Contemporary Art in India - A Perspective by Pran Nath Mago


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ProductID: 8212 - Hardcover - 226 Pages (Year: 2001)
National Book Trust ~ ISBN: 8123734204

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Covering the last 150 years, the book unfolds the origin and development of contemporary Indian art, and focuses on the different artistic and stylistic genres and art movements which have enriched the Indian art scenario over the years.

A quintessential work that unfolds the origin and development of contemporary Indian art. With nearly 300 color and black and while visuals, along with valuable analysis and information, the book stands apart from other publications on the subject.

Critics, student, general readers and connoisseurs of art will find it extremely helpful.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

The Essence of Art
The Contemporary or Modern in Art
The Indian Background
The Early Landmarks
Pre-Independence Art Trends
Bengal School and the Progressive Artists Groups
Continuing Impact of Modern Art
Explorations in Folk Arts
The Indian Art Scene in the 1980s
Summary Notes on Arts and Integration of Arts and Crafts
Some Consequential Contemporary Artists of India
The Arts Today

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

PROF PRAN NATH MAGO, an eminent artist, educationist and art critic, was founder member of the Delhi Silpi Chakra. His works, exhibited in India and abroad since 1946, were critically acclaimed and are in prestigious national and private collections. He has been honored as Eminent Artist by the Punjab Art Heritage, and has curated some important exhibitions for the Lalit Kala Akademi and The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. He has also written monographs on Amar Nath Sehgal and Gurcharan Singh.

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