Even from behind the most mundane depictions of human nature and culture, the Indian painter tried to convey a profounder significance or a hint of the unseen.
Painting’s Highest Motive – To Spiritualise the Sensuous Appeal Read More »
Featuring selections from Sri Aurobindo’s masterly essay on Indian Painting, with a focus on the essential spirit and motive of Indian painting.
The Art of Painting in India – 1 Read More »
In this part, Sri Aurobindo highlights the essential spirit and motive of Indian painting which is identical with the inspiring vision of Indian sculpture.
The Art of Painting in India – 2 Read More »
Read about the artistic, philosophical and spiritual influences that shaped Nandalal Bose, one of the leading figures of modern Indian painting.
Nandalal Bose: An Indian Artist Read More »
The magnificent murals of the Veerabhadra Swami Temple mesmerise us with their aesthetic appeal, even after more than 500 years.
Of Rama, Sita and Veerabhadra: The Grand Temple at Lepakshi – 3 Read More »
The author writes: “According to the Indian philosophy of worship, with which are closely allied the origins of art, the ishta devatā or chosen form of deity is but one’s own ideal self, svarupa.”
Sri Aurobindo and Indian Aesthetics – Part 2 (Video) Read More »
We speak with Chad Kilgore, a US-based visual artist, on his journey as an artist, his spiritual quest, and the relation between his art and his inner journey.
A Conversation on Art, Creativity and Inner Quest (Video) Read More »
In our ongoing exploration of the Spirit and Forms of Art in India, we now focus our attention on India’s long and rich sculptural tradition.
The Gods of Indian Sculpture Read More »
Read Sri Aurobindo’s inspiring description of the profound intention and motive which guides Indian sculptural art, and its deep and intimate connection with the spiritual and religious-philosophic vision that is at the source of all Indian cultural expressions.
Spiritual Motive of Indian Sculptural Art – I Read More »
“…the Indian mind moves on the spur of a spiritual sensitiveness and psychic curiosity, while the aesthetic curiosity of the European temperament is intellectual, vital, emotional and imaginative in that sense, and almost the whole strangeness of the Indian use of line and mass, ornament and proportion and rhythm arises from this difference.” Read more.
Spiritual Motive of Indian Sculptural Art – II Read More »