cosmic manifestation, and encapsulating thousands of years of thoughts, meditation, and creativity.

Their rich colors—cobalt blues, shell powder whites, vermilion, and tropical greens—were often accented with gold and silver leaf with which they were painted. Sometimes the strokes were so fine that only a squirrel's hair brush was used.

Its admiration was for nature's beauty and the illustration of its deepest desires. Its highest goals were poetry and music.

It had an imprinted love of life and beauty, recognition of humanity's relationship to the universe, love worship, and love of man and woman as a prelude to absolute love in divine plenitude and union as its eternal source. The treasure of ageless beauty manifested on a few square centimetres, telling of love, the joy of living, the splendour of creation in its cosmic manifestation, and encapsulating thousands of years of thoughts, meditation, and creativity.

Their rich colors—cobalt blues, shell powder whites, vermilion, and tropical greens—were often accented with gold and silver leaf with which they were painted. Sometimes with strokes so fine that a single squirrel's hair brush was used.Its admiration was for its natural beauty and the illustration of its most secret dreams. Its highest goals were poetry and music.Its eternal source was an imprinted love of life and beauty, recognition of humanity's relationship to the universe, love worship, and the love of man and woman as a prelude to absolute love in divine plenitude and union.